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Sea dragons, sea horses, and pipefish are the only species on earth whose males experience pregnancy and give birth. For the first time since bringing sea dragons to the Birch Aquarium in 1996, a female sea dragon has transferred a large number of eggs to a male. The male sea dragon is now carrying about […]
Read it »With a 90% success rate, seahorses are more effective hunters than Great White sharks. It’s all because of their remarkable adaptations which give them a number of tools to survive.
Read it »Below 400 meters, food becomes extremely scarce in the ocean. This creates a very predatory environment as creatures must compete for food. Deep sea gigantism may be an evolutionary adaptation to eliminate predators. But it gets more interesting. Their large size means they have a very slow metabolism. That means they don’t actually need to […]
Read it »This video explores the science behind ”worm grunting” — a strange practice that will summon earthworms to the surface of the earth. We don’t want to spoil the reason it works. Watch the video for the science. (By the way, the current champion worm charmer is a 10 year old girl!)
Read it »Ever wonder why you have certain body features that seem useless? They’re artifacts of our evolution. Check out this evidence of evolution that you can easily see on your own body.
Read it »Cats evolved over millions of years as both predator and prey. That evolution created a lot of survival tactics and responses that we still see in the way cats jump around today.
Read it »Otters are born not knowing how to swim. So their mothers carry them through the water for 6 months. When the mama otter needs to hunt for food, she’ll swaddle her baby in seaweed to keep it safe and floating in one spot until she returns.
Read it »This video has a really cool explanation of the evolution of ocean predators and the origin of the shark. Learn about the insane biology of the hammerhead shark.
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