By scott and sharon barlass on Monday, July 29, 2002 - 9:21 am: |
A place to learn more about marine life on Bonaire has just been established. Caren Eckrich, a Marine Biologist living on Bonaire, is creating weekly "did you know...?" lessons about different marine creatures at this Website http://ocean-adventures.org/biologist.html. Right now she has lessons posted about Razorfish, Octopus, and Parrotfish. One more lesson will be added each week!
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By Ida Christie on Monday, July 29, 2002 - 11:52 am: |
Thanks for the site. Had no idea about the parrot fish. (sand) will never be the same....
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By Carole Baker on Monday, July 29, 2002 - 5:24 pm: |
Thanks for the site, Scott! Have added it to my "FAV's" and passed it on to some landlocked kids I know...and their parents, as well! I will work on the kids to talk their parents into meeting us on Bonaire one of these days! Not fair the way I am doing it, but it just might work! Great site. Carole
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By gerard geertjes on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 11:09 am: |
Sand production in progress.....
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By sherry baker on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 11:17 am: |
what a nice clear photo - seems he is doing what he does best!!
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By Sarah on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 11:24 am: |
Gerard..
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By gerard geertjes on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 9:16 am: |
Look what I just found in the REEF CAM archive……talk about sand production!
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By scott and sharon barlass on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 10:45 am: |
We are strange creatures. We just love to jump into a mixture of decay, debris, and excrement!
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By scott and sharon barlass on Sunday, August 4, 2002 - 10:53 am: |
Another "Did you know?" lesson about starfish has been added today at http://ocean-adventures.org/biologist.html
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By scott and sharon barlass on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 9:27 am: |
Do you know what a Moray Eel is doing when it opens it's mouth and shows you all those teeth? Bonaire Marine Biologist Caren Eckrich just added another "fishy lesson" about Morays at..
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By Cristin M. O'Hara on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 3:23 pm: |
Yea! My very first posting after a year of "lurking"! Finally figured out how to create an e-mail address that would work for this board (the Irish apostrophe thing didn't work with the board mechanics). ANYWAY, my husband and I are BIG fans of Caren's. We first met her a few years back at S.D. And rediscovered her in her new venue last year. We've taken her Sea & Discover snorkel tour and think she is a great resource for the ever curious diver. We look forward to learning even more from her this year . . . and meeting the new addition to the family!
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By scott and sharon barlass on Tuesday, August 13, 2002 - 4:15 pm: |
Hi Cristin,
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By scott and sharon barlass on Monday, August 19, 2002 - 10:01 am: |
Caren Eckrich, a marine biologist on Bonaire, has posted another "did you Know?" lesson at http://www.ocean-adventures.org/biologist.html
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By scott and sharon barlass on Monday, August 26, 2002 - 7:22 pm: |
Did you know Snapping Shrimp stun their prey with a loud snap and high speed stream of water?
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By scott and sharon barlass on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 11:14 am: |
Did you know Frogfish have a fishing pole and lure attached to their head?
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By Carole Baker on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 - 9:36 pm: |
Thank you again, Scott and Sharon! I just love your site and share it with some young friends of mine. I have sent an email to join up for your notifications. Great work! Carole
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By scott and sharon barlass on Sunday, September 8, 2002 - 5:29 pm: |
Hi Carole,
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By scott and sharon barlass on Sunday, September 8, 2002 - 5:29 pm: |
Jellyfish. What are they made of?
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By scott and sharon barlass on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 11:17 am: |
Ostracods. Why do they glow in the dark? And what the heck is an Ostracod?
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By scott and sharon barlass on Monday, September 23, 2002 - 11:10 am: |
Sponges. Are they plants or animals?
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By Steve Bender on Sunday, September 29, 2002 - 6:18 pm: |
We met Caren at Christmas 2000 when we enrolled our 9 year old daughter and her 8 year old friend in her classes. We signed them up for 3 days, and they wanted to go back every day! My wife even joined them on two snorkel trips! They really enjoyed her teaching and are anxious to see her again when we return this Christmas. Keep up the good work, Caren and congratulations on the new baby!
