if you already didn’t have enough reasons to cancel spotify:

Tsk tsk tsk. Not so fast, Spheal Posting.

even with a rock through his head he still smiles

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🚨 BREAKING: All oceanic devil rays are now Critically Endangered. 🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign: ✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025 ✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas

Wonderful infographic on my paper showing that "flight" species of baleen whales generally call too deeply and quietly to be heard by hunting killer whales, unlike the "fight" club. By A Haddock & C.A. Gallagher, SMM Education Committee Paper here: doi.org/10.1111/mms....

‘From reef to retail’: experts warn global marine aquarium fish trade relies heavily on wild populations www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧪🌎🦑🐠

New orca calf brings hope to endangered J pod near Vancouver Island 🦑🌎🧪

happy spheal sunday

Which whale species did I see? Leatherwood et al. (1982, p. 10) is hard to beat...

People who are currently looking for work can attest that it is a shit show out there.

Starfire: and the Homer…despite his oafishness, is good-natured, and will eventually do the right thing? Raven: yeah Starfire: and the Homer…he loves the blue one, the smart one, and the baby one? Raven: yeah Starfire: then why does he wish to deliver harm on the Bart?

📰 New study: Drone footage measured 272 dugongs across 18 countries. Larger populations were generally plumper; small, endangered groups were leaner. Socioeconomics matter—wealthier areas & MPAs link to healthier dugongs and human pressure lowers condition. More: dugong.cms.int/news/global-...

Happy Monday Man vs. Manatee! (:3) manvsmanatee.com

it's sphumpkin season

rey mysphereio

Hecate super hyped for Hades 2

happy Hades 2 to us

SPERM WHALE EATING A GIANT SQUID--filmed probably for the first time *ever*!!! 🌊🦑🐳

Sometimes I think about the fact that I co-hosted a 69 episode @resolveap.bsky.social season (if we include the promo) and just think, "Nice." [The 4 episodes about character playlists are in a separate list on the same channel.]

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

happy spheal sunday

psyduck how could you do this to him

Just woke up from a social media pause and the first thing I see is an incredible footage of a sperm whale casually cruising with a giant squid in its mouth ?? 🦑 🌊 🌿

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If you're a reporter, please stop referring to RFK Jr and his cronies as "vaccine skeptics." They're not skeptical. Skepticism would be fine. Skeptics look at evidence and can be persuaded. These people are extremist anti-vaccine cranks, and that's how news organizations should describe them.

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

Today is International Manatee Day! Featured partner: African Aquatic Conservation Fund. AACF was created to address declines in species across the African continent. SMC has helped support African manatee research led by Lucy Keith-Diagne & collaborators of AACF since 2007.

Wild Reads: 10 New Books that Celebrate Wildlife and Their Environments • The Revelator

TAKE ACTION with SCBNA TODAY to write in opposition to the proposed amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. This change could reverse decades of conservation success and harm the coastal economies that depend on productive, resilient marine ecosystems. tinyurl.com/yfdrthuj

pokemon concierge 10/10

It’s a fact! Manatees are very efficient breathers. Studies have shown that with a single breath, a manatee can renew about 90% of the air in their lungs! Humans, by comparison, generally renew about 10% per breath. Find more facts at savethemanatee.org/facts

one of these things is not like the others

I was going to do a post showing the shiny sealeo I found but then I got jumpscared by shiny alpha wurmple 5 minutes later and decided he fit in too well to not include

Some good news! 🥳 States are fighting back against attacks on abortion access, and Colorado has just entered the chat. On Sunday, the Colorado legislature passed a bill to fund Medicaid reimbursements for reproductive health care providers! The fight continues! We won't stop! nnaf.org/N