I am secretly an old man. My name is Dan. Environment, biology, tech, politics, film, art, USC football, assorted lulz.

 

Why the long face, triggerfish? #gopro (at California Science Center)

Why the long face, triggerfish? #gopro (at California Science Center)

Humans are capable of terrible brutality. Keeping wild-caught dolphins in a small tank for entertainment purposes is bad enough, but at this Japanese tank, they also rob the animal of its lifeblood: water.

Humans are capable of terrible brutality. Keeping wild-caught dolphins in a small tank for entertainment purposes is bad enough, but at this Japanese tank, they also rob the animal of its lifeblood: water.

Cabezons are my favorite fish. They aren’t huge but have a feisty temperament to make up for it. When we feed them in the tank, none of the other fish fuck with them.