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The Miracle of Birth Was Witnessed by Monterey Aquarium Visitors

March 7, 2016 By Tara Hamilton Leave a Comment

"Sea otters holding paws while sleeping"

Sea otters are very romantic creatures. They hold hands while sleeping so they won’t drift apart.

(Mirror Daily, United States) – It’s not every day that people get the chance to see a wild animal give birth to its baby. But yesterday the miracle of birth was witnessed by Monterey Aquarium visitors as a sea otter climbed the tide pool and let nature take its course.

As you can see in the video embedded at the end of the article, the sea otter climbed on top of the rock as she felt that she went into labor. A couple of minutes later, after some pushing and some bending, the pup was born, and the mother was already nurturing it.

According to the spokesperson from the Monterey Aquarium, Ken Peterson, this is not the first time that a sea other used the covered tide pool to give birth to a pup. Only last December, another young otter became a mother in the same place.

Peterson believes that the pregnant otter was seeking refuge from the cold rain and agitated waters when it decided to settle for tide pool of the Monterey Aquarium. The cold, rainy afternoon was not favorable for a birth in the wild.

The miracle of birth was witnessed by Monterey Aquarium visitors as a wild otter decided to use the protected bay area as a birthing place. The event only serves to remind the general population that the cute animals are still in danger after their population was hunted to the brink of extinction.

The Enhydra lutris is native to the northern parts of the Pacific Ocean. An adult otter weighs somewhere between 31 and 99 pounds. Even though they are able to walk on dry land, the sea otters live mainly in the ocean.

And the sea otter is not only known for its cuteness or for the fact that couples usually sleep while holding hands so that they don’t drift away in different places.

No, the small furry creature is also one of the few mammals that use basic tools. Because when an otter finds a couple of good looking mollusks, it brings them to shore, grabs a sharp rock and starts hitting them in order to reach the juicy, nutritious content.

One interesting particularity of the species is its fur. The sea otter has the densest, thickest fur in the entire animal kingdom. The beautiful brown coat is actually the primary reason for which the small mammals were hunted near the brink of extinction.

Now the mammals are protected by law, but poachers are still on the lookout the sea otters. The punishment for poaching is severe in the United States, offenders even risking serious jail time.

Image source: YouTube

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: birthing sea otter, Enhydra lutris, Monterey Aquarium, Pacific Ocean, sea otter, sea otter filmed while giving birth, witness how a baby otter is born

Next Week’s Solar Eclipse Will Only Be Visible in Indonesia

March 5, 2016 By Joe Hennessey Leave a Comment

"Eclipse"

The solar eclipse will theoretically start Wednesday, the 9th and it will end Tuesday, the 8th.

(Mirror Daily, United States) – If you’re an astronomy buff, and you want to check out the solar eclipse that will take place on the 8th, or 9th (depending on your location) of March, then you will have to travel to the northern part of the Pacific Ocean. The reason for your trip is given by the fact that next week’s solar eclipse will only be visible in Indonesia.

The solar eclipse that will take place next week is a rare thing indeed. The astronomical phenomenon will start on the Wednesday on the 9th and end Tuesday on the 8th. This is because the eclipse will first be visible on the western side of the date line, where it will already be Wednesday, and will continue towards the Est where it will cross the international date border into the previous day.

The first shadow will cross the western part of Sumatra. Two minutes into the eclipse, the moon will start to throw its shadow on the central and eastern part of the country, enveloping the islands of Belitung and Bangka.

If you’d rather trade Indonesia for a cruise ship, then you’re in luck. There will be one waiting in the Makassar Strait. The sun will be totally covered for almost 3 minutes, give or take fifteen seconds.

The best part of boarding a cruise ship in order to watch an eclipse is the fact that the vessel will be able to chase a good viewing spot in the case in which the sky will be covered with clouds. So the only people that are guaranteed a good show are those who chose water over land.

After performing above the Makassar Strait, the eclipse will move even further east towards the southern parts of Borneo and the northern parts of Sulawesi.

Then it’s on to the Molucca Sea, Halmahera and the South Pacific. The inhabitants of the southern parts of Guam will be able to see roughly 84 percent of the phenomenon.

But the maximum duration will be experienced by the people in the Philippines, more precisely the ones who live on the eastern side of Manila.

The shadow of the moon will leave the Earth somewhere near the northeast part of the Hawaiian Islands. The total duration of the phenomenon on all of the Earth’s surface will be of a bit of three hours and twenty minutes.

It’s a shame that next week’s solar eclipse will only be visible in Indonesia and some other few isolated parts of the world. But the good news is that the Slooh Observatory will host a live webcast of the phenomenon.

Image source: www.wikimedia.org

Filed Under: Tech & Science Tagged With: Bangka, Belitung, cruise ship, experience the total eclipse on a cruise ship, Hawaii, Indonesia, Makassar Strait, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, solar eclipse, total eclipse

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