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ADULT SEA OTTERS: 2015
Animal Classification
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Description
Sea otters are members of the weasel or mustelid family. Like other members of this family, they have very thick fur. In fact, at 850,000 to one million hairs per square inch, they have the thickest fur of any mammal. Their fur actually consists of two layers, an undercoat and longer guard hairs. This system traps a layer of air next to their skin so their skin does not get wet. Sea otters are usually dark brown, often with lighter guard hairs. Alaskan sea otters tend to have lighter fur on their heads. Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals. In California adult females weigh 35-60 pounds (16-27 kg); males reach up to 90 pounds (40 kg). Alaskan sea otters are bigger with males weighing up to 100 pounds (45 kg).
Range/Habitat
Sea otters once ranged from Mexico to Alaska and even to Japan. Currently, the California population numbers around 2,800 and is found from Half Moon Bay to Morro Bay. There is a much larger population in Alaska, and sea otters are still found in Russia. Sea otters inhabit shallow coastal areas and prefer places with kelp. The kelp acts as an anchor that the sea otters use to wrap themselves in when they are resting.
Mating/Breeding
Females give birth to one pup and usually have their first pup at the age of four or five. Their pregnancies last four to five months. Pups can be born any time of year, but in California most are born between January and March, and in Alaska most are born in the summer. When born, the pups weigh from three to five pounds.
Behavior
Sea otters are social animals, with females and pups spending time together in one group and males in another. Pups stay with their mothers for the first eight months of their life. The pups' fur traps so much air that they actually cannot dive under water. When mothers leave the pups wrapped in kelp to hunt, pups bob on the surface of the ocean like a cork. Mothers spend much time grooming pups and often carry them on their chests. Pups begin to learn to swim at around four weeks of age. Sea otters are one of the few animals to use tools. They eat animals with shells, like clams and abalone, and use a stone to break open the shells. When sea otters are under water searching for food, they store what they have found in the loose skin folds at their armpits. Adult sea otters can eat 25%-30% of their body weight in one day!
Status
Sea otters in California are a threatened species due to past over hunting for their beautiful fur. Although sea otters are protected now, they remain vulnerable, especially to oil spills. Unlike other marine mammals, sea otters do not have a blubber layer. Therefore, they rely on their fur to keep warm. If their fur is oiled, it loses its insulating qualities and the sea otters soon chill. Otters are also affected by the oil fumes or poisoned by eating food exposed to oil. Most sea otters quickly die in an oil spill. Several thousand sea otters died in the 1989 Exxon oil spill in Valdez, Alaska. Other threats to sea otters include infectious diseases, parasites, boat strikes, entanglements, and toxins.
At The Marine Mammal Center
The Marine Mammal Center began rehabilitating sea otters in 1995. Since that time, we have rescued up to 207 sea otters.
Want to learn more about marine mammals?
SOURCE: www.marinemammalcenter.org/
Fire behavior varies greatly depending on the vegetation, in tall grass flame lengths can be more than 8 feet. This photo was taken during a prescribed fire at Merritt Island NWR that took place on January 16 2013. The USFWS uses prescribed fire to manage habitat and reduce the risk of dangerous wildfires. Photo: Michael Good - USFWS.
Three workers dig to build a camera and seismic station to detect wildfires.
As fire seasons have become longer and more devastating, firefighters have looked to wide variety of technologies to assist with detection and response. The Alert Wildfire detection camera project, which began over a decade ago, was developed in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon/Washington, BLM Idaho, BLM Nevada, and University of Nevada Reno - Nevada and University of Oregon’s Seismological Laboratories.
In 2004, the University of Nevada Reno developed a stand-alone microwave network to support the change from analog to digital seismic station sensors. The microwave system runs on an unlicensed broadband public safety band that is networked across the states. This system has evolved from just transmitting seismic data, to the current wildfire detection video data from stations and cameras located primarily on BLM-permitted lands.
The cameras and associated tools help firefighters and first responders:
•discover/locate/confirm fire ignition,
•quickly scale fire resources up or down appropriately,
•monitor fire behavior through containment,
•during firestorms, help evacuations through enhanced situational awareness,
•ensure contained fires are monitored appropriately through their demise, and
•view prescribed fires both during ignition and during monitoring stages.
The camera network is fed by a single point mountaintop camera via microwave to central hosting point at the University of Nevada Reno. The cameras are 1080 high definition/high speed with pan, tilt, and zoom capabilities. The cameras also provide a live feed of for designated users of six frames per second.
Cameras provide a remote feed to a web page that updates the pictures every 10 seconds. Over the last several years, this innovative technology has provided critical information for thousands of fires throughout the western U.S.
In Fiscal Year 2022, the Oregon/Washington Bureau of Land Management awarded the University of Oregon (UO) $718,346 to help aid in wildfire prevention by developing the most integrated, and interorganizational wildfire detection system in the United States.
Funding will provide continued statewide access to vital information of emergent wildfires and provide for the most efficient and effective emergency response, thereby ensuring the quality of lives of Oregonians and protecting our natural resources.
