A Cat May Look at a King
I'm a Starkid, a gleek, a writer. I love animals and I love training and educating about said animals. I have a dog named River after River Song and River from Firefly. For the most part expect a lot of animals and Glee on this blog.
My ask box is always open
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Photos by Christian Vizl
He forgets about his gear to connect with the animals and carefully watches them for signs of stress, like retreating or heavy breathing, drawing close as they adapt to his presence. Eventually, an octopus might wrap itself around his leg, a bull shark touch his arm, or a sea lion float beside him, just inches from his face. That intimacy comes through in Vizl’s exquisite photographs, which he shoots in color and later converts to black and white. The dynamic contrast heightens the emotional impact of the images, bringing the animals into dramatic focus.
By highlighting the diverse beauty of the ocean, Vizl hopes to show what’s at stake if humans fail to tackle the problems of global warming, pollution, and overfishing—the effects of which he’s seen countless times. Most shockingly, three years ago, he visited one of his favorite reefs in Ixtapa, where he used to snorkel as a teenager, only to find it bleached white, devoid of all life. “It made me cry,” he says. “It’s one thing to see it on the news, but another to experience it in a place you love so much.”
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Photo reblogged from
Kelp Forest! Inspired by the beautiful California coast <3
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Photoset reblogged from Rhamphotheca
Manatees are large, purely aquatic mammals that live in both fresh and salt water. They descended from four-legged terrestrial mammals that began entering the water around 60 million years ago. They are members of the order Sirenia, and are closely related to elephants and hyraxes.
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Photo reblogged from NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
What a fintastic jump!
This playful Risso’s dolphin calf was spotted leaping through the air in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
Risso’s dolphins tend to be found over deep water, where they hunt for squid and other animals that migrate to the ocean surface at night. Oddly, these dolphins lack teeth in their upper jaw, instead using two to seven pairs of peg-like teeth in their lower jaw to capture prey!
(Photo: Douglas Croft)
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Photo reblogged from In The Arms of the Ocean
Manatees sleep differently than humans. Instead of one long sleep cycle they take short naps under the waters surface, coming up to breathe every 5 minutes or so. Each manatee will have it’s own favorite way to sleep, and some, like this manatee, will even sleep on their backs.
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Photo reblogged from Animal Aspects
Awesome info on what to do if your #puppy is chewing #training
I have to add, there are times when punishment is necessary. You should always do the non-punishment version first. But, with my pup, if I turned around she would grab my hand. If I gave her toys her biting got worse because she is smart and saw it as rewarding for her behavior.
When you turn to punishment, as a LAST resort, the punishment should be sharp, fast, and effective. It should happen immediately when the behavior is occurring and there should be a warning that it is going to happen. So the pup can learn.
The key to effective punishment… you should only do it a max 5 times. If you have to do it more than five times, the puppy isn’t going to get it and you NEED to do something else.
