Matthew Savoca, et al: Why are whales big, but not bigger?
Both toothed and baleen (filter-feeding) whales are among the largest animals ever to exist. Blue whales, which measure up to 100 feet (30 meters) long and can weigh over 150 tons, are the largest animals in the history of life on Earth.
June 5, 2021 · Leave a comment
Ellery Akers: What I Know
I know the history of this snag:
I was here when an owl landed
and a branch broke and the owl flapped away
May 4, 2020 · 4 Comments
Sally Bliumis-Dunn : Echolocation
I saw one once—heaved onto the sand with kelp
stuck to its blue-gray skin.
Heavy and immobile,
it lay like a great sadness.
November 25, 2019 · Leave a comment