MORE ON THIS: In a previous Fact of the Week, we learned how plankton helps the oceans 'biological pump', a process that supports the global carbon cycle by removing carbon from the air and storing it in the deep sea. This week, we're going...
Read More MORE ON THIS: It is easy to see the beauty of coral reefs when snorkeling or diving during the day, but have you ever seen the colors of coral at night? Coral reefs are known to put on a light...
Read More MORE ON THIS: To native Hawaiians, this furry creature may be referred to as ‘llioholoikauaua, but you personally know them as Hawaiian monk seals. These monk seals are endemic, meaning they are only found in Hawai‘i. They are one of...
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MORE ON THIS: In Hawai‘i, Hawksbill turtles mostly nest on Hawai‘i Island, but Maui is home to some of the nesting beaches for ten of these turtles. Beginning around age 20, a female will return to the area where she...
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FACT OF THE WEEK: Bottlenose dolphins may address each other by name!MORE ON THIS: Recent research has suggested that bottlenose dolphins have individually unique signature whistles that are equivalent to human names. During the first few months of life, a...
Read More FACT OF THE WEEK: The underside of a whale’s tail, called the flukes, is not the only characteristic that can be used to photo-identify baleen whales.MORE ON THIS: You may already know that humpback whales have individually unique tail flukes,...
Read More FACT OF THE WEEK: Zoonotic disease Brucellosis found shared between marine mammals and humans.MORE ON THIS: Zoonotic diseases are those which can be passed between humans and animals. Brucella spp. is the genus of bacteria which causes the zoonotic disease Brucellosis, and...
Read More FACT OF THE WEEK: Humpback whales are home to three different species of barnacles and one species of whale lice MORE ON THIS: The relationship between these barnacles and humpback whales is an example of commensalism, where one species benefits and...
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