Aquatic Life Appreciation Thread 🐳 🐠 🐙

saibaneko · January 7, 2022, 10:15am

it’s fundamental research, isn’t that dear to you?

the objective was to determine whether or not other animals are able to navigate their environment. this trait is supposedly quite human.

this is fish but basically animals in general will learn to pilot a ship pretty quickly.

i think it’s amazing.

the problem is every time i see something cool about animals i wanna go back to being vegetarian because the guilt hits me like a brick. not that i eat a lot of animals but still. look at that smart goldfish!

ekg · January 7, 2022, 10:39am

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Pilot fish are amazing!

Japanese name: 鰤擬ぶりもどき

ekg · January 13, 2022, 1:30pm

Parrot fish are not named after their colorful appearance, at least not primarily, but rather their beak-like teeth; parrotfish have teeth that are tightly packed together to form a coral-crushing bite. While what they eat is really the algae on coral or rock, they can do quite a lot of damage on coral reefs. They poop out the undigested coral and rock as sand. Fun fact: they also like to sleep enveloped in mucus that they create, like a slime force field?

More info: Parrotfish Facts That Will Make Them Your New Favorite Animal

Short clip with Attenborough about Green humphead parrotfish

Stoplight parrotfish