Thursday, June 13, 2013

In search of the great whales

Greetings, marine mammal fans!
I'll be your captain today as we set off on a voyage of discovery near San Diego.


We'll see plenty of small toothed whales (aka "Dolphins")


Some balleen whales


Pinnepeds (aka sea lions)


Pelecanus Occidentalis (brown pelicans)


and often we see other strange "marine" intruders as well.

Like this weird black sea nettle jellyfish,
the largest invertebrate discovered in the 20th century. It was only classified in 1997!



and these Marines from Camp Pendleton!


Ready? Let's Go! There's plenty of room for you right up at the front ...





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