Sentences with phrase «marine animal encounters»

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«Understanding animals» movement patterns and the encounters they bring about is a key step in characterizing a population's mating system and essential for determining how behavior both facilitates and is subject to sexual selection,» explained Kamath, a postdoctoral scholar in UCSB's Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology.

It is clear that marine animals frequently encounter plastic debris, and that ingestion is a widespread phenomenon among all groups of marine organisms.

Co-authors Sarah Gall and Richard Thompson, marine biologists at Plymouth University in the United Kingdom, looked in 340 different publications for reports about animal encounters with marine trash.

MEXICO: According to a new study thousands of individual animals from hundreds of marine species including every kind of sea turtle and around half of marine mammals have encountered plastic, glass, and other garbage in the ocean.

SeaWorld Orlando is the world's premier marine adventure park with world - class shows, thrilling rides and unforgettable animal encounters.

From snorkeling with marine iguanas in the Galápagos to tracking gorillas in the mists of Uganda, read on to discover the coolest places on the planet for close - up encounters with 20 different amazing animals.

In the company of a local Naturalist, you'll encounter indigenous plants and animals found only in the Galápagos Islands, such as giant tortoises, Galápagos fur sea lions, and marine iguanas — just to name a few.

If you're arriving to St. Thomas via a cruise ship and want to spend the day with fascinating marine animals, head over to Coral World Ocean Park and experience the sea lion encounter.

This exciting Sharks and Rays encounter offers you the opportunity to feel, touch and snorkel with these incredible marine animals.

There are also other species of marine animals other than Whales and Dolphins that may be encountered including; Mobula Rays, Sea Lions, Seals, Manta Rays, Sea Turtles, Sharks, Frigates, Brown Footed Boobies, Blue Footed Boobies, Osprey, Cormorants and many, many more!

Visit the Great Ocean Tank, which spreads over two floors of the aquarium and houses some seven hundred sea creatures, including tiger sharks and sting rays; come face - to - face with with rays in the Stingray Encounter; or touch a horseshoe crab and other marine animals in the interactive Touch Tank.

Over 9 billion tons of litter make their way into the world's oceans every year, killing hundreds of thousands of marine mammals and animals that encounter it.