In 2022, the BLM helped lead the establishment of an Oregon Statewide Wildfire Detection Camera System with the goal of establishing collaborative governance to establish and implement a statewide wildfire detection camera strategy that addresses a long-term detection camera build-out between the multiple agencies while also addressing current and future detection camera technologies.
The ALERTWildfire program continues to grow, the ability to locate smoke at a very early stage will ultimately allow firefighters more time to assess the situation and mobilize appropriate resources. This unique use of technology will save taxpayers money as well as our forests, grasslands, property, and lives, while managing risk to our firefighters through an informed response.
The 41 wildfire detection cameras covering Oregon and Washington can be viewed online at:
Photo: Fremont-Winema National Forest and BLM Lakeview District.
“I sing the body electric” takes on new meaning in our brave new digital world, where devices let us monitor everything from our stress levels to our genetic sequences, and devices with 100 real-time biosensors loom on the horizon. Join moderator Arianna Huffington, @ariannahuff, as she leads Deepak Chopra, MD, @DeepakChopra, Founder of The Chopra Foundation and Chopra Center, Deepak Chopra LLC, David Daly, Head of Oncology, Life Technologies, @LIFECorporation, Andrew Thompson, President & CEO, Proteus Digital, @Proteusdh, Reed V. Tuckson, @DrReedTuckson, MD, FACP, Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs, UnitedHealth Group, @CEShealth, and Sonny Vu, Co-Founder & CEO, Misfit Wearables, @MisfitWearables, in conversation on the latest innovations in the field, how those innovations have the potential to change lives, and what the digital revolution means for the body, mind, and soul.
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She found some (literal) shit she just HAD to roll around in. Notice the yellowish green smear all over her back. Just to try and identify what it was I gave her a sniff, wish I hadn't. There was no way I was letting her in the house without giving her a bath. After a few rounds of telling her how STINKY she was I put the leash on her and tied her to the trailer hitch. Then I got a small bucket with soapy water, a scrub brush, and a large bucket of hot water to rinse her and started scrubbing her down, all the while telling her she was STINKY. When she was dry enough I let her back in and her owner told her, "There, that'll teach ya".
Vintage Salt & Pepper Shakers. I find these hilarious... sorry to anyone who is easily offended! I think these men might be related, due to their ridiculous sense of appropriate behavior with their girlfriends. The man on the left has his hand up her skirt - and the man on the right has completely removed her boob! It's okay, though... she got even and socked him with her rolling pin!
A prescribed fire burns in a wire grass pine mix at Mississippi Sandhill Crane NWR in January of 2004
Conducta (2014) Just two weeks after its premier, the cuban film Conducta, has filled cuban movie theatres. Written and Directed by Ernesto Daranas (“Los Dioses Rotos”, 2009), the movie tells the story of “Chala”, a 12 year old social outcast from La Habana, and his relationship with Carmela, his veteran sixth grade teacher.
Having a promiscuous, drogadict mom, not knowing who his dad was, and living in a ramshackle house, Chala spent his days at school and his afternoons training fight dogs (an illegal activity in Cuba) in order to make a living for him and his mother. The movie that is attracting thousands of viewers to the theatres is already considered the biggest audiovisual event of the year.
First...The Camera Bag. I wanted a bag that said,"Don't even try stealing this!" So I
purchased some Domke inserts, put them in my British musette bag and sewed on a Russian spetsnaz patch. I'm not looking to give a false impression, but...okay I want to give a false impression. It holds DSLR, 3 lenses, flash, extension tubes, teleconverter, cards and batteries with room for a long lens in the future.
Ten Things About Me.
1 I am the parent of two first generation Americans. They have dual
Russian and American citizenships. We took custody of them on September
26, 2004. On September 26, 2005 our 'surprise' was born. Three boys
in 1 year.
2 I want to go to the Galapagos Islands.
3 I HATE movies. I LOVE film. I allow myself 2 movies per year where stuff blows up.
4 I'm related to one of the men in which Ian Fleming modeled James Bond, Sir Fitzroy MacLean. Ironically enough, I'm also related to Sean Connery.
5 I'm an award winning pig photographer, twice honored. Not kidding. Sad, huh? Have not had the guts to upload the pigs yet.
6 I am/was/might be a home builder. The verb tense confuses me in this market.
I start my semi-pro career in MMA photography next month. I hope to expand
photography as a career in the coming year.
7 I am nearly deaf in my right ear (low to mid tones). I have learned to compensate
by feeling vibrations. If you're ever in a noisy room with me and wonder
why I smile and nod a lot, I can't hear you because of the ambient noise.
8 I am severely claustrophobic. I am catastrophically coulrophobic (CLOWNS!). I have a little acrophobia. Ain't neurosis fun!
9 The wife recently graduated from a 3 year masters program in Nurse Anethesia. During this time I played Mr. Mom, with not building houses and all. Clipping coupons, new female friends, favorite shirt...you've seen the movie, right? I learned men are not natural care-givers...it's a learned behavior. I called it Drill Sergeant
Time. But the boys and I survived.
