by Cameron West-Johnson | Aug 7, 2022 | bioluminescence
Comb Jellies are unique little creatures. These ancient carnivores belong to the phylum Ctenophora. Thus, they are not related to the jellyfish and have no stinging abilities. They get their name from the rows of cilia that resemble a comb. To propel themselves...
by Cameron West-Johnson | Aug 4, 2022 | Manatee, Video Blog
Right here in Florida, we house more than six thousand West Indian Manatee: an astoundingly massive marine mammal. Manatees have elephant-like skin, a round tail-like appendage called a fluke, and two flippers on their belly side, each with fingernails (or flipper...
by Cameron West-Johnson | Aug 4, 2022 | Dolphin
The Indian River Lagoon Bottlenose Dolphin is by far one of the most majestic marine mammals around. You feel as though you can see the joy on their faces as they splash around chasing their next meal. The Atlantic bottlenose dolphin is the apex predator of the IRL...
by Cameron West-Johnson | Jan 22, 2020 | Dolphin
The kayak tour guides and kayakers on our tours always enjoy close encounters with dolphins, even on rainy days. The video in this post shows a dolphin chasing fish toward the kayak tour group. First, you see it emerging from the water, then you can see it moving...
by Cameron West-Johnson | Aug 5, 2019 | Manatee, Video Blog
Video of a manatee encounter on a kayak tour in Central Florida. Check out this video of a manatee feeding on leaves along the shoreline. The manatee is pulling a branch of leaves down into the water and munching away on the leaves of a mangrove tree. Pictures of the...
