Oil seeps are prevalent in many bodies of water, and the Gulf of Mexico is no exception. Oil seeps are common both aboveground and underwater. A satellite survey published in January of 2000 counted at least 600 natural oil seeps within the Gulf. And they release a lot of oil.
I live with the smartest bird that I know. Her name is Stormie and she is an African Grey Parrot. I know she doesnâtât live out in the wold but she sings, dances and tells me to âwake upâ when I am not paying attention to her. The best thing she does is call me âmommyâ.
Cheer up; you're a winner: The blobfish ( Psychrolutes marcidus), a species that lives at great depths and is rarely seen but resembles a marine Jabba the Hut, has been voted the world's ugliest animal. It inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of the Australian mainland and Tasmania. Photograph: REX/Greenpeace.