The Boy in the Submarine

The Boy in the Submarine


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The Boy in the Submarine – Episode 9: Sea Anemones
May 14, 2024

Sea Anemones come in thousands of different shapes and colours, just like flowers!OwenSea Anemones are another invertebrate related to coral. They look kind of like flowers, they are even named after a flower: but their stem is a hard tube, and the

The Boy in the Submarine - Episode 8: Coral
May 07, 2024

Coral reefs are really important to the environment... they provide homes for hundreds of other sea creatures.OwenWhen people talk about coral we imagine big rolling hills and terrains full of strangely-shaped hard matter, it can look like cact

The Boy in the Submarine - Episode 7: Tiger Sharks
April 30, 2024

Whith Apex predators, we don't understand just how important they are...OwenTiger sharks like warm and temperate waters. They particularly like coral reefs and kelp forests.Called "the garbage cans of the sea" tiger sharks will eat almost a

The Boy in the Submarine episode 6: The Giant Pacific Octopus
April 23, 2024

The Giant Pacific Octopus is the smartest of all the cephalopods, it is great at solving problems!OwenToday we are talking about the Giant Pacific Octopus: a creature as big as a man and nearly as heavy, but so squishy it can fit inside a large

The Boy in the Submarine - episode 5: Manta Rays
April 16, 2024

Manta rays are so efficient and graceful that we built drones based on them; Manta ray probes that explore the sea...OwenManta rays are huge, graceful filter feeders, which means they eat microscopic food by opening their mouth and sucking it i

The Boy in the Submarine – episode 4: Tardigrades
April 09, 2024

Tardigrades are a microscopic animal: one of the world's smallest predators, they hunt for germs! But the really cool thing about Tardigrades is that they are nearly indestructible and live incredibly long lives!

The Boy in the Submarine - episode 3: Colossal Squid
April 02, 2024

We don't know much about the colossal squid. They are the reason I wanted to learn about marine biology: I want to learn more about them!OwenColossal Squid courtesy of Open ClipArt by Firkin https://openclipart.org/detail/230695/squidColossal Squ

Boy in the Submarine – episode 2: The Giant Squid!
March 26, 2024

Giant squid are mysterious! So mysterious that they have been the subject of myths and monster stories for centuries. There is still a $1,000,000 bounty for catching one alive!They are one of the favourite foods of Sperm Whales. Because Giant Squid ea

Boy in the Submarine – Episode 1: Sperm Whales
February 29, 2024

"Sperm whales are my favourite animal! I wish I could go whale watching off the coast of Nova Scotia, maybe dive with them, and when I'm grown up, maybe even talk to them."OwenSperm whales are the largest predator that ever lived! Predator mean