Tagged: sea

Dimakya Island

Dimakya Island, located in the northern Palawan region of the Philippines is a very beautiful part of the world. The reef around the island is home to many turtles, fish, and a beautiful school of jack. Believe it or not, most of this footage was shot on one dive!

Levitating boats (9 pictures)

Boats were made to float but sometimes when the water is crystal clear and the photo is taken at the right angle it can give the illusion that they are levitating.

Kuroshio Sea – 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world

The main tank called the “Kuroshio Sea” holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world’s second largest acrylic glass panel. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank.

Seals amazing underwater world (14 pictures)

Kind of scary teeth should be enough to scare off even the most daring wildlife photographers. But not Adam Hanlon. Nature photographer Adam Hanlon (Adam Hanlon) arranged a photo shoot seals near the Farne Islands, Northumberland, England.

Stunning pictures of seahorses and seadragons (29 pictures)

Realize how stunning these tiny sea creatures are. With a long face like a horse, they have an almost mythical appearance, but are far from immortal as none of the seahorse family are strong swimmers and they often die during storms. They excel at camouflage and many can change colors to hide themselves in their natural underwater surroundings. There are declining numbers as these creatures are used in Asian herbal medicines. Bizarrely, for seahorses, leafy and weedy sea dragons and even pipefish — a relative — males are responsible for childbearing. Here are some fun facts and sensational shots of these tiny “sea monsters” that are truly spectacular!