S C I E N T I S T
The Beach Chair Scientist is anyone with an enthusiasm for learning about the science behind life in the ocean or along the seashore.
The purpose behind this website and blog is to bring
a simplified perspective to the questions you might have while relaxing on the
beach. It is my goal to bring sound information to you in a format where you
are comfortable to translate accurate information to your family and friends.
Today with the advancement of quick access to information
- www.beachchairscientist.com is your place for all the answers to those perplexing
questions that occur while on relieving tension on vacation.
A
teachable moment for the Beach Chair Scientist:
It is Saturday morning, and an avid subscriber to www.beachchairscientist.com just arrived to
the
He had only relaxed for approximately ten minutes
when someone who was starring out at the ocean excitedly screamed, "Look! Oh my
God! There is a dolphin!" and pointed to a fin 100 feet out bobbing up and down
while swimming parallel to the coast.
The Beach Chair Scientist understands that dolphins
are extremely charismatic and personable animals, however, knew that this was
not a dolphin.
How did he know that this was a porpoise and not a
dolphin?
...The dorsal fin of the porpoise was triangular.
...Dolphins, on the other hand, have a hooked or curved dorsal
fin.
This is really the only difference one could see from that distance.
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- Where have all the horseshoe crabs gone?
- What are those "sand fleas" things you always dig up when making a drippy castle?
- What is the difference between a sea turtle, a "regular" turtle, and a terrapin?