10 And finally. I don't care what anybody says...I've seen him live...not particularly
a fan of his...well, here goes...I believe Roy Clark is the greatest guitar player
ever!
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CALIFORNIA SEA OTTERS
Animal Classification
Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
Description
Sea otters are members of the weasel or mustelid family. Like other members of this family, they have very thick fur. In fact, at 850,000 to one million hairs per square inch, they have the thickest fur of any mammal. Their fur actually consists of two layers, an undercoat and longer guard hairs. This system traps a layer of air next to their skin so their skin does not get wet. Sea otters are usually dark brown, often with lighter guard hairs. Alaskan sea otters tend to have lighter fur on their heads. Sea otters are the smallest marine mammals. In California adult females weigh 35-60 pounds (16-27 kg); males reach up to 90 pounds (40 kg). Alaskan sea otters are bigger with males weighing up to 100 pounds (45 kg).
Range/Habitat
Sea otters once ranged from Mexico to Alaska and even to Japan. Currently, the California population numbers around 2,800 and is found from Half Moon Bay to Morro Bay. There is a much larger population in Alaska, and sea otters are still found in Russia. Sea otters inhabit shallow coastal areas and prefer places with kelp. The kelp acts as an anchor that the sea otters use to wrap themselves in when they are resting.
Mating/Breeding
Females give birth to one pup and usually have their first pup at the age of four or five. Their pregnancies last four to five months. Pups can be born any time of year, but in California most are born between January and March, and in Alaska most are born in the summer. When born, the pups weigh from three to five pounds.
Behavior
Sea otters are social animals, with females and pups spending time together in one group and males in another. Pups stay with their mothers for the first eight months of their life. The pups' fur traps so much air that they actually cannot dive under water. When mothers leave the pups wrapped in kelp to hunt, pups bob on the surface of the ocean like a cork. Mothers spend much time grooming pups and often carry them on their chests. Pups begin to learn to swim at around four weeks of age. Sea otters are one of the few animals to use tools. They eat animals with shells, like clams and abalone, and use a stone to break open the shells. When sea otters are under water searching for food, they store what they have found in the loose skin folds at their armpits. Adult sea otters can eat 25%-30% of their body weight in one day!
Status
Sea otters in California are a threatened species due to past over hunting for their beautiful fur. Although sea otters are protected now, they remain vulnerable, especially to oil spills. Unlike other marine mammals, sea otters do not have a blubber layer. Therefore, they rely on their fur to keep warm. If their fur is oiled, it loses its insulating qualities and the sea otters soon chill. Otters are also affected by the oil fumes or poisoned by eating food exposed to oil. Most sea otters quickly die in an oil spill. Several thousand sea otters died in the 1989 Exxon oil spill in Valdez, Alaska. Other threats to sea otters include infectious diseases, parasites, boat strikes, entanglements, and toxins.
At The Marine Mammal Center
The Marine Mammal Center began rehabilitating sea otters in 1995. Since that time, we have rescued up to 207 sea otters.
Want to learn more about marine mammals?
SOURCE: www.marinemammalcenter.org/
Malaysia rainforest
behavior shot..... as it feeds it pisses.... this was a lucky shot, all the other loads of shots were misses (even when i timed the intervals), not ramdomly pisses but in a slightly off-set intervals :P Well, at least i got 1 decent shot + HD video of it doing its business :)
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) hosted a policy seminar titled Taking It to Scale: Insights from IFPRI’s Research on Improving Nutrition Behaviors in Multiple Contexts on June 28, 2017. Speaking at the event were Purnima Menon, Senior Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI; Karin Lapping, Project Director, Alive & Thrive; Kaosar Afsana, Director of the Health, Nutrition and Population Programme, BRAC (via video); and Ellen Piwoz, Senior Program Officer, Nutrition Division of Global Development Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Marie Ruel, Director of the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI, served as chair.
The seminar presented key findings from a set of studies from the Alive & Thrive initiative focusing on whether large-scale initiatives aimed at changing behaviors can improve the diet quality of mothers, infants, and young children.
Taking photos at the HAGENBECK ZOO in HAMBURG; GERMANY. It was so fun going with BINE & DANI to the beautiful animal-focused zoo in Hamburg. We saw some incredible exhibits that really focused on the keeping the animal in a comfortable enviorment.
We laughed at the baboon exhibit because a little baboon was putting a blue DALLAS cap on its head. someone must of leaned over and it fell into the exhibit.
Little did we think anything could top that until we saw a large male baboon playing with a LUMIX CAMERA that also fell into the area.
Baboons are great mimics of human behavior and he put it up to his face trying to figure out why the humans seem to be so facinated with this object. Talk about 'found object' photo op.
Going to the cotton candy and popcorn maker brought back memories for me. My first job was working at the San Francisco Zoo as such. Of course, I purchased a cotton candy for $2.00, such a deal. 'This is perfectly made!!', I exclaimed, and the young ladyl smiled. Yes, I had to take a photo with her. afterall, us cotton_candy makers stick together like, well, cotton candy..