This feels like breaking my own rule of avoiding politics, but here it is: America’s system is adversarial—built on winners and losers. It makes us see disagreement as a threat. We’re not our politics. We’re neighbors. Healing begins with love.

❓ Which shark is this? 1️⃣ ⚫☝️🦈 2️⃣ 🔵🦈 3️⃣ 🐋🦈 4️⃣ 🍋🦈 5️⃣ 🪁🥨📚🦈

We could all use some more sharks in our lives.

I hope your weekend and Sunday are going well.

I hope you’re having a great Sunday.

The tasseled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon) is a master of camouflage. Its flattened body and fringe of skin flaps blend into coral reefs, helping it ambush prey. This shark is so stealthy, fish often swim right into its mouth.

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Tiger sharks are amazing. #marinife 🦑 🦈 🐠

Just gonna swim with a bull shark. #marinelife 🦑 🐠 🦈

Happy #FlatSharkFriday!

The perfect animal doesn’t exi…

Dogs.🐶

Happy #FlatSharkFriday!

Merry Christmas!

Let’s go swim with a leopard shark.

‘Cause I was inverted. #sharks #marinelife 🦑 🦈 🐠

Zebra Shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) Identify the Zebra Shark by its long, cylindrical body, yellowish-tan color with dark spots, and ridges along its sides. Juveniles have dark stripes resembling a zebra. Found in coral reefs and sandy seafloors in the Indo-Pacific. #marinelife #sharks 🦑 🐠 🦈

Bandit says hello.

A French Angelfish that thinks it’s a Caribbean peacock flounder. 🐠 🦑 #marinelife

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Scars.

Caribbean Reef Shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Identify the Caribbean Reef Shark by its robust body, rounded snout, and plain gray coloration with a white underside. Its first dorsal fin is large and slightly curved. Found near coral reefs in the Caribbean.

I wonder why they call these whale sharks. #marinelife #sharks 🐠 🦈 🦑

Happy #FlatSharkFriday! #MarineLife 🐠 🦑 🦈

Shortfin Mako Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) Recognize the Shortfin Mako by its sleek, torpedo-shaped body, pointed snout, and metallic blue upper body with a white underside. Its crescent-shaped tail aids in speed. Found in tropical and temperate oceans. #marinelife 🦑 🐠 🦈 #sharks

I can see why they call them “great.” #marinelife 🦑 🐠 🦈 #sharks

Great hammerheads have triangular, serrated teeth that angle more sharply near the corners of their mouths. Their upper jaws hold 17 teeth on each side, plus 2–3 in the center, while the lower jaws have 16–17 on each side with 1–3 in the center. #marinelife #sharks 🦈 🦑 🐠

This is in Hawai’i. Swimming with manta rays is one of my favorite things. #marinelife 🐙 🦈 🐠

“We’ll show ‘em you’re a tiger…” Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) Identify the Tiger Shark by its stocky body, blunt snout, and vertical tiger-like stripes on a gray body that fades to white underneath. Found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters. #marinelife #sharks 🦑 🐠 🦈

That’s bull! #marinelife #sharks 🦑 🦈 🐠

I could watch an octopus all day long. #marinelife 🦑 🐠 🦈

Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) Recognize the Blue Shark by its slender body, deep blue back, white underside, long, tapered pectoral fins, and pointed snout. Found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. #marinelife #sharks 🦑🐠🦈

I remember using iNaturalist a lot more than this. I had 599 observations last year. 🤦

Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) Recognize the Scalloped Hammerhead by its curved, scalloped-shaped head with distinct indentations on the front edge. Its body is gray to brown with a white underside. Found in coastal and offshore waters. 🦑🦈🐠 #marinelife #sharks

Oceanic Whitetip Shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) Identify the Oceanic Whitetip Shark by its stocky body, rounded fins with white tips, and grayish-brown coloration. Its long pectoral fins are key. Found in open ocean waters worldwide. #marinelife #sharks 🦑🐠🦈

Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris) Recognize the Lemon Shark by its yellow-brown color, broad snout, and two dorsal fins of similar size. It’s often found in shallow coastal waters, bays, and mangroves. #marinelife #sharks 🦑 🦈 🐠

Happy #FlatSharkFriday!

Is Turtle Thursday a thing? I don’t know. :)

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Let’s hang out with a nurse shark.

This is A, the oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus). Known for its long, rounded fins tipped with white, this shark roams the open ocean and is an opportunistic predator, often following ships and ocean currents.

Ah, yes, the solution to toxic discourse: create a new site, invite the same people, and watch as they unpack their same baggage. Revolutionary. It’s like opening a second landfill and wondering why it smells the same.

This shark is a: A. 🌊⚪🔝🦈 B. 🦓🦈 C. 🐂🦈 D. 🎣👄🦈 E. 🧁📦🦉🦈 #marinelife #sharks 🦑 🐠

Wait for it…wait for it… #marinelife #sharks

What happens if you swim straight towards two bull sharks? Let’s see! I had two of my sons with me on this dive. 🦑 🐠 #marinelife

I was looking, trying to find a video of a southern stingray, but I couldn’t find one. Sorry. 🐠 🦑 #marinelife

Sometimes nature just likes showing off. 🦑 #marinescience

Let’s go swim with an eel. #marinelife 🦑

Does anyone celebrate #flatsharkfriday over here? 🦑 #marinelife