Marine Biology Gifts

"It's all yours."

"Fascinating, aren't they?"

"Always an oil spill. Never a vodka spill."

"The perfect killing machine? Is that all I am to you?"

'I know it sounds weird, Bill, but it's true! When I focus on what I can BRING to the feeding frenzy instead of what I get from it, I feel a whole lot better about myself!'

Democracy vs. Natural Selection.

'We'll have lunch here and then we'll keep looking for whales.'

"We should've stayed on land, and grown feet and kicked ass."

Surfer and the Whale

'And now, as a token of my appreciation for the vital role your species plays in the food chain, I'm going to eat you!'

"What a vacation - we swam with dolphins!"

"Welcome to the panel of wave and tidal experts."

"Don't listen. It's a red herring."

'If you can read this we'd like to know.'

'Oh, what the heck -- why not a dissertation on 'Baywatch'?'

"You see, if we learn to swim upside down, they won't see us coming..."

Discovery.

"Wild-caught, farm-raised, lab-grown, beach-found, or aquarium-harvested."

'Says here that you broke your tooth while eating a human. Sorry sir, but accidents that happen during 'food-for-fun' are not covered under your dental plan.'

'Yes, you're right: Circling the prey might be the simplest...'

'Actually, a broken arm is not such a big handicap for me...'

'He said he'd get right back to me, but I'm not holding my breath.'

A hammerhead shark gets an eye test.

"I swear, we just don't see eye to eye on anything!"

"Hey Bob, look, a ship-wreck: let's check it out, it's like a magnet for scuba-divers..."

"Watch it. Here comes the law."

Pod-pod.

"You get the feeling that it's trying to communicate with us."

'I don't see the problem.'

Shark to fish about school of fish: 'School of choice.'

'Don't fight it, Fred - Just go with the flow.'

The remarkably versatile Swiss Army shark, one of the true wonders of evolution.

'The problem with being a hermit crab is that I lack social skills...'

'Hmphh. Happy as clams, indeed. They're just all on Prozac.'

'Little is known about these amazing creatures, as there have only been a few live sightings, by giant squid scientists. Despite previous beliefs, they are actually a land animal, as the fins and respiratory system are removable.'