All About Sperm Whales
My fascination with sperm whales was first kindled when I saw a skeleton of two whales in the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand. Above me were two magnificent whales larger than the bus I took to school. Their bones alone we...
All About Sperm Whales
What has eight arms, three hearts, uses camouflage and has a very confusing plural form? The octopus! The English language can be quite puzzling at times. As a mother of two boys, we have LEGO tiles all over the house....
What is the Plural of Octopus?
Until recently, my knowledge of krill has been limited to the fact that they’re the primary diet for some of the more charismatic ocean critters like penguins, seals and baleen whales. But these tiny planktonic crustacea...
All About Krill
Winter the dolphin, known far and wide as the dolphin with no tail, the star of A Dolphin Tale, passed away in late 2021 at the age of 16 due to an inoperable intestinal torsion. Her extraordinary legacy, however, lives...
The Life-changing Legacy of Winter the Dolphin
The incredibly chilly, ice-laden waters of the Antarctic may be unbearable for some members of the animal kingdom. But when it comes to this freezing polar region, emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) say, “There’s no...
7 Facts That Prove Emperor Penguins Rule
Sometimes the most exciting discoveries are completely unexpected. That’s what happened when a team of researchers stumbled across a massive colony of nesting icefish in the Antarctic. In February 2021, a German research...
Huge Icefish Colony Discovered in the Antarctic
I love the possibility at the edge of a new year. You don’t know what adventures you will go on or how you will change; everything is possible. While “New Year, New Me” is a bit of a cliché at this point, the ocean teach...
Ocean Animals that Glow Up
Do you ever look at a word so often it starts to look funny? At Ocean Conservancy, we talk about the ocean quite literally all the time. And so, it’s no wonder I found myself considering the origin of the name of each bo...
Where Did Our Ocean Names Come From?
Historical illustrations give us a glimpse into the scientific research of the past—and they can be very cool to look at! We can view thousands of historical illustrations of marine life thanks to the Biodiversity Herita...
12 Weird and Wild Historical Illustrations of Whales
A brand-new year is finally here! As we dive into the first month of 2022, it’s time to start fresh, get organized and tidy up our spaces. One great way to kick off that fresh start is by refreshing our desktop and mobil...