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Limpet Teeth Strongest Natural Material Known

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Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have discovered that limpets -- small aquatic snail-like creatures with conical shells -- have teeth...
Victor
23 May 2015
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Giant Stingray Nibbles Diver's Head

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Amazing footage has emerged of a freediver's close call with a whopping 150 kilogram stingray that "gently nibbled" at his head near Rottnest Island...
Victor
25 Apr 2015
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Jellyfish- Deadly Beauties

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Some of the most beautiful animals in the sea, jellyfish are also one of its most deadly predators. Click here to see a selection of photos of some...
Victor
12 Jan 2015
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Electric Eels Control Prey

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A jolt from an electric eel does more than stun its prey, scientists say. A study, reported in the journal Science, has now shown that eels can use...
Victor
14 Dec 2014
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Marine Protected Areas Not Adequate

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A new study reports that an expansion of marine protected areas is needed to protect fish species that perform key ecological functions. According to...
Victor
18 Sep 2014
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New Species Looks Like a Mushroom

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Mysterious animals discovered offshore Australia resemble floppy chanterelle mushrooms but feel like dollops of gelatin, according to a new study...
Victor
6 Sep 2014
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Truly Terrifying Worm

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This unsettling creature is called Eunice aphroditois , or colloquially the Bobbit worm. These critters can grow up to three meters long and have...
Victor
18 Aug 2014
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New Zealand's "Primal Ocean"

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Brian Skerry's story behind this photo. "A few years ago, I was in New Zealand photographing a story about the value of marine reserves (a type of...
Victor
12 Aug 2014
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Seahorses Growl When Disturbed

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Seahorses look like sweet, silent types, but high tech recording equipment finds that they growl when they are angry. The discovery adds to growing...
Victor
7 Aug 2014
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All About Giant Squid

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Giant squid live up to their name: the largest giant squid ever recorded by scientists was almost 43 feet (13 meters) long, and may have weighed...
Victor
30 Jul 2014
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Nice little place they have down there by the water. Good place to go for a quick and fun outing. Interesting seeing all the various types of marine life they have in one building.

Archie

 

The Island Bay Marine Education Centre's  Bait House Aquarium  is an interactive marine experience based in Island Bay on Wellington's south coast.There are  lots of different sea creatures on display including a couple of octupuses, sea horses, lobsters to name a few.  You can also gently touch and handle starfish, sea cucumbers, sea anemones, crabs and other sea life found in the local rock pools outside.There's far more inside than you would expect. The volunteers and expert staff are  very friendly and helpful. It is really reasonably priced and we were all entertained for ages. Really good fun and educational too. Definitely worth checking out with the family.

Haydn

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