http://www.mail.com/subjects/82-marine-animals.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/82-marine-animals.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2155712-chapter-golfs-history-bad-pants.html ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Considering the history of bad pants in golf, Billy Horschel had to go a long way to stand out. But the Octopus-print pair he donned for Sunday's final round at the U.S. Open did the trick. Somewhere, John Daly, long considered golf's leader in the clubhouse for bad fashion, is rummaging through his closet for a response. ... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:16:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2155712-chapter-golfs-history-bad-pants.html 2013-06-16T20:16:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2148444-failed-cuba-to-florida-swimmer-wont-try.html KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The Australian who gave up her quest to swim from Cuba to Florida because of painful jellyfish stings said Thursday that she will not make another attempt. Chloe McCardel told The Associated Press that she had picked June because the jellyfish danger was supposed to be low. But about 11 hours and 14 miles into her expected 60-hour, 1... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:15:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2148444-failed-cuba-to-florida-swimmer-wont-try.html 2013-06-13T19:15:25Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2144442-ringo-starr-writes-octopus-garden-kids-book.html NEW YORK (AP) — Ringo Starr is turning an old Beatles favorite into a children's book. The drummer has a deal with Simon & Schuster's Children Books for "Octopus' Garden," based on one of the few songs the drummer wrote and sang while with the Beatles. The publisher announced Tuesday that the book will come out in Britain this fall and in the U.S. in earl... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:20:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2144442-ringo-starr-writes-octopus-garden-kids-book.html 2013-06-11T17:20:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2142514-australian-mccardel-eyes-swim-cuba-to-florida.html HAVANA (AP) — Australian Chloe McCardel will battle exposure, swift sea currents, stinging jellyfish, sharp-toothed sharks and her own physical limits when she attempts a record swim from Cuba to Florida this week. The 29-year-old, who is bidding to become the first person to make the 100-mile (161-kilometer) Straits of Florida crossing without the protec... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:08:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2142514-australian-mccardel-eyes-swim-cuba-to-florida.html 2013-06-10T23:08:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125292-scientists-warn-atlantic-puffins-peril-us.html PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Atlantic puffin population is at risk in the United States, and there are signs the seabirds are in distress in other parts of the world. In the Gulf of Maine, the comical-looking seabirds have been dying of starvation and losing body weight, possibly because of shifting fish populations as ocean temperatures rise, according to ... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:44:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2125292-scientists-warn-atlantic-puffins-peril-us.html 2013-06-03T06:44:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2124028-gov-quinn-open-to-great-lakes-mississippi-split.html MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Saturday that separating the Great Lakes and Mississippi River systems is the "ultimate solution" to prevent voracious Asian carp from overrunning the lakes, a potential step toward resolving a longstanding regional feud. During a meeting with governors of several neighboring states, Quinn said it... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 01:36:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2124028-gov-quinn-open-to-great-lakes-mississippi-split.html 2013-06-02T01:36:57Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2092548-caribbean-talks-conservation-bransons-island.html NECKER ISLAND, British Virgin Islands (AP) — Surrounded by a turquoise sea and a menagerie of exotic animals on a billionaire's private island, political and business leaders gathered Friday to back an initiative aimed at expanding protection for the Caribbean's imperiled coasts and waters. The "Caribbean Challenge" calls for special protected zones along... Sat, 18 May 2013 01:15:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2092548-caribbean-talks-conservation-bransons-island.html 2013-05-18T01:15:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2085932-report-card-great-lakes-big-problems.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A decades-old effort to nurse the battered Great Lakes to health has made progress toward reducing toxic pollution and slamming the door on invasive species, but the freshwater seas continue to face serious threats, a U.S.-Canadian agency said Tuesday. The International Joint Commission, which advises both nations on issues aff... Tue, 14 May 2013 22:36:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2085932-report-card-great-lakes-big-problems.html 2013-05-14T22:36:07Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2081330-un-says-why-eat-insects.html ROME (AP) — The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible insects. The Food and Agriculture Organization on Monday hailed the likes of grasshoppers, ants and other members of the insect world as an underutilized food for people, livestock and pets. A 200-page... