Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep surfaces in Psychology Today
And the latest on octopuses, orcas and the ocean in Skaana's ocean news for February, 2025
The star of Octopus Ocean: Storm at
the Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea -
photo: Mark Leiren-Young
The big news in Skaana-land this month is the release of Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep. I’ll dive deeper into octopuses - and the book - soon but, for now, I’m kicking off this month’s ocean news with a teaser from a story/interview about Octopus Ocean from Psychology Today
Octopuses are amazing beings who are receiving increasing attention in scientific and popular press because they are so different from us and many other nonhuman animals (animals). I find it somewhat difficult to keep up with what we're learning about these big-brained, deeply sentient, highly emotional, eight-legged, blue-blooded animals and was thrilled to read octopus expert Mark Leiren-Young's new highly acclaimed, beautifully illustrated book Octopus Ocean: Geniuses of the Deep. While Mark wrote the book for youngsters, I learned something new on just about every page so I highly recommend this fact-filled book to people of all ages.
For my interview - with former Skaana guess, Marc Bekoff - click here…
And more on Octopus Ocean
Award-winning local author releases children’s book on octopuses - Victoria Buzz
35 of the Best New Titles, Including a New YA from Ibi Zoboi
And the latest on the amazing orcas of J-Pod (the southern residents)
She’s a girl! Meet J-62 - a southern resident baby (who needs a name NOW please)
Welcome J62: A new female orca joins the Southern Resident family - King TV
And Tahlequah’s tragedy
Valeria Vergara: A mother's grief, a population on the brink - Vancouver Sun
And in Octopus world
Clever Octopus Opens Tightly Sealed Jar on First Try
Hunting With An Octopus #Octopus #VancouverIsland #ScubaDiving #MarineLife -YouTube
The Argonaut, An Evolutionary Defying Open Water Octopus With a Shell
Orcas Everywhere
Orcas ‘in crisis’: feds sued over lack of protections - The Narwhal
Orca advocates beg for solutions as salmon shortage threatens whale population - Kiro
Some whales sing low enough to be 'acoustically invisible' to predators: research - Times Colonist
Researchers develop new way to detect early pregnancy in killer whales - Chek
And some hot herring news
'Encouraging' return of Pacific herring is underway off Vancouver Island - CHEK News
Farewell to a legendary lobster
R.I.P. Leon The Lobster... We will mis you Buddy
And in science news
Yes, Deep Sea Mining is evil - The Case Against Mining the Seabed - The Tyee
And so is this…
And in our latest installment of Trump vs. science
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vs. reality
And now for something cool ‘cause it’s cool and there are too many sad things in the world… some orca art from Skaana supporter, Natasha van Netten.
03 Southern Resident Killer Whales, ink on paper and metal pins
04 Natasha van Netten, Southern Resident Killer Whales (detail view)
Here are some links to Natasha’s work:
My studio website www.natashavannetten.com
Upcoming Events www.natashavannetten.com/upcoming-markets
My Instagram www.instagram.com/n_van_netten
My shop www.natashavannettendesigns
