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175th birthday bash for tortoise

Harriet the Galapagos tortoise - 15/11/05

A zoo in Australia has held a 175th birthday party for one of the world's oldest known living creatures, a Giant Galapagos tortoise. Read more here..

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Robot claims 'treasure island' booty

A robotic treasure hunter has laid claim to the find of the century, on the very archipelago that inspired the novel Robinson Crusoe. Read more here. and read more about the real Treasure Island here

 

THE ORPHANED CHIMP WHO BECAME MY BABY

mother?

Read more here

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'Zombie' worms found in North Sea shallows!

Read more on this story here..

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Fossil could re-write history

 

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"Get 'em out, get 'em muddy and get 'em wet."

Read about this cool school where students learn marine biology and boat builing. Click here.

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Great white shark sets trans-oceanic swimming record

The great white shark's mastery of the open ocean has been revealed by scientists who have followed one of the fearsome fish from South Africa to Australia, and back again. Read more here.

 

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Dolphins sing 'Batman' theme

 

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Earth Sinks Three Inches Under Weight Of Flooded Amazon

As the Amazon River floods every year, a sizeable portion of South America sinks several inches because of the extra weight – and then rises again as the waters recede, a study has found. Read more here

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Penguins: Waddling is not wasteful

The real problem for penguins is having short legs
Penguins may look funny when they walk, but there is a good reason for all that waddling. Read more here

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Ever wondered how scientists assess fish stocks and quaotas?? Read this great guide from ICES

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The first photographs of a live giant squid

 

A live, adult giant squid has been caught on camera in the wild for the very first time.

Japanese researchers took pictures of the elusive creature hunting 900m down, enveloping its prey by coiling its tentacles into a ball.

Read more on our marine news page

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Dogs used as shark bait!

more here

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Also this week - Penguins Find Peace in Falklands War Minefields.. more here

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Listen to BBC Radio 4's great radio series 'Science at sea'

This is a series all about scientists, sailors, and the days of exploration at sea..its great! This week its all about Sir Joseph Banks

 

Earth Sinks Three Inches Under Weight Of Flooded Amazon

As the Amazon River floods every year, a sizeable portion of South America sinks several inches because of the extra weight – and then rises again as the waters recede, a study has found. Read more here

Arctic ice in 2005 will cover the smallest area since they started measuring.

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Listen to BBC Radio 4's great radio series 'Science at sea'

This is a series all about scientists, sailors, and the days of exploration at sea..its great! This week its all about Sir Joseph Banks

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Influence of climate on pirates...23 September 05

(This was sourced from www.vengaza.org, I have just looked over it again and I think its all made up.. none the less....)

You may be interested to know that global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other natural disasters are a direct effect of the shrinking numbers of Pirates since the 1800s. For your interest, I have included a graph of the approximate number of pirates versus the average global temperature over the last 200 years. As you can see, there is a statistically significant inverse relationship between pirates and global temperature.

 

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We also have a fantastic range of TEAM ZISSOU clothing from the the film The Life Aquatic, read about the film here (sorry, no speedos as yet)...

Visit it the shop to see the whole range Click to order from Europe or North America

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"People protect what they love."

- Jacques-Yves Cousteau

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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