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Maui Ocean Diaries
Ocean Diaries: Pace yourself. Maui Green Sea Turtle resting on the ocean floor. Turtles can rest on the bottom with one breath for as much as 4 to 7 hrs underwater! They slow their body metabolic rate down. Remember during these times, you can slow things down inside.
03.02.2025 06:56 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Ocean Diaries: Be undercover. Maui Leaf Scorpionfish in uber camo-mode ready to strike. Yes that is a fish! Can you find its eyes or mouth?
30.01.2025 06:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Boycott Google
30.01.2025 06:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hawaiians encoded sweet songs that seemed like they were about birds and flowers (songs that exist to this day) that are actually a call to resistance/and are fighter songs.
29.01.2025 09:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ocean Diaries: 7 foot Hawaiian monk seal. Good view of it's two powerful giant tail fins as propulsion. Video from friend Jeff Lahl.
29.01.2025 09:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ocean Diaries: Hawaiian Monk Seals. My friend Jeff took these pictures today. It's super rare to see two of the Hawaiian Monk seals together, they are solitary except for mating, so this was probably a male and female pair. They can breed here all year long.
27.01.2025 06:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Good morning to all you wonderful beings
26.01.2025 00:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Ocean Diaries: The Titan Scorpionfish on Maui. Strange creatures underwater. They can be up to 20 inches long and with their camouflage suddenly consume fish with their large mouth opening.
25.01.2025 09:46 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ocean Diaries: Manta Ray Maui feeding along coral edge. Mantas eat plankton. This manta is about 10-12 feet across.
22.01.2025 05:31 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0