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:08:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2081330-un-says-why-eat-insects.html 2013-05-13T14:08:52Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2076234-london-zoo-seeks-female-mate-near-extinct-fish.html LONDON (AP) — The London Zoo is urgently seeking a female mate for the last-known males of a critically endangered fish species. Zoo officials say the Mangarahara cichlid is thought to be extinct in the wild and that two of the last known individuals — both male — are in the zoo's aquarium. A third is in the Berlin zoo. Officials say the species' habitat ... Fri, 10 May 2013 10:23:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2076234-london-zoo-seeks-female-mate-near-extinct-fish.html 2013-05-10T10:23:52Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070888-kenya-co-turns-sandals-colorful-objects.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and warthogs made in a Nairobi workshop were once only dirty pieces of rubber cruising the Indian Ocean's currents. Kenya's Ocean Sole sandal recycling company is cleaning the East African country's beaches of used, washed-up flip-flops and other sandals. About 45 workers in Nairobi make 100 ... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:35:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2070888-kenya-co-turns-sandals-colorful-objects.html 2013-05-08T15:35:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2061504-fishermen-want-humpback-whales-endangered-list.html HONOLULU (AP) — A group of Hawaii fishermen is asking the federal government to remove northern Pacific humpback whales from the endangered species list, saying the population has steadily grown since the international community banned commercial whaling nearly 50 years ago. Hawaii Fishermen's Alliance for Conservation and Tradition Inc., a coalition of f... Fri, 03 May 2013 20:55:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2061504-fishermen-want-humpback-whales-endangered-list.html 2013-05-03T20:55:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2044768-monkey-see-monkey-do.html WASHINGTON (AP) — You don't have to be a teenager to want to fit in at the school lunchroom. Some wild animals seem to follow similar monkey-see, monkey-do behavior to follow the crowd and find the best eats, new research finds. South African monkeys switched foods purely because of peer pressure and humpback whales off the coast of New England copied a n... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:13:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2044768-monkey-see-monkey-do.html 2013-04-25T18:13:22Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2042206-7-charged-with-smuggling-fish-bladders-to-china.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Seven people have been charged with smuggling bladders from an endangered fish in what authorities said Wednesday may be a growing international practice in which the bladders are sold for up to $20,000 each to be used in a highly desired soup. U.S. border inspectors in Calexico have seized 529 bladders since February that they believe we... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:51:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2042206-7-charged-with-smuggling-fish-bladders-to-china.html 2013-04-24T23:51:23Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031164-seaworld-splash-nyse-stock-gains.html NEW YORK (AP) — SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. made a splash Friday in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The owner of theme parks famous for water shows featuring killer whales and dolphins jumped $6.52, or 24 percent, to close at $33.52 after the company and its backers raised $702 million. The initial public offering of 26 million sh... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:09:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2031164-seaworld-splash-nyse-stock-gains.html 2013-04-19T21:09:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026260-scientists-decode-dna-living-fossil-fish.html NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have decoded the DNA of a celebrated "living fossil" fish, gaining new insights into how today's mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds evolved from a fish ancestor. The African coelacanth (SEE-lah-kanth) is closely related to the fish lineage that started to move toward a major evolutionary transformation, living on land And... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:43:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2026260-scientists-decode-dna-living-fossil-fish.html 2013-04-17T18:43:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2019900-boat-filled-with-protected-species-hits-coral-reef.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese boat that ran into a coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than 10,000 kilograms (22,000 pounds) of meat from a protected species, the pangolin or scaly anteater. The steel-hulled vessel hit an atoll on April 8 at the Tubbataha National Marine Park,... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:17:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2019900-boat-filled-with-protected-species-hits-coral-reef.html 2013-04-16T00:17:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1991334-report-predicts-ever-bigger-lake-erie-algae-blooms.html TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — It was the largest algae bloom in Lake Erie's recorded history — a scummy, toxic blob that oozed across nearly one-fifth of the lake's surface during the summer and fall of 2011. It sucked oxygen from the water, clogged boat motors and washed ashore in rotting masses that turned beachgoers' stomachs. It was also likely an omen ... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:06:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1991334-report-predicts-ever-bigger-lake-erie-algae-blooms.html 2013-04-01T20:06:32Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1987280-starving-sea-lion-pups-fill-calif-rescue-centers.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of starving sea lion pups are washing up on beaches from San Diego to Santa Barbara, overwhelming rescue centers and leaving scientists scrambling to figure out why. At island rookeries off the Southern California coast, 45 percent of the pups born in June have died, said Sharon Melin, a wildlife biologist for the National Mari... