Comments on The Right Blue: Don't feed the critters

I've missed visiting your blog. I was telling...

2010-08-04T11:29:15.547-10:00

I've missed visiting your blog. I was telling a co-worker about it and we sat here browsing your posts and video clips. I see you're still taking fantastic shots and having wonderful experiences! Keep it up! :-)

Hi Lavenderbay - Yes, that is exactly the point. ...

2010-03-17T09:57:42.214-10:00

Hi Lavenderbay -

Yes, that is exactly the point. As tempting as it is to do so, it's not a good idea to feed the bears -- or the eels -- and for much the same reasons.

Re home ranges of fishes, generally speaking the smaller the physical size, the smaller the range, and vice versa. For example, reef fishes usually have a smallish, well-defined range. Tagging and telemetry studies have shown that larger pelagic species (think sharks, tunas, etc.) sometimes roam widely -- but not randomly.

Bobbie

Your posts have taught me that many underwater cre...

2010-03-17T09:06:05.364-10:00

Your posts have taught me that many underwater creatures have tiny territories. I used to think that fish more or less drifted about with the currents. Now I can see that accustoming a fish to handfeeding is as easy -- and unwise -- as accustoming raccoons or bears to it.