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Pacifist fighting fish and entangled right whales: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, December 4th 2017

Posted on December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet): 

  • Watch this manta ray in footage from Blue Planet 2!

    From Blue Planet 2
  • Follow Dr. Douglas Rasher, a marine ecologist, on twitter! (And read my interview with him for Gizmodo’s Earther here)
  • Sea lions have unique whiskers that help them catch even the fastest fish. By Robyn Grant, for the Conversation.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

  • The secret lives of jellyfish: robots, genetics, and world domination. By Simon Worrall, an interview with Juli Berwald, for National Geographic.
  • The peaceful betta. By Joelle Montes, for the Fisheries Blog.
  • Canada’s fish can’t ensure their own survival. By Rick Bates, for the Calgary Herald. 
  • Attenborough warns that the oceans are under the greatest threat in their history. By Damian Carrington, for the Guardian.
  • Entanglements hamper right whale reproduction. By John Cannon, for MongaBay.

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