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By SANDY WEISS on Friday, October 4, 2002 - 10:04 pm: |
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2002
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By scott and sharon barlass on Saturday, October 5, 2002 - 12:56 pm: |
Hi Sandy,
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By tom and barbara wilson on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 10:00 am: |
I wonder if someone could help me with this Squid Behavior. These photos are from our recent trip (Sept '02). I observed a lone squid turn dark and quickly back out of a hole in the coral it would move a few feet away and then renter and repeat. I approached the hole and the squid flashed some shades and rapidly cut me off to enter the hole again.
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By Jake Richter - NetTech on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 10:12 am: |
Tom,
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By Snorkelguy {Scott} on Thursday, October 10, 2002 - 8:17 pm: |
Very nice Jake, I love to watch squid. I swear it seems like they are looking back at you and their eyes are following you.
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By tom and barbara wilson on Friday, October 11, 2002 - 8:29 am: |
Yes! Jake thanks that is exactly what this squid did. I love these creatures!
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By scott and sharon barlass on Friday, October 11, 2002 - 9:27 am: |
Hi Tom,
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By Snorkelguy {Scott} on Friday, October 11, 2002 - 4:00 pm: |
Thanks for the suggestion Scott, it sounds like an interesting read. I also find it interesting how if you swim towards squid they quickly swim away, but if you just stop and look at them, they appear to stop and look at you.
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By scott and sharon barlass on Friday, October 11, 2002 - 7:13 pm: |
Hi Scott,
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By Faith M. Senie on Saturday, October 12, 2002 - 11:17 am: |
We found it fascinating that if we looked down and away from a school of squid (do they come in schools? flocks? herds?) that they would swim up close to us to investigate, but the minute we looked up at them, they would swim away. Dan took advantage of that behavior to get some good pics -- he would look down with the camera in position, let them come close to him, then quickly look up and get a shot off before they could swim away. One of those shots is now the background on my PC at work...
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By Snorkelguy {Scott} on Saturday, October 12, 2002 - 11:36 am: |
Great tip Faith, thanks.
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By scott and sharon barlass on Saturday, October 12, 2002 - 12:49 pm: |
Hi Faith,
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By scott and sharon barlass on Sunday, October 13, 2002 - 11:40 am: |
Sea Cucumbers...why do they eat their own mucus?
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By scott and sharon barlass on Monday, October 21, 2002 - 11:40 am: |
Jawfish...who cares for the eggs?
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By Bill Sweeney on Thursday, October 24, 2002 - 10:55 pm: |
Yes, Sandy from FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2002, I can highly recommend the dive site Ebo's Special. I logged it as a sloping wall / very shallow reef dive on 28 AUG 97. My comments were "juvenile yelowtail damselfish! in spades." "Elkhorn coral in shallows. Fantastic!" I guessed the visibility to be 100 ft. with a smiley face. I noted a mild west to easterly current. I dove from the trimaran "New Toy."
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By scott and sharon barlass on Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - 7:25 pm: |
Gender Change
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By scott and sharon barlass on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 1:19 pm: |
Did you know there is a marine worm with metal teeth?
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By Sarah on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 2:58 pm: |
Scott.. I like that one..
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By scott and sharon barlass on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 5:40 pm: |
Sarah,
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By Sarah on Sunday, November 17, 2002 - 6:13 pm: |
Scott,
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By scott and sharon barlass on Wednesday, December 25, 2002 - 7:53 pm: |
Did you know most fish start their lives as tiny current-driven creatures?
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By Snorkelguy {Scott} on Wednesday, December 25, 2002 - 10:43 pm: |
Hi Scott,
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By scott and sharon barlass on Thursday, December 26, 2002 - 10:57 am: |
Hi Scott,
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By Snorkelguy {Scott} on Friday, December 27, 2002 - 8:11 pm: |
Thanks for the suggestion Scott; I’ll definitely check this book out.
