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Atlantic Ocean Archive
![Triple Divide Peak Facts First of all, the slopes of Triple Divide Peak play an important role in the hydrologic cycle of North America. That’s because from this […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/1-115x115.png "Triple Divide Peak")
Triple Divide Peak
Posted on February 1, 2017 | No CommentsTriple Divide Peak Facts First of all, the slopes of Triple Divide Peak play an important role in the hydrologic cycle of North America. That’s because from this […]![White Beaked Dolphin Facts The White Beaked Dolphin was first recognized as separate species in 1846, by the famous taxonomist John Edward Gray. It was, in fact, one of […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/white-beaked-dolphin-115x115.jpg "White Beaked Dolphin")
White Beaked Dolphin
Posted on November 23, 2016 | No CommentsWhite Beaked Dolphin Facts The White Beaked Dolphin was first recognized as separate species in 1846, by the famous taxonomist John Edward Gray. It was, in fact, one of […]![Barndoor Skate Facts The Barndoor Skate did not have distinction as a separate species until 1898. It is one of the largest known species of skate found in […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/barndoor-skate-115x115.jpg "Barndoor Skate")
Barndoor Skate
Posted on November 13, 2016 | No CommentsBarndoor Skate Facts The Barndoor Skate did not have distinction as a separate species until 1898. It is one of the largest known species of skate found in […]![The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin lives in every temperate and tropical ocean. The species was once grouped with the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin but is now a separate species. This beautiful […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/3-2-115x115.png "Pantropical Spotted Dolphin")
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
Posted on September 10, 2016 | No CommentsThe Pantropical Spotted Dolphin lives in every temperate and tropical ocean. The species was once grouped with the Atlantic Spotted Dolphin but is now a separate species. This beautiful […]![The remarkable Porcupine Ray is an extremely rare species of ray. It is also the only known member of its genus. They are truly remarkable ocean creatures and are unique […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/3-8-115x115.png "Porcupine Ray")
Porcupine Ray
Posted on August 30, 2016 | No CommentsThe remarkable Porcupine Ray is an extremely rare species of ray. It is also the only known member of its genus. They are truly remarkable ocean creatures and are unique […]![Reynisfjara Beach is (without doubt!) one of the MOST unusual beaches on earth! Furthermore, it is also one of the most isolated beaches known to man! This isolation has enabled […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/1-9.png "Reynisfjara Beach")
Reynisfjara Beach
Posted on August 4, 2016 | No CommentsReynisfjara Beach is (without doubt!) one of the MOST unusual beaches on earth! Furthermore, it is also one of the most isolated beaches known to man! This isolation has enabled […]![The Cownose Ray is an interesting species of eagle ray. Now THERE is a name that creates a mental image! They are also one of the smallest species of […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2-17.png "Cownose Ray")
Cownose Ray
Posted on May 30, 2016 | No CommentsThe Cownose Ray is an interesting species of eagle ray. Now THERE is a name that creates a mental image! They are also one of the smallest species of […]![Ocean Quahog is the common name for the Arctica islandica. This is a species of bivalve mollusk. This ocean dwelling bivalve is the longest lived animal species known to […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/210.png "Ocean Quahog")
Ocean Quahog
Posted on May 14, 2015 | No CommentsOcean Quahog is the common name for the Arctica islandica. This is a species of bivalve mollusk. This ocean dwelling bivalve is the longest lived animal species known to […]![The unique Obese Dragonfish is a species not commonly seen. This is due more to their particular habitat, than an apparent scarcity of numbers. Due to insufficient information, […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Obese-Dragonfish-115x115.png "Obese Dragonfish")
Obese Dragonfish
Posted on October 12, 2014 | No CommentsThe unique Obese Dragonfish is a species not commonly seen. This is due more to their particular habitat, than an apparent scarcity of numbers. Due to insufficient information, […]![The Barreleye Fish is a small family of unique fish which live deep in the depths of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. They live in both temperate and tropical waters. The common […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/244.png "Barreleye Fish")
Barreleye Fish
Posted on October 1, 2014 | No CommentsThe Barreleye Fish is a small family of unique fish which live deep in the depths of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. They live in both temperate and tropical waters. The common […]![The Salpa Maggiore is an extraordinarily unique ocean creature. Their physical shape resembles a fish and their bodies are almost completely translucent, like a jellyfish. In actuality, they are […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/116.png "Salpa Maggiore")
Salpa Maggiore
Posted on September 12, 2014 | 2 CommentsThe Salpa Maggiore is an extraordinarily unique ocean creature. Their physical shape resembles a fish and their bodies are almost completely translucent, like a jellyfish. In actuality, they are […]![The Portuguese Man O’ War, or Portuguese Man of War, is a dangerous species of marine cnidarian. Its numerous tentacles are capable of delivering extremely painful stings. They are […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/127.png "Portuguese Man O War")
Portuguese Man O War
Posted on July 22, 2014 | No CommentsThe Portuguese Man O’ War, or Portuguese Man of War, is a dangerous species of marine cnidarian. Its numerous tentacles are capable of delivering extremely painful stings. They are […]![The Sea Pig is the common name of a genus of deep sea holothurian echinoderms which obviously resemble a pig. However, not all species bear this resemblance. Members of this […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/112.png "Sea Pig")
Sea Pig
Posted on July 13, 2014 | 1 CommentThe Sea Pig is the common name of a genus of deep sea holothurian echinoderms which obviously resemble a pig. However, not all species bear this resemblance. Members of this […]![The Venus Flytrap Anemone is a relatively large species of anemone and is overall comparatively rare. Even though rare, where they are found, they appear to thrive locally. Their […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/venus-flytrap-anemone.png "Venus Flytrap Anemone")
Venus Flytrap Anemone
Posted on July 2, 2014 | No CommentsThe Venus Flytrap Anemone is a relatively large species of anemone and is overall comparatively rare. Even though rare, where they are found, they appear to thrive locally. Their […]![The Flamingo Tongue Snail is a brilliantly colored, small species of sea snail. They are a marine gastropod mollusk and are the most common of the numerous species of […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/19.png "Flamingo Tongue Snail")
Flamingo Tongue Snail
Posted on June 8, 2014 | No CommentsThe Flamingo Tongue Snail is a brilliantly colored, small species of sea snail. They are a marine gastropod mollusk and are the most common of the numerous species of […]![The Greenland Shark is an extremely large species of shark which is endemic to most of the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. Their numbers are greatest in the […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/11.png "Greenland Shark")
Greenland Shark
Posted on June 2, 2014 | 2 CommentsThe Greenland Shark is an extremely large species of shark which is endemic to most of the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. Their numbers are greatest in the […]![The Blue Whale is a marine mammal belonging to the baleen whales, and is the largest creature ever known to have lived on earth. In fact, they may attain a […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/15.png "Blue Whale")
Blue Whale
Posted on March 25, 2014 | No CommentsThe Blue Whale is a marine mammal belonging to the baleen whales, and is the largest creature ever known to have lived on earth. In fact, they may attain a […]![The Bioluminescent Octopus, or Stauroteuthis syrtensis, is a deep sea species that has been relatively little studied. Some have been described on the basis of a single, poorly preserved specimen, and this […]](https://www.ourbreathingplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/126.png "Bioluminescent Octopus")
Bioluminescent Octopus
Posted on March 12, 2014 | 4 CommentsThe Bioluminescent Octopus, or Stauroteuthis syrtensis, is a deep sea species that has been relatively little studied. Some have been described on the basis of a single, poorly preserved specimen, and this […]