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Here we have the finished products! Happy to have gotten these completed - they're my focus for this semester. Delphininae dolphins are also called "beaked oceanic dolphins" and include made very well known species. (More in ALT)

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2022-10-17

Finally had time to pick this back up! Kelp Paddies often provide shelter for growing kelp forest denizens too! It's common to see them surrounded by a multitude of small fish. In the open ocean, nearly anything can be shelter!

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2022-09-04

- Welcome to one of my favorite micro-biomes, the Kelp Paddy! These can occur any time kelp is dislodged, whether because of storms, hot weather, or urchin disturbance. They play a vital role in acting as rest-stops for birds and large fish-

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2022-08-28

Well everyone here we go - AND the crossover episode (of many, I hope!) - these are the large fish predators of the California Current Ecosystem that you may get to encounter while whale watching here!

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2022-08-22

The return of means time to introduce the other beaked whale we'll meet for my Whales of California series. This is Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris).

Their brilliant colors come from diatoms and other things that live on their skin.

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2022-04-02

is here, and I'm happy to introduce the next species in this series - the Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Sagmatias obliquidens)!

These are high-energy, playful dolphins native to the North Pacific. They're quite easily one of the most boat-friendly species around!

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2022-01-22

Hello friends and followers, I didn't forget about it's combined with I've gotten requests for shark drawings so why not share them finally!

California has a wide variety of shark species, but these three are the ones relevant to my research.

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2021-12-20