Landlocked Mermaid

Marine Creature of the Month Famous Fish Made on Canva Scuttle and The Walrus We have a draw! For the first time ever on MCotM, a draw! I figure it is only fair that you get a post covering both of them. Instead of an in-depth profile on both, I am going to throw some fun facts about both of them your way. Scuttle the Seagull Kingdom: Animalia Class: Aves Conservation Status: Certain species are endangered (EN), like the herring gull. Picture from Varment Guard Seagulls are one of the few creatures which can drink sea water. They can drink salt water because of the glands above the eyes which flush salt out of their system, via holes in their bills. While Scuttle may not know the names for human objects, seagulls are actually very intelligent. They display learned behaviours like stamping their feet on the ground to mimic the rain and trick worms out of the ground. Not only do they show such intelligence but they pass the knowledge on. The oldest known gull is forty-nine years old. I...

Marine Creature of the Month African Penguin Aka, flip flop thieves! Kingdom: Animalia Class: Aves Conservation Status: Endangered (EN) WHERE DO THEY LIVE? Well, Africa. Duh. Namely, they live along the South African coasts, on some of the surrounding islands, and Namibia. There are a couple of colonies on the mainland, such as Boulder's Bay in Simon's Town which is where the above picture was taken. Traditionally, the colonies would have gathered on the smaller islands because there was less risk of predation. But, with the advent of cities and tourism, the mainland poses less predatory risk for the penguins now. The penguins on the mainland are very friendly and not people-shy at all. I know from first had experience that they will try to walk off with your sandals and being the loving, supporting girlfriend that I am, I definitely laughed and took pictures. WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE? The African penguin is very recognisably a penguin, with its ...