Marine Scientist Gifts

A Significant Moment in the History of Terrestrial Whales'Let's take a load off our feet, and go for a swim.'

'Before you judge the lookouts too harshly Captain, studies have shown that iceburgs DO tend to look like big, fluffy marshmallows after long sea journeys..."

A small fish's unnatural protection against predatory birds.

'WOW,this is amazing down here captain, ABSOLUTELY amazing! That quake SURE did a lot of damage to the ocean's floor!'

"Goodbye, Larry. I'm walking out of your life."

"Evolution, here I come!" "Oh, no - the sea level is rising!" "There's still a chance!"

'I don't know what it is...I just have this funny feeling like I'm being followed.'

'Oh-oh -- we should have brought sunscreen!'

I can't fathom oceanography.

'No, no, no! I said squids, giant squids.'

'That's far enough for the first trip -- gather some soil samples and initiate re-entry procedures.'

"We found the poor thing stranded on the beach last summer and decided to adopt it."

Check out the nice crawdads I have in the bait bucket, George.

Seagiraffes

Cutaway view of Ocean liner.

Desert Island Meals.

"Whales eat billions of tiny shrimp-like creatures called krill. The krill are free but whales spend a fortune on dental floss."

"At times I wonder what I've done with my life that makes me worth being saved."

Bite out of fishing pier.

'It appears he hit an iceberg.' (A LETTUCE)

"It's not the social stigma. It's the mercury."

The one that got away

"The hyenas started it."

It beached on a pile of plastic bottles, so they were able to just roll it back out.

"My family has been fishing these waters for nearly 40 years. . ."

Boy bringing home an octopus in a fish bowl.

The Food Chain

"We’re a lending aquarium."

'Luxury cruise you said!'

Crab with a clown face.

'A cousin to the hammerhead, here we see the allusive, yet, handy, multi-use shark.'

In a cycle - one bucket out, one bucket in.

"Say Bernie, how come this little guy's been following you around all week?"

'Sweet! Let's break it open and see what it is!'

'It must be the dead sea.'