Common Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata I am a common minke whale. I am fifteen which means I have just reached maturity. Our conservation status is least concern. We can live up to fifty years though. It was the winter, that means I was swimming south to mate. We can live through Alaska, Southeast, West Coast, New England,  Pacific […]

Anatidaephobia

Anatidaephobia is the fear that a duck is watching you. 12.5 percent of adults in the US have phobias. Phobias are a form of disorder that are the one of the most common of mental illness. The fear was first described by Gary Larson from the Far Side comic. He described it as: “The fear […]

Staghorn Coral

Staghorn coral is critically endangered. It can grow four feet tall and six feet in diameter. Its predators consist of nudibranchs, butterfly fish, and crown-of-thorn starfish. It’s endangered because of diseases like the white band and global warming which warms up the water. They live in Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. They coral is […]

The New View on Tyrannosaurus

In August of 2020 this enormous model of the largest rex ever found: Sue was exhibited at the Field Museum in Chicago. This is the most recent interpretation on this popular beast. Say goodbye to the lipless roaring monster of the past and say hello to Sue. Tyrannosaurus was about four meters tall (about 13 […]

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