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L.A.’s slimy urban slugs, with Dr. Jann Vendetti | Natural History Museum’s Curiosity Show
We visit with Dr. Jann Vendetti to investigate slugs and their slime. They don’t have shells to hide in, but slugs are experts at using their slime to move, climb, and make a safe place to sleep. Jann can also use that slime to identify and track slugs in Los Angeles, with help from citizen scientists working on the SLIME project: NHM.org/slime
This comes from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
Decorator Crabs Make High Fashion at Low Tide | Deep Look Video
When you live by the seashore, one day you’re in, the next day you’re lunch. So these crabs don the latest in seaweed outerwear and anemone accessories to blend in.
This is another installment of the PBS Deep Look series. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
…and the Plovers Say Thank you, Santa Monica!
New Santa Monica Plover signage.
At our quarterly survey of the plovers on Santa Monica Beach North, we were able to install the new hard-plastic signage recently received from the Office of Sustainability of the City of Santa Monica. We hope this will help us maintain protection for our over-wintering –and maybe nesting! — plovers. Currently this is the most populous plover beach of Los Angeles County. SM Audubon pays for new fencing on an annual basis. We have committed and budgeted to continue this payment through 2022. To support the effort, please feel free to use the little paypal button on the right for your contribution.
Two plover volunteers: Susan Considine and Willie Burnside of Audubon CA Board. Photo: W. Burnside
Special thanks to Dean Kubani and Andrew Basmajian of the City’s Sustainability program.
We hope the new, colorful signage will help keep walkers, sunbathers and “campers” out of the exclosure.
Lucien P
Lu attaching new signs with assistance from plover volunteer Susan Considine. Phot W. Burnside
Why Does Your Cat’s Tongue Feel Like Sandpaper? | Deep Look Video
It’s not vanity. For cats, staying clean is a matter of life and death. And their tongue, specially equipped for the job, is just one of the things that makes cats such successful predators.
This is another installment of the PBS Deep Look series. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
How Do Pelicans Survive Their Death-Defying Dives? | Deep Look Video
Brown pelicans hit the water at breakneck speed when they catch fish. Performing such dangerous plunges requires technique, equipment, and 30 million years of practice.
This is another installment of the PBS Deep Look series. If no film or link appears in this email, go to the blog to view it by clicking on the blog title above. If the film stops & starts in an annoying manner, press pause (lower left double bars ||) to let it buffer and get ahead of you. [Chuck Almdale]
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