Scientists capture first evidence of orcas using seaweed to make tools For the first time, researchers say they have captured footage of killer whales making tools out of seaweed to seemingly groom each other.

My latest: orcas out here casually making tools
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When you’re a young killer whale, anything floating in the ocean is fair game. Here we see young members of the T075B family playing with kelp!
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a kelpling on the beach

a kelpling on a kelp covered rock

The regular kelplings are so fun to play with. The translucency and pigment settlements when they are cast always make them so unique.

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a greater kelpling on the beach

One of the first Greater Verdlings I made, I really love the mudskipper vibe the kelplings have. They're such happy mudpuppies. This is the last Greater I have available and it will likely undergo some sort of update to the design.

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'Like a forest that’s been cut down': An Australian islands fight to keep the bull kelp alive As reports of disappearing bull kelp continue to grow, one tiny Australian island is fighting to keep its industry alive.

'Like a forest that’s been cut down': An Australian islands fight to keep the bull kelp alive #kelping #kelp #environment