Kyrri says don't be scared - ok its millions of crabs on the move - christmas crabs ! But they don't want to bite - neat video
Shows migration of adult Christmas crabs - 100,000' s to the water to breed> then millions of little crabs on thier way back !
Monday, August 27, 2007
Thursday, August 23, 2007
ok - very funny Grizzly ads these are not so much science movies as very funny ones
Kyrri says : You must watch these.
OK - we live in a place where bears walk through our yard in spring and fall all the time.
We were looking up grizzly bears - and Ok we will post some serious videos soon but these were very funny and we wanted to share them
Grizzly Bears vs John West ( commercials - we know Grizzly bears are NOT to be messed with but these are funny !)
this one came a year later -
OK - we live in a place where bears walk through our yard in spring and fall all the time.
We were looking up grizzly bears - and Ok we will post some serious videos soon but these were very funny and we wanted to share them
Grizzly Bears vs John West ( commercials - we know Grizzly bears are NOT to be messed with but these are funny !)
this one came a year later -
Monday, August 13, 2007
Humpback singing and catching fish
NOTE: we have included A Youtube video and only to intended to show you the movie in the frame - we are not liable to any movies you link to in the video bar after the main movie.
We liked the video of humpback whales making bubble nets to round up herring then jump up and catch the fish. It was also interesting each whale in the pod rose in the same spot each time.
They are very smart and decide on their plan in advance to catch the most fish!
humpbacks are often seen "hanging" upside down for long times singing
( 30 min - 1 hour)
We attached video of a whale doing this you can also here "slapping" noises which are his sonars
scientists think they do this as the sound bounces down into the valley on the bottom of the ocean and carry much further - its like a long distance call.
and they can sing at 170 decibels at times ( that's as loud as a jet and would rattle you if you swam by it)
Sailors can here the whales inside their ships.
We liked the video of humpback whales making bubble nets to round up herring then jump up and catch the fish. It was also interesting each whale in the pod rose in the same spot each time.
They are very smart and decide on their plan in advance to catch the most fish!
humpbacks are often seen "hanging" upside down for long times singing
( 30 min - 1 hour)
We attached video of a whale doing this you can also here "slapping" noises which are his sonars
scientists think they do this as the sound bounces down into the valley on the bottom of the ocean and carry much further - its like a long distance call.
and they can sing at 170 decibels at times ( that's as loud as a jet and would rattle you if you swam by it)
Sailors can here the whales inside their ships.
Coral Life
We were looking at coral today and decided to share some interesting tidbits !
Note for parents use of sexual terminology ( ok its coral but thought I should mention it ;)
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A coral "head /reef", commonly perceived to be a single organism, is actually formed of thousands of individual but genetically identical polyps, each polyp only a few millimeters in diameter. Over thousands of generations, the polyps lay down a skeleton that is characteristic of their species. A head of coral grows by asexual reproduction of the individual polyps. Corals also breed sexually by spawning, with corals of the same species releasing gametes simultaneously over a period of one to several nights around a full moon.
See wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral
Corals come in many many different shapes, sizes and colors and make a home for lots of animals. They can grow together to create big "reefs" that are like hard forests and homes to many creatures ( see "finding Nemo" disney movie) and are included in maps of the oceans and seas for sailors to make sure they do not run aground on the islands made from coral.
We added this clip first because it is one that we thought explained a bit about what videos we wanted to share.
Coral can seem like a rock , but it is quite alive, it doesn't seem to have a "lot of brain" but every year throughout the ocean a number of these species spawn at the same time!
We thought it was pretty neat that coral could decide when to release its eggs together - even when they are separated by hundreds of miles.
There are lots of ideas of why this happens but no one knows for sure - an excellent example of why we need more young scientists figuring things out!
We liked this one too
Note for parents use of sexual terminology ( ok its coral but thought I should mention it ;)
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A coral "head /reef", commonly perceived to be a single organism, is actually formed of thousands of individual but genetically identical polyps, each polyp only a few millimeters in diameter. Over thousands of generations, the polyps lay down a skeleton that is characteristic of their species. A head of coral grows by asexual reproduction of the individual polyps. Corals also breed sexually by spawning, with corals of the same species releasing gametes simultaneously over a period of one to several nights around a full moon.
See wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral
Corals come in many many different shapes, sizes and colors and make a home for lots of animals. They can grow together to create big "reefs" that are like hard forests and homes to many creatures ( see "finding Nemo" disney movie) and are included in maps of the oceans and seas for sailors to make sure they do not run aground on the islands made from coral.
We added this clip first because it is one that we thought explained a bit about what videos we wanted to share.
Coral can seem like a rock , but it is quite alive, it doesn't seem to have a "lot of brain" but every year throughout the ocean a number of these species spawn at the same time!
We thought it was pretty neat that coral could decide when to release its eggs together - even when they are separated by hundreds of miles.
There are lots of ideas of why this happens but no one knows for sure - an excellent example of why we need more young scientists figuring things out!
We liked this one too
Meteor Shower Incoming ( for fun viewing)
A reminder to you that one of the years best meteor showers in our zone is coming up again this weekend. ( August12-13, 2007)
August 12 is the best night!The excerpt below is from the Nasa site and ( I believe from their text) they adjust their recommended viewing times to relate to the IP address and location of the viewer of their pages Good news - no moon, clear skies and the serious showers start by 9 pm for us ( the "earth grazers = big fuzzy ones) - so goody for those of us with kids.feel free to pass on ......
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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/11jul_greatperseids.htm
July 11, 2007: Got a calendar? Circle this date: Sunday, August 12th. Next to the circle write "all night" and "Meteors!" Attach the above to your refrigerator in plain view so you won't miss the 2007 Perseid meteor shower.
"It's going to be a great show," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. "The Moon is new on August 12th--which means no moonlight, dark skies and plenty of meteors." How many? Cooke estimates one or two Perseids per minute at the shower's peak.
Above: A Perseid fireball photographed August 12, 2006, by Pierre Martin of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. [Larger image]
The source of the shower is Comet Swift-Tuttle. Although the comet is nowhere near Earth, the comet's tail does intersect Earth's orbit. We glide through it every year in August. Tiny bits of comet dust hit Earth's atmosphere traveling 132,000 mph. At that speed, even a smidgen of dust makes a vivid streak of light--a meteor--when it disintegrates. Because Swift-Tuttle's meteors fly out of the constellation Perseus, they are called "Perseids."
Note: In the narrative that follows, all times are local. For instance, 9:00 pm means 9:00 pm in your time zone, where you live.
The show begins between 9:00 and 10:00 pm on Sunday, August 12th, when Perseus rises in the northeast. This is the time to look for Perseid Earthgrazers--meteors that approach from the horizon and skim the atmosphere overhead like a stone skipping the surface of a pond.
"Earthgrazers are long, slow and colorful; they are among the most beautiful of meteors," says Cooke. He cautions that an hour of watching may net only a few of these--"at most"--but seeing even one makes the long night worthwhile.
As the night unfolds, Perseus climbs higher and the meteor rate will increase many-fold. "By 2 am on Monday morning, August 13th, dozens of Perseids may be flitting across the sky every hour." The crescendo comes before dawn when rates could exceed a meteor a minute.
For maximum effect, Cooke advises, "get away from city lights." The brightest Perseids can be seen from cities, he allows, but the greater flurry of faint, delicate meteors is visible only from the countryside. Scouts, this is a good time to go camping.
August 12 is the best night!The excerpt below is from the Nasa site and ( I believe from their text) they adjust their recommended viewing times to relate to the IP address and location of the viewer of their pages Good news - no moon, clear skies and the serious showers start by 9 pm for us ( the "earth grazers = big fuzzy ones) - so goody for those of us with kids.feel free to pass on ......
_______________________________________________________________________
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/11jul_greatperseids.htm
July 11, 2007: Got a calendar? Circle this date: Sunday, August 12th. Next to the circle write "all night" and "Meteors!" Attach the above to your refrigerator in plain view so you won't miss the 2007 Perseid meteor shower.
