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BABY SEAL NUTRITION
Tavishi Seals, like any other animal, need to eat. And like any other animal, seals don't always get the nutrition they need. The primary...
Jul 10, 20243 min read


SATURNIIDS: NOT THE PLANET
TAVISHI Saturniids are some of the most well known lepidopterans, or the clade of moths and butterflies. Saturniids are some of the...
Jul 3, 20242 min read


MIZORE AND IMPROPER CONDITIONS FOR CAPTIVE PINNIPEDS
Tavishi The ringed seals at Osaka Aquarium have long captured the attention of the internet. Take Yuki, the most famous ringed seal from...
Jun 21, 20243 min read


ELECTRIC EELS ARE NOT EELS
TAVISHI I've been reading the Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson lately, and I've found myself much appreciating the in book animals- for...
Jun 12, 20242 min read


TOLKIEN MEETS AMINO ACIDS
TAVISHI I recently went through the pleasure of rewatching Lord of the Rings with my brother, Yash, and I have found myself, once again,...
Jun 5, 20243 min read


NUDIBRANCHS NUDIBRANCHS NUDIBRANCHS!
TAVISHI I love nudibranchs, as any other ocean enthusiast would. Nudibranchs are incredible in color, shape, and more. While their color...
May 23, 20242 min read


DIVING PHYSIOLOGY
Tavishi When I was younger, I really enjoyed swimming. In my head, I'd always imagine myself as a seal. Of course, there were significant...
May 7, 20242 min read


SILVERFISH
Tavishi The silverfish: a home pest and Minecraft mob. In Minecraft, they are hostile mobs, and in real life, they are treated like...
Mar 25, 20242 min read


SORRY, JAMES
TAVISHI My friend, James, hates penguins with a burning passion. My friend, Russell, (actually, he's a member of our team! Check out his...
Mar 7, 20244 min read


A LOVE LETTER TO TYROSINE: MY FAVORITE AMINO ACID
TAVISHI There is virtually no debate over the best amino acid. It is, of course, tyrosine. Tyrosine, with its aromatic benzene ring,...
Feb 21, 20243 min read


BIOLUMINESCENCE AND CTENOPHORES
TAVISHI Ctenophores are a phylum of invertebrates separate from cnidaria, which contains jellyfish, known as cone jellies. Several...
Feb 14, 20242 min read
HYPERMOBILITY
GENEVA So, let’s talk about hypermobility. First of all, what is it? What is it? Hypermobility sounds pretty self explanatory, right?...
Feb 13, 20242 min read


DOMOIC ACID TOXICOSIS
Domoic acid toxicosis is a disorder caused by domoic acid, a toxin produced by diatoms, namely, Pseudo-nitzschia. Domoic acid moves up...
Feb 10, 20242 min read


ARTHROPOD VISION
TAVISHI I love bugs. In fact, I have 2 pet praying mantids (an L3 orchid and an L4 ghost), a big tub of isopods, and a beetle. I've...
Feb 2, 20242 min read


BEARDED SEAL VOCALIZATIONS
TAVISHI Bearded seals, Erignathus barbatus, are a species of pinniped found in the Arctic. The bearded seal can easily be identified from...
Jan 18, 20242 min read
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