Magic Moment: Humpbacks Whales

My magic moment of the week is on my first day arriving at the orca foundation, then being sent down to Ocean Blue Whale Watching and getting on a boat and seeing humpback whales in the wild for the first time. James Vatani
Conservation Corner: Dwarf Cushion Star
The Dwarf cushion star is a tiny, flattened, pentagonal, starfish with poorly developed arms. The dorsal surface is made up of tile-like plates, each with a cluster of tiny knob-like spines. They are uniformly khaki-green on the west coast of south Africa and variegated patterns of orange, brown, green and white on the Indian ocean […]