"It's going to be a great show," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. "The Moon is new on August 12th--which means no moonlight, dark skies and plenty of meteors." How many? Cooke estimates one or two Perseids per minute at the shower's peak.
Above: A Perseid fireball photographed August 12, 2006, by Pierre Martin of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. [Larger image]
The source of the shower is Comet Swift-Tuttle. Although the comet is nowhere near Earth, the comet's tail does intersect Earth's orbit. We glide through it every year in August. Tiny bits of comet dust hit Earth's atmosphere traveling 132,000 mph. At that speed, even a smidgen of dust makes a vivid streak of light--a meteor--when it disintegrates. Because Swift-Tuttle's meteors fly out of the constellation Perseus, they are called "Perseids."
Note: In the narrative that follows, all times are local. For instance, 9:00 pm means 9:00 pm in your time zone, where you live.
The show begins between 9:00 and 10:00 pm on Sunday, August 12th, when Perseus rises in the northeast. This is the time to look for Perseid Earthgrazers--meteors that approach from the horizon and skim the atmosphere overhead like a stone skipping the surface of a pond.
"Earthgrazers are long, slow and colorful; they are among the most beautiful of meteors," says Cooke. He cautions that an hour of watching may net only a few of these--"at most"--but seeing even one makes the long night worthwhile.
As the night unfolds, Perseus climbs higher and the meteor rate will increase many-fold. "By 2 am on Monday morning, August 13th, dozens of Perseids may be flitting across the sky every hour." The crescendo comes before dawn when rates could exceed a meteor a minute.
For maximum effect, Cooke advises, "get away from city lights." The brightest Perseids can be seen from cities, he allows, but the greater flurry of faint, delicate meteors is visible only from the countryside. Scouts, this is a good time to go camping.
octopus and whales
NOTE: we have included a YouTube link and only to intend to show you the movie in the frame - we are not liable to any movies you link to in the video bar after the main movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4w12H4cJ0U - this is a very cool example of an octopus changing both its color and surface. For reference this is a video with the octopus blending in then as the diver approaches it gets scared turns white and swims away - the neat part of this video is it show s in slow motion reverse the process so you can see the octopus go from invesible to very there!
- in case you didn't believe last one - heres another (45 sec)
This is one I like - we were researching sperm whales (after octopus lead to giant squid and of course sperm whales)
I like this one cause its so darn real and gives perspective to these whales ( and the jerky camera of the person who i guess monitors the video control on this rig - highlight for them i expect- can you imagine the language in the control room and note - the whale doesn't appear to touch the rig at all)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68mWBVOJ8yA
This one is for parent censor (work crew exploding dead whale circa 70's) OK a couple parents asked to see it after I mentioned it.
I had heard about it - just never saw the video before I explained to kyrri that it was a very silly example of how silly people can be and asked her to guess what the plan might do .. and she guessed the outcome - then we watched the video which is a bit gruesome but at the same time a funny tale of union worker folly and the value of thinking your plans ahead.
what not to do !!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vmnq5dBF7Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4w12H4cJ0U - this is a very cool example of an octopus changing both its color and surface. For reference this is a video with the octopus blending in then as the diver approaches it gets scared turns white and swims away - the neat part of this video is it show s in slow motion reverse the process so you can see the octopus go from invesible to very there!
- in case you didn't believe last one - heres another (45 sec)
This is one I like - we were researching sperm whales (after octopus lead to giant squid and of course sperm whales)
I like this one cause its so darn real and gives perspective to these whales ( and the jerky camera of the person who i guess monitors the video control on this rig - highlight for them i expect- can you imagine the language in the control room and note - the whale doesn't appear to touch the rig at all)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68mWBVOJ8yA
This one is for parent censor (work crew exploding dead whale circa 70's) OK a couple parents asked to see it after I mentioned it.
I had heard about it - just never saw the video before I explained to kyrri that it was a very silly example of how silly people can be and asked her to guess what the plan might do .. and she guessed the outcome - then we watched the video which is a bit gruesome but at the same time a funny tale of union worker folly and the value of thinking your plans ahead.
what not to do !!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vmnq5dBF7Y
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