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By scott and sharon barlass on Monday, January 13, 2003 - 7:02 pm: |
Did you know damselfish are farmers?
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By clint harsch on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 3:10 pm: |
??I have gotten opposite input on wearing gloves on a reef. I never do because they make taking pictures harder and I don't touch anything anyway. I have seen articles and was tought that the the oil from ones hands will kill the coral and you should always wear light gloves. On the web cam messages today they are saying that you should not wear gloves. What gives??
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By Susan Feldman on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 3:34 pm: |
Clint,
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By Jake Richter - NetTech on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 3:48 pm: |
Clint,
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By Susan Feldman on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 3:55 pm: |
I didn't realize about the cleanup dive but it makes sense, as do medical reasons and disabled-diver reasons. Thanks for the correction, Jake!
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By clint harsch on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 4:49 pm: |
Thanks, was just wondering. I have only used mine while cold lake diving, find them to restrictive, but I can see using them to pickup sharp garbage.
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By Cecil Berry on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 4:53 pm: |
Jake that is always what I've heard, but lately I've been hearing that fish that like to be touched are being harmed by the contact. I believe there was a whale shark (or manta in the Pacific somewhere) that was observed to have an infection where he liked to be touched. AFAIR.
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By Sarah on Friday, January 17, 2003 - 7:30 pm: |
Caren is so much more qualified than I am, but here’s what I can tell you… and I'll keep it brief!
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By scott and sharon barlass on Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 12:51 am: |
Hi gang,
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By Glen Reem on Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 11:05 am: |
Is there an algae living in the green moray's mucus giving the color, as with corals???
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By Sarah on Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 11:26 am: |
Scott, I'll look forward to Caren's post..
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By Glen Reem on Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 2:13 pm: |
Ah, RGB 'additive color'! :–) TKS.
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By scott and sharon barlass on Saturday, January 18, 2003 - 11:40 pm: |
Caren emailed me back with her input regarding handling marine life. Here it is..
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By seb schulherr on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 12:34 am: |
If they don't touch each other when reproducing, why on earth would they want to be touched by YOU?
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By Glen Reem on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 12:41 am: |
Let's see, cats and dogs and horses (donkeys on Bonaire) and even people like to be scratched and that is not a necessary part of their reproduction. Sounds like a non sequiture.
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By seb schulherr on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 1:06 am: |
Well Glen, cats and dogs and horses all are quite intimate with each other when having sex and generally interacting. They are not covered in mucus and touching each other as well as other animals is natural to them, as it is to (most) humans.
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By Sarah on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 11:19 am: |
Thank you Caren..
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By scott and sharon barlass on Sunday, January 19, 2003 - 11:43 pm: |
Hi Sarah,
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By Sarah on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 7:44 am: |
Hi Scott
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By scott and sharon barlass on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 4:52 pm: |
Sarah,
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By Sarah on Monday, January 20, 2003 - 5:19 pm: |
That's great Scott, thank you.
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By scott and sharon barlass (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #202) on Sunday, February 2, 2003 - 5:46 pm: |
Did you know flounders are masters of change?
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By scott and sharon barlass (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #208) on Sunday, February 9, 2003 - 6:01 pm: |
Did you know build their own mucus tents?
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By scott and sharon barlass (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #209) on Sunday, February 9, 2003 - 6:03 pm: |
That should have been parrotfish build their own mucus tents!
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By Carole Baker (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1997) on Sunday, February 9, 2003 - 7:14 pm: |
Thanks, Scott & Sharon! I share your links with my young friends every time you post one. Thanks ever so much! Carole
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By scott and sharon barlass (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #210) on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 12:27 am: |
Thanks Carole, I'll pass your comments on to Caren...she really enjoys putting these mini-lessons together...and now they have also been picked up in the Bonaire Reporter!
