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…
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A Joyful Parody of ‘My Favorite Things’ Dedicated to the Fish and Animals of the Monterey Bay Aquarium
The staff of the Monterey Bay Aquarium (previously) in partnership with the Hartnell College Choir, performed “Aquarium Things”, a fun parody of “My Favorite Things” from the 1965 film Sound of Music with all the lyrics pertaining to the fish and aquatic animals who live there. Join us in this…
12 Hours of Tropical Coral Reef Fish at Monterey Bay Aquarium Swimming to a Calming Soundtrack
While the Monterey Bay Aquarium (previously) is closed to visitors, they are still putting together wonderfully relaxing videos of of their aquatic residents. In fact, the first new video of 2021 features 12 hours of colorful tropical coral reef fish. These brilliant swimmers are accompanied by a calming soundtrack they’ve…
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Discovers a New Species of Deep Water Sea Squirts
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…
A Relaxing Two Hour Video of Glitter Squid Floating in the Water to an Instrumental LoFi Hip Hop Soundtrack
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…
Stunning ROV Footage of a Colonial Scarlet Sinophore Moving as a Single Being Across the Ocean Floor
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Insitute (MBARI) captured absolutely stunning ROV footage of a scarlet Sinophore in locomotion across the ocean floor at 500-1,500 meters. The Sinophore is made up of a variety of single-celled hydrozoa that move together as a single colony organism. Scientists have described some 175 siphonophore…
A Meditative Two Hour Video of Jellyfish Floating in the Water to an Instrumental LoFi Hip Hop Soundtrack
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….
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Very Cleverly Punny Squid Themed Website 404 Error Page
There are so many things to love about the wonderfully inventive Monterey Bay Aquarium. This includes their very cleverly punny website 404 error page, which reads “You’ve gotta be squidding me!”. This, of course, is very appealing to us here at Laughing Squid for obvious reasons! Sorry, but the page…
