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Posts by Anna Hughes

It feels like the stuff of myths and fairy tales that these ancient behemoths are just lurking in the deep ocean for hundreds of years, and yet

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This one is estimated to be 150 (!!!) years old and that's still young for a Greenland shark

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Scientists thrilled as an elusive Greenland shark washes up in Ireland | CBC When Dublin scientist Emma Murphy got word that a dead Greenland shark had washed up on the shores of northwestern Ireland, she was gobsmacked. Not only are the massive and ancient ocean dwellers not...

"They are likely far more widespread than we know," [Dean Grubbs] said. "There just aren’t people sampling the depths to frequently see them."

GREENLAND SHARKS 🦈 GREENLAND SHARKS 🦈

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Pass the Pufferball - bioGraphic California sea lions and other marine mammals engage in complex play that prepares them for life, improves their well-being—and may be just plain fun.

After BBC Earth filmed juvenile male bottlenose dolphins playing catch with an inflated pufferfish, some observers speculated that the animals were intentionally getting high on tiny doses of the pufferfish's toxin. Might sea lions do the same?

www.biographic.com/pass-the-puf...

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Ford says no one in Canada is scrutinized like he is after backtracking on $28.9M private jet purchase | CBC News Ontario Premier Doug Ford told reporters Monday that "no one in the country" is more scrutinized than he is, as he explained his government's rationale for buying a $29.9-million private jet before qu...

lol c'mon man

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Birds at Coquitlam’s Lafarge Lake getting tangled in discarded fishing line, advocates warn Ducks and other birds are being injured after becoming tangled in discarded fishing line at Lafarge Lake, prompting concern from wildlife advocates and a warning from the City of Coquitlam for anglers...

Ghost gear (lost or discarded fishing equipment, usually lines or nets) isn't just a problem for ocean life. Trashed lines don't sink to the bottom and magically decompose; they become a menace to wildlife.

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Snow-capped mountains

Snow-capped mountains

Tree covered mountains with a really tall snow covered one in the back

Tree covered mountains with a really tall snow covered one in the back

great hike on a beautiful day, real shame about the view though

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That car from Back to the Future parked on a normal street

That car from Back to the Future parked on a normal street

hey uhhh cool car

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Sussex trawling ban: new protections for marine habitats The ban around Beachy Head East MCZ brings new protections to marine life.

This is great news! Bottom trawlers drag their nets along the ocean floor, indiscriminately disrupting or destroying anything in their path.
It's so important to protect vulnerable habitats like coral reefs from this practice. 🪸🐠

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Exactly one year ago today:

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haha, it's something much more recent though

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no 😞

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No but he's Canadian!

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tragically I am genuinely losing my mind and it isn't Ted Lasso 😞

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no 😞

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noo, something that's come out in the last 5 years or so

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No :/ but I've seen that show!

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noo it's from something a lot more recent

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Lol

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Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

The reported likelihood of Amoc collapse has increased from 5% to over 50%. 😬
Again and again, we need to brace ourselves for some of the worst-case scenarios and use our anxiety to drive action.

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despite receiving eye-watering budget increases to the tune of defunding non-policing staff and services, the Vancouver Police Board can't manage to stay onside of meeting requirements required by the Police Act

"The interval between any 2 consecutive regular meetings must not exceed 4 months"

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Ken Sim proposing we get an MLB team in the middle of a huge scandal and resulting lawsuit is so funny

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Bright red tulips

Bright red tulips

More colourful tulips

More colourful tulips

Real rough double exposure brunette lady in shirt with bright orange and blue. Flowers as 2nd exposure

Real rough double exposure brunette lady in shirt with bright orange and blue. Flowers as 2nd exposure

Not my best lol but GOD the colour

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My hand holding a by-the-wind sailor

My hand holding a by-the-wind sailor

Tofino, ocean with boats in foreground, mountains in background

Tofino, ocean with boats in foreground, mountains in background

Great blue heron balled up in a tree

Great blue heron balled up in a tree

Beach with logs in the foreground

Beach with logs in the foreground

Devastated to report that the expensive film is better
(Kodak ektar 100)

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ok but when do we get a 'GARFIELD MINUS GARFIELD' movie

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'It bodes well': New sightings bring hope endangered wolverine is returning to Labrador | CBC News For decades, this ferocious scavenger has been absent from the Labrador landscape but there’s renewed hope the endangered wolverine might be making an official comeback.

Always good news to see these little rapscallions doing well

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Vancouver: what are the health harms of flaring from LNG? Attend a community forum to hear directly from doctors, nurses, and frontline community members about the health harms of LNG.

🔥 Attend a community forum in Vancouver to hear directly from doctors, nurses, and frontline community members about the health harms of LNG.

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A natural lake scene with water lilies and an evergreen forest under a blue sky. Photo credit: A. DePalma-Dow.

A natural lake scene with water lilies and an evergreen forest under a blue sky. Photo credit: A. DePalma-Dow.

A bunch of new lake- and stream-related webinars just dropped on our calendar - check out learning opportunities about:
🦓 Zebra mussel control
🐟 Invasive carp management
🏖️ Beach monitoring
...and much more! See the whole list: www.canr.msu.edu/michiganlake...

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For decades, men from Milwaukee voided even the appearance of cannibalism. Jeffery Dahmer is taking a different approach.

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Mossy tree in a temperate rainforest with little mushrooms growing out

Mossy tree in a temperate rainforest with little mushrooms growing out

a few little mushrooms in the forest for a moment of calm

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