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The Monterey Bay Aquarium (previously) has announced that although the aquarium itself is closed to visitors, the live video streams of their resident animals are still operating. While it’s not the same as an actual in-person visit, it’s a comfort to see that there’s still a great big world still…

While on a deep sea mission within the Monterey Bay, researchers from MBARI discovered a brand new species of deep water sea squirts (tunicate) that they’ve named Culeolus barryi, in honor of fellow researcher Dr. James P. Barry. This previously undiscovered species of translucent invertebrates live on stalks, which lift…

The wonderful Monterey Bay Aquarium has put together an incredibly relaxing video of bigfin reef squid, aka glitter squid, calmly floating in the bright blue water of the “Tentacles Exhibit”. This zen scene is further enhanced by an instrumental LoFi hip hop soundtrack. Relax, focus and flow with bigfin reef…

As a part of their Drifters Gallery, the Monterey Bay Aquarium captured absolutely beautiful footage of Polyorchis Bell Jellies moving their delicate tentacles to sail gracefully through clear blue water. Our bell jellies are ringing! These Polyorchis bell jellies are the latest gelatinous choir to put on a concert in…

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Institute captured absolutely fascinating footage of bioluminescent glass squid who changed color under the camera lights. This species of squid (Cranchiidae) normally remain transparent in sunny waters, but can transform when necessary. Of all the squids we encounter in the deep sea, the cranchiids,…

The wonderful Monterey Bay Aquarium, who previously put together an incredibly relaxing two hour video of glitter squid calmly floating to an instrumental LoFi hip hop soundtrack, has given the same two hour treatment to their live stream of meditative, slow moving jellyfish. The mindfulness only the brainless can provide….

Aquatic vlogger Aquatilis captured absolutely stunning footage of a rainbow sea angel slug propelling through the emerald green waters under the ice of the White Sea during the winter. Still without a plot, but at least the sea is beautiful, Few seconds of our under-the-ice footage at the White Sea…

‘ A rapid-fire episode of the Monterey Bay Aquarium series Fast Ocean Facts explains exactly why the eyes of a cuttlefish are shaped like a rounded version of the letter “W”. As it turns out, cuttlefish can see what’s in front of them and what’s behind them at the same…