Tuesday, May 5, 2020

Strange Sightings

This life sized model of a fish hangs overhead in the Water Gallery. It is a curious sight, called a Mola.


Another view of the blue whale skeleton.


Yet another oddity finds itself on this panel, which reminds us in the words of a quirky chaos theorist that life finds a way.


Water is not just about the sea, of course, and the Water Gallery focuses on freshwater too, including a large aquarium with a number of fish.


A terrareum here includes spotted turtles.

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22 comments:

  1. LindaMay 5, 2020 at 2:14 AM

    I see why they call them spotted turtles!

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  2. Francisco Manuel Carrajola OliveiraMay 5, 2020 at 5:16 AM

    Estou a gostar da visita ao museu.
    Um abraço e uma boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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  3. PerthDailyPhotoMay 5, 2020 at 6:11 AM

    Gosh the Mola and the glow in the dark fish are amazing for different reasons. It's the first time I've heard of a fish that enjoys sunbathing 😊

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  4. TomMay 5, 2020 at 6:24 AM

    ...a sunbathing fish, now that's a new one for me! Water is so simple and so complex and so important.

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  5. eileeninmdMay 5, 2020 at 6:44 AM

    Hello

    I have never heard of a Mola, the spotted turtle is cute. Enjoy your day!

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  6. Iris FlaviaMay 5, 2020 at 6:52 AM

    A sunbathing fish?!!! Oh, LOL. Never heard of that.

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  7. TamagoMay 5, 2020 at 7:16 AM

    Fish hanging overhead, it's a curious sight indeed :-)

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  8. Salty Pumpkin StudioMay 5, 2020 at 7:51 AM

    That fish is weird looking.

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  9. SandiMay 5, 2020 at 8:19 AM

    So much HUGE life out there long ago.

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  10. Aritha V. May 5, 2020 at 8:30 AM

    I love it and search for it va Google (Wikipedia). It is interesting

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  11. SharonMay 5, 2020 at 9:09 AM

    There are lots of fish in the sea!

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  12. DJanMay 5, 2020 at 9:18 AM

    I never heard of that fish before. Very interesting!

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  13. RedPatMay 5, 2020 at 9:27 AM

    A very quirky fish!

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  14. RedMay 5, 2020 at 10:20 AM

    We remain curious about life underwater. We have limited access to see what's going on.

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  15. Marie SmithMay 5, 2020 at 12:11 PM

    That blue whale skeleton is an incredible sight.

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  16. William KendallMay 5, 2020 at 12:55 PM

    @Linda: good name for them.

    @Francisco: thank you.

    @Grace: they're both unusual.

    @Tom: definitely.

    @Eileen: thanks!

    @Iris: quite odd.

    @Tamago: indeed.

    @Maywyn: I agree.

    @Sandi: definitely.

    @Aritha: very much so.

    @Sharon: indeed.

    @DJan: thank you.

    @RedPat: indeed.

    @Red: true.

    @Marie: I agree.

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  17. MarleenMay 5, 2020 at 3:16 PM

    A Mola is new to me.

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  18. BillMay 5, 2020 at 3:52 PM

    The spotted turtle is new to me.

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  19. KayMay 5, 2020 at 11:00 PM

    Mola? Spotted turtle? Two new ones for me.

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  20. carol l mckennaMay 7, 2020 at 6:45 PM

    Informative post and neat photography ~ ^_^

    Be Well,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  21. Lowcarb team memberMay 8, 2020 at 1:00 PM

    I like the spotted turtle …

    All the best Jan

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  22. William KendallMay 3, 2022 at 12:53 PM

    @Marleen: they're fascinating.

    @Bill: not so much to me.

    @Kay: so seems the common opinion.

    @Carol: thank you.

    @Jan: me too.

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