Tag: Orca

Marine Biology, Surfing, Surfing Ecology

What Lies Beneath: the mutant slab of Shipstern Bluff

by Dr Abalone • October 5, 2020 • 6 Comments

For a long time is was a myth. Both a dream and a nightmare, A perfect mutant slab far off the trail. A slab of epic proportions. It’s Teahupoʻo, arguably the gnarliest wave in the world, on steroids. Welcome to Shippies.

Animal ethics, Environment, Marine Biology, Philosophy

Are Animals Conscious and Does it Matter?

by Dr Abalone • March 24, 2016 • 1 Comment

Many people hope that some day we may meet an intelligent being from another world. Hollywood tells us this stranger will come flying down in a spaceship, and will look a bit like us. Most importantly, he’ll have a mind like ours and we’ll figure out how to communicate in a few hours. But maybe…