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By Carole Baker (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2003) on Monday, February 10, 2003 - 4:40 pm: |
You really can't take a "bad" photo on Bonaire! My husband didn't think I should post "his" pic, but this is one of my favorites at the Divi. Just one of the many, many reasons we love it there so much...brilliant and vibrant colors...in addition to the waters and the people and all the wild critters....just some of the wonders of Bonaire. Carole
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By scott and sharon barlass (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #211) on Sunday, February 16, 2003 - 7:31 pm: |
Did you know Sargeant Majors turn blue when preparing a nest?
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By Sarah (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1866) on Monday, February 17, 2003 - 7:46 pm: |
Hi Scott
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By scott and sharon barlass (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #212) on Monday, February 17, 2003 - 11:06 pm: |
Hi there Sarah! I'll let Caren know. Whay type of organic pollutants are you researching?
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By Sarah (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1867) on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 - 5:51 pm: |
Thanks Scott
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By scott and sharon barlass (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #214) on Sunday, February 23, 2003 - 11:06 am: |
Did you know coneys hunt small fish in cooperation with eels?
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By scott and sharon barlass (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #226) on Friday, April 4, 2003 - 6:27 pm: |
Did you know squid use color changes to communicate?
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By Carole Baker (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2239) on Friday, April 4, 2003 - 7:06 pm: |
Thanks again, Scott and Sharon! Carole
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By scott and sharon barlass (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #232) on Sunday, April 13, 2003 - 5:53 pm: |
Did you know coral has a "hot date" once per year?
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By scott and sharon barlass (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #233) on Sunday, May 4, 2003 - 10:41 am: |
Did you know certain sponges attack and kill coral?
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By Carole Baker (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2351) on Sunday, May 4, 2003 - 1:48 pm: |
Thanks again, Scott! Spectacular site and offerings for all! Carole
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By Doug Grawe (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #9) on Thursday, December 9, 2004 - 9:51 pm: |
I noticed no new messages have been posted here in over a year. I was just visiting the Ocean Adventures web site and think it would be a perfect place to take group from my school. I tried the e-mail on the web site and never received a response. If anyone has any information I'l love to get the low down.
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By Laura a.k.a. Snowfire (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #294) on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 12:17 am: |
*dusting off old thread*
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By seb (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2577) on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 9:16 am: |
I'm sure Caren planned to add articles; her second daughter may have interrupted the process though.
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By Caren Eckrich - Sea & Discover (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #7) on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 10:36 am: |
Hey Laura, I'ld love to - it's just finding the time...I just posted a thread in 'Dining' and hope to continue the 'did you know's in the near future. For instance, did you know that sea turtles have claws on their front flippers? Males have larger claws than females and use them to hook onto the female's carapace while mating. The female has to swim for both of them so that they can breathe at the surface every now and then (it takes a while...).
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By Laura a.k.a. Snowfire (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #318) on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 12:56 pm: |
Hi Caren! Wow, so nice to "meet" you. I've really enjoyed your articles, and look forward to perhaps reading more. They're great!
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By seb (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2596) on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 1:29 pm: |
Caren, how delightful to see you posting around these parts again! So what do the girl turtles (turtellas?)use their claws for, stability when digging?
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By Caren Eckrich - Sea & Discover (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #8) on Thursday, February 16, 2006 - 4:01 pm: |
From what I've seen, the claws are not used in the nest digging process. They may aid in crawling along the beach. I'm really not sure. They may just be a remnant of when they were tortoises living on land - the claws of tortoises are used in digging for food. Good question. Can anybody add to this?
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By Mare (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1292) on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 3:31 pm: |
Hi Caren, good to see you posting!
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By Lowe Johnston (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #6) on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 9:31 am: |
Hi, couple questions...
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By Cyn (GH) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #128) on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 11:34 am: |
Lowe, welcome to Bonaire Talk! Try checking out this website. Click on the parrotfish. There is the fish behavior information, and all kinds of information about the fish common to bonaire.
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By Wes Burgess, MD, PhD (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Sunday, August 2, 2009 - 2:59 pm: |
Please don't pick up, touch, injure, scare, or otherwise disturb wildlife. It is unnecessary and not compassionate.
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