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:06:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1987280-starving-sea-lion-pups-fill-calif-rescue-centers.html 2013-03-29T22:06:15Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986162-seal-pup-learning-to-swim-amputation.html MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) — The harbor seal pup lay battered on a Massachusetts beach, the victim of a brutal attack by an older seal that left deep wounds all over her body and sapped so much of her strength that she couldn't even flee when rescuers found her. Now eight months later, the animal rescuers named Pup 49 is adjusting to life without one of her two h... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1986162-seal-pup-learning-to-swim-amputation.html 2013-03-29T15:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1981590-nyc-aquarium-rebounds-rebuilds-sandy.html NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Aquarium has cherished its big-city setting by the sea for half a century. But the ocean that is the aquarium's lifeblood dealt it a shattering blow last fall. Superstorm Sandy's surge overran carefully calibrated tanks with oily, debris-filled water, knocked out even backup power to all the exhibits and made it impossible to ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:48:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1981590-nyc-aquarium-rebounds-rebuilds-sandy.html 2013-03-27T16:48:25Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1976572-outlaw-fleet-scoops-squid-argentine-waters.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It was a rare victory in the squid wars: Argentina's coast guard cutter Thompson fired warning shots at two Chinese trawlers, blocking their escape into international waters. Ten tons of squid were found in the holds of the Lu Rong Yu 6177 and 6178 after they were hauled into port on Christmas Day. But this was just the firs... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:10:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1976572-outlaw-fleet-scoops-squid-argentine-waters.html 2013-03-24T23:10:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957280-stranded-melon-headed-whale-dies-trinidad-beach.html PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A rarely sighted melon-headed whale has beached itself and died on the eastern coast of the Caribbean island of Trinidad. Forestry officials told reporters they tried to take the young whale out to sea several times but it kept returning to shore. The whale was spotted on Manzanilla beach late Thursday and died early Friday.... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:34:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1957280-stranded-melon-headed-whale-dies-trinidad-beach.html 2013-03-15T15:34:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1940250-calif-regulators-reject-navy-offshore-training.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — The California Coastal Commission on Friday rejected a Navy explosives and sonar training program off the Southern California coast that critics said could harm endangered blue whales and other sea life. Commissioners meeting in San Diego ruled unanimously that the Navy lacked enough information to back up its argument that the threat to ... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1940250-calif-regulators-reject-navy-offshore-training.html 2013-03-09T00:00:06Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1940334-meeting-affect-worlds-species.html Elephants, rhinos, sharks and manta rays are among the animals that could be getting more international protection at the triennial meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Polar bears have already lost out, and for animals such as the crocodile the push is actually for fewer restrictions. CITES (pron... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:54:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1940334-meeting-affect-worlds-species.html 2013-03-08T09:54:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1920384-loved-salute-zealand-dad-killed-shark.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — About 150 friends and family of a man killed in a shark attack wrote messages to him in the sand Thursday and stepped into the water at a New Zealand beach to say goodbye. Adam Strange, 46, was an award-winning television and short film director and the father of a 2-year-old girl. He was training for an endurance swim near ... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:19:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1920384-loved-salute-zealand-dad-killed-shark.html 2013-02-28T07:19:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1917928-large-shark-kills-man-zealand-beach-closed.html AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A shark possibly 14 feet (4 meters) long killed a swimmer near a popular New Zealand beach on Wednesday, then disappeared after police attempting to save the man fired gunshots at the enormous predator. Muriwai Beach near Auckland was closed after the fatal attack, one of only about a dozen in New Zealand in the past 180 years... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:29:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1917928-large-shark-kills-man-zealand-beach-closed.html 2013-02-27T17:29:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1917272-coral-comeback-reef-seeding-caribbean.html ORACABESSA BAY, Jamaica (AP) — Mats of algae and seaweed have shrouded the once thick coral in shallow reefs off Jamaica's north coast. Warm ocean waters have bleached out the coral, and in a cascade of ecological decline, the sea urchins and plant-eating reef fish have mostly vanished, replaced by snails and worms that bore through coral skeletons. Now, ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:57:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1917272-coral-comeback-reef-seeding-caribbean.html 2013-02-26T20:57:14Z