UnderwaterTimes.com

12/05/2024

A new low for influencers....

“How do you even do yoga underwater?” my boyfriend asked as we walked to the Lost Chambers Aquarium located inside Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai. This was a fair question, considering we had just traveled over 20 hours across the world to reach the resort, and our first planned activity was an und...

10/20/2023

I'll give you one guess...

The remains were discovered by locals on Simberi Island - a small volcanic island with a population of around 1,000 people in the Bismarck Sea in New Ireland Province.

10/17/2023

This is like a some twisted Aesop fable like the scorpion and the frog but much meaner. I swear the kangaroo is riding the dog across the river to fight the guy in the boat.

In the video, captioned 'martial arts are for everyone, even kangaroos', the dog is seen being held just above the water by the kangaroo.

09/19/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/sep/19/dolphin-s*x-scandal-hooked-on-freddie

I'm sure there's a Latin phrase for this but I messed up the last post when I tried to be pithy.

Wild new podcast Hooked on Freddie follows the 1990 tabloid frenzy about an animal rights activist who formed a special bond with a dolphin – only to be put on trial for it

09/18/2023

Iceland says whaling reduces the number of whales and... prevents excess carbon dioxide emissions from whales. I don't know, is this a win/win or lose/win?

The net emissions from each fin whale during its life span is about 1,770 tons of carbon dioxide. The average age of caught fin whales is 26 years, meaning that each animal emits 570 tons of carbon dioxide. From the age of 27 years onwards, annual emissions are estimated to be 1,200 tons, but by hun...

09/18/2023

Carp diem....

A new record for the biggest silver carp caught in Oklahoma is set, by a man who already has several records in Texas. However, his main goal isn't to tip the scales, but to fight back against invasive species that harm native Oklahoma fish.

08/23/2023

It's like meta. I'm sure he was posting this picture on social media.

The man claims the dolphin was already dead when he found it. Experts say lifting a dolphin out of the water makes it hard for it to breathe.

08/18/2023

Free at last... Lo**ta the lonely orca passes. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article278388494.html

Hat tip to the late Ric O'Barry, who fought for many years for the release of Lo**ta.

Lo**ta, the orca, was a star attraction in captivity at the Seaquarium.

08/02/2023

Hard to kill...

Authorities say the boat initially had a man on and driving it, but he had fallen off.

07/28/2023

Update…Hugh the manatee died from a colon rip after s*x with Buffet, his brother manatee. Aquarium officials say this s*xual behavior was observed for some time but they failed to intervene.

https://nypost.com/2023/07/27/florida-manatee-dies-after-high-intensity-s*x-with-brother/

07/27/2023

Nothing to see, keep moving: For some reason they didn't play up the fact a male manatee had "aggressive" s*x with another male manatee resulting in a torn colon.

The United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed in a report released in May that the death of a beloved 38-year-old manatee was caused by aggressive s*xual behavior from another manatee.