Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
You’d think that animals adapted to life in the open ocean would ignore arbitrary distinctions like ‘Pacific’ and ‘Atlantic.’ But they don’t. Or, at least, this month’s Bizarre Beasts, the sea snakes, don’t… Because, despite being well-adapted for life at sea, there are no sea snakes in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Sources:
oceanliteracy.unesco.org/ocean-and-seas
https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/how-the-ocean-works/ocean-circulation/the-ocean-conveyor/
academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/68/1/15/4609687
britannica.com/animal/sea-snake
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.172141
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0027373
https://userweb.ucs.louisiana.edu/~brm2286/locomotn.htm
aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/banded_sea_krait
gbif.org/species/2450145
https://blogs.adelaide.edu.au/environment/2020/07/03/shape-shifting-sea-snakes-a-dynamic-story-of-powerful-selection-pressures-and-rapid-evolution/
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ede.12284
kqed.org/science/1920952/why-do-sea-snake-species-flourish-in-the-indian-and-pacific-oceans-but-not-in-the-atlantic-or-caribbean
weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/what-is-the-coral-triangle
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/reptiles/yellow-bellied-sea-snake/
iucnredlist.org/species/176738/115883818#geographic-range
livescience.com/planet-earth/when-did-the-isthmus-of-panama-form-between-north-and-south-america
academic.oup.com/icb/article/52/2/257/673808#84365947
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2014.0119
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/588306
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021JC017186
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Images:
gettyimages.com/detail/1281734397
gettyimages.com/detail/1399613416
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1620470114
gettyimages.com/detail/1189155444
gettyimages.com/detail/1172805280
gettyimages.com/detail/1438674584
gettyimages.com/detail/473077695
youtube.com/watch?v=utAK0RG1_O8
gettyimages.com/detail/1134719651
gettyimages.com/detail/472537121
inaturalist.org/observations/32156715
inaturalist.org/observations/155322985
biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/75193
inaturalist.org/observations/52846460
gettyimages.com/detail/1091522154
gettyimages.com/detail/1293795848
gettyimages.com/detail/1288983687
gettyimages.com/detail/1291179366
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/9939/element/2/14
facebook.com/watch/?v=1118441075243260
gettyimages.com/detail/1156751753
gettyimages.com/detail/1486570007
gettyimages.com/detail/1346195784
gettyimages.com/detail/1404572208
gettyimages.com/detail/1534835744
inaturalist.org/observations/51230667
inaturalist.org/observations/15479044
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0239920#sec014
gettyimages.com/detail/1392283786
gettyimages.com/detail/538610574
facebook.com/watch/?v=1118441075243260
flickr.com/photos/reptileshots/25830622611/in/photolist-2oNC8uB-FmyGbg-SMvdmm-dAHvQ5-Fjhm3L-21CFZff-FqQvAY-FmyFy4-ciXa19
facebook.com/RyanPhotographic/videos
indiansnakes.org/snakedetails/banded%20sea%20snake
gettyimages.com/detail/1311051529
instagram.com/reel/Cp3eFixMfds
facebook.com/watch/?v=669066156598950
gettyimages.com/detail/1405500326
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gettyimages.com/detail/1403908095
gettyimages.com/detail/1312096456
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gettyimages.com/detail/1371740103
gettyimages.com/detail/1386890763
gettyimages.com/detail/1292439724
gettyimages.com/detail/1413280083
gettyimages.com/detail/512889542
gettyimages.com/detail/1319570405
gettyimages.com/detail/696268960
gettyimages.com/detail/1265644326
You’d think that animals adapted to life in the open ocean would ignore arbitrary distinctions like ‘Pacific’ and ‘Atlantic.’ But they don’t. Or, at least, this month’s Bizarre Beasts, the sea snakes, don’t… Because, despite being well-adapted for life at sea, there are no sea snakes in the Atlantic Ocean.
Did you miss this pin the first time around? Find it here until we run out! https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-seasnake
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
This month's pin is designed by Beth Radloff. You can find out more about her and her work here: bethberad.com
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Get the sea snake patch here! https://complexly.store/products/sea-snake-patch
Follow us on socials:
Twitter: twitter.com/bizarrebeasts
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
#BizarreBeasts #seasnake #snakes
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Sources:
oceanliteracy.unesco.org/ocean-and-seas
https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/how-the-ocean-works/ocean-circulation/the-ocean-conveyor/
academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/68/1/15/4609687
britannica.com/animal/sea-snake
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.172141
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0027373
https://userweb.ucs.louisiana.edu/~brm2286/locomotn.htm
aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/banded_sea_krait
gbif.org/species/2450145
https://blogs.adelaide.edu.au/environment/2020/07/03/shape-shifting-sea-snakes-a-dynamic-story-of-powerful-selection-pressures-and-rapid-evolution/
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ede.12284
kqed.org/science/1920952/why-do-sea-snake-species-flourish-in-the-indian-and-pacific-oceans-but-not-in-the-atlantic-or-caribbean
weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/what-is-the-coral-triangle
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/reptiles/yellow-bellied-sea-snake/
iucnredlist.org/species/176738/115883818#geographic-range
livescience.com/planet-earth/when-did-the-isthmus-of-panama-form-between-north-and-south-america
academic.oup.com/icb/article/52/2/257/673808#84365947
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2014.0119
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/588306
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021JC017186
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Images:
gettyimages.com/detail/1281734397
gettyimages.com/detail/1399613416
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1620470114
gettyimages.com/detail/1189155444
gettyimages.com/detail/1172805280
gettyimages.com/detail/1438674584
gettyimages.com/detail/473077695
youtube.com/watch?v=utAK0RG1_O8
gettyimages.com/detail/1134719651
gettyimages.com/detail/472537121
inaturalist.org/observations/32156715
inaturalist.org/observations/155322985
biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/75193
inaturalist.org/observations/52846460
gettyimages.com/detail/1091522154
gettyimages.com/detail/1293795848
gettyimages.com/detail/1288983687
gettyimages.com/detail/1291179366
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/9939/element/2/14
facebook.com/watch/?v=1118441075243260
gettyimages.com/detail/1156751753
gettyimages.com/detail/1486570007
gettyimages.com/detail/1346195784
gettyimages.com/detail/1404572208
gettyimages.com/detail/1534835744
inaturalist.org/observations/51230667
inaturalist.org/observations/15479044
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0239920#sec014
gettyimages.com/detail/1392283786
gettyimages.com/detail/538610574
facebook.com/watch/?v=1118441075243260
flickr.com/photos/reptileshots/25830622611/in/photolist-2oNC8uB-FmyGbg-SMvdmm-dAHvQ5-Fjhm3L-21CFZff-FqQvAY-FmyFy4-ciXa19
facebook.com/RyanPhotographic/videos
indiansnakes.org/snakedetails/banded%20sea%20snake
gettyimages.com/detail/1311051529
instagram.com/reel/Cp3eFixMfds
facebook.com/watch/?v=669066156598950
gettyimages.com/detail/1405500326
gettyimages.com/detail/1393061494
gettyimages.com/detail/1403908095
gettyimages.com/detail/1312096456
gettyimages.com/detail/1404569414
gettyimages.com/detail/1371740103
gettyimages.com/detail/1386890763
gettyimages.com/detail/1292439724
gettyimages.com/detail/1413280083
gettyimages.com/detail/512889542
gettyimages.com/detail/1319570405
gettyimages.com/detail/696268960
gettyimages.com/detail/1265644326
