As a crowd-pleasing family film, Dolphin Tale takes few risks but will still most likely be enjoyed by its target audience. It tells the “based on true events” story of Winter, a dolphin that lost its tail after getting caught in a crab trap off of the Florida Gulf Coast. After rescue and recovery, Winter learns to swim anew, in part thanks to a first-of-its-kind prosthetic dolphin tail.
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Movie Review: Dolphin Tale
Posted in Animals, Environment, Movies, tagged aquariums, Ashley Judd, bottlenose dolphins, conservation, dolphin, dolphin movie, Dolphin Tale, dolphins, Florida, Harry Connick Jr., Kris Kristofferson, Morgan Freeman, mountain top removal, oceans on August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Farewell to the Creator of the Ant Farm
Posted in Animals, Environment, Life, Science, tagged ant, ant farm, ants, ants and earthquakes, creator of ant farm, earthquakes, glow in the dark ant farm, Milton Levine, pets on January 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I will make it no secret. I’ve been asking my wife for years if we could get a glow-in-the-dark ant farm. Now that our daughter is 3, the moment is imminent when I will probably enjoy our new pets more than she will. So when I saw news today that Milton Levine had died, “the co-creator of ant farms,” I felt sad.
The Amazon and Red Pandas [Photos from the National Zoo]
Posted in Animals, Environment, Photos, tagged Amazon Rainforest, bears, beetle, birds, National Zoo, photos, red panda on January 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
These photos are from one of my family’s recent visits to the National Zoo. During the winter, the Zoo’s Amazonia building is a warm, humid, and enchanting refuge from the cold outside.
Protein from Jellyfish Might Improve Memory of Alzheimers Patients
Posted in Animals, Environment, Science, tagged aeqourin, Aequorea victoria, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimers, bioluminescent, calcium, crystal jellyfish, GFP, jellyfish, medicine, memory, oceans, protein, Quincy Bioscience on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Wisconsin based biotechnology company claims that one of their clinical studies has shown that a protein extracted from a unique species of bioluminescent jellyfish helps improve the memories of Alzheimers patients.
Some Cool Animal Artwork from My Nephew David
Posted in Animals, Art, tagged artwork, caterpillar, Childrens' artwork, David De la Cruz Ansion, duck, flamingo, horse, Kids' artwork, swordfish on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was searching through an old desk drawer earlier this morning and I found a cool photo of artwork from my nephew David. He made this drawing about 4 years ago when he was much younger, but I had luckily scanned it along with some of his other work. I was able to find the files on my computer and I thought I would share them and make some comments.
My Nerdy Attempt to Map U.S. Biodiversity
Posted in Animals, Environment, Science, tagged Alaska, Animals, biodiverse, biodiverse states, biodiversity, biodiversity hotspot, California, ecotone, endemic species, endemism, Eratosthenes, magic markers, map, mapmaking, mapping software, maps, nerds, nerdy, New York, Photoshop, plants, species richness, Texas, U.S., United States, wildlife on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
There have been a number of times when I have wondered which states are the most biodiverse in the nation. I was surprised to discover that this information is not easily found, so I set out to make my own map and resource that would help people to easily obtain this information. And, yes, I [...]
Cool Photos of the Georgia Aquarium
Posted in Animals, Environment, Photos, tagged animal captivity, animal cruelty, aquariums, Atlanta, conservation education, coral reef, Georgia Aquarium, jellyfish, lionfish, Pacific nettle jellyfish, photos, saw shark, sharks, whale shark on June 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
This past weekend I had the pleasure of visiting the Georgia Aquarium with my family. I managed to snag some very nice photos (like the saw shark above) that showcase amazing marine environments.
Bird Love Conquers All?
Posted in Animals, Environment, Photos, tagged bird nest, birds, Carolina wrens, photos, squirrels, wedding anniversary on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday afternoon I spotted a pair of birds making a nest. It was in a cute, but potentially dangerous spot: a flower pot on my parents’ outdoor deck table. It seemed like a place where their eggs might get stolen, but they did not seem to care, and neither did my wife– who saw it [...]
Nickelodeon’s “Go Diego Go!” Takes on an Oil Spill
Posted in Animals, Environment, tagged bottlenose dolphins, BP, children, children's television, Deepwater Horizon, dolphins, Dora the Explorer, environmental communication, environmental education, Go Diego Go!, Gulf Oil Spill, humpback whale, kids, National Wildlife Federation, Nickelodeon, oceans, oil, oil spill, Ranger Rick, skimming, television, tv, whales on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was happy to see that Go Diego Go! had decided to bring up the issue of how animals are threatened by oil spills. But I also thought it was odd how the show made cleaning up a spill seem so easy. Is this the right message to send kids?
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