A pilot whale, despite what the name suggests, is not a whale that flies! Neither is it really a whale, but rather a large dolphin in the family Delphinidae. The genus Globicephala is shared by only two species of odontocetes: …
Quick Facts about Atlantic Sturgeon
Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) Fish rule the world!! That is, they are one of the oldest animals on this planet. Fish were here long before the dinosaurs – about 500 million years ago — and they still thrive today. In …
Why Do We Tag Fish?
Fish tagging has been gaining popularity for decades, with biotelemetry now being the primary method used to study animal movements. But what is this technology, and why do we use it? Most of what we know about animal migrations today …
Quick Facts about the Horseshoe Crab
Despite their name, horseshoe crabs—bizarre, ancient critters—don’t look like horseshoes, and they’re definitely not crabs. Horseshoes are actually arachnids, more closely related to spiders, ticks, mites and scorpions than they are to other decapods! Horseshoe crabs first appeared over 450 …