
{"id":6252,"date":"2016-07-15T14:50:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T19:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=6252"},"modified":"2016-10-12T13:39:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T18:39:17","slug":"galapagos-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=6252","title":{"rendered":"Galapagos Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ArtStart Camp run by Carol Sirrine is in its 25th year. The theme this week was the Galapagos Islands. The students in our classes were between 6\u00a0 and 11 years old. Their dedication to their work and attention to detail was beyond their years. It was very inspiring working with these children.\u00a0 I have included material from three different classes taught by Jeanette Dickinson (mosiac), Sarah Honeywell and Louise Mader (visual arts).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6256\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Becca-Richman-Flying-Fish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6256\" class=\"wp-image-6256 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Becca-Richman-Flying-Fish-1012x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Becca Richman Flying Fish\" width=\"640\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Becca-Richman-Flying-Fish-1012x1024.jpg 1012w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Becca-Richman-Flying-Fish-296x300.jpg 296w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Becca-Richman-Flying-Fish-768x777.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Becca Richman<br \/> Flying Fish<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The flying fish is name the flying fish because it can \u201cfly\u201d above the water for more than two football fields. It lives in pelagic oceans and hunts smaller fish and zooplankton<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6271\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Orca-Maya-Vossen-Nelson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6271\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6271\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Orca-Maya-Vossen-Nelson-1024x949.jpg\" alt=\"Maya Vossen Nelson Orca Whale\" width=\"640\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Orca-Maya-Vossen-Nelson-1024x949.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Orca-Maya-Vossen-Nelson-300x278.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Orca-Maya-Vossen-Nelson-768x712.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maya Vossen Nelson<br \/>Orca Whale<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Orca or killer whale males get up to 30 feet long and have a 6 foot high dorsal fin. They live in family groups that are usually controlled by the oldest female. Orcas feed on large fish, dolphins, and whales, usually hunting in packs. They are known as the wolves of the sea.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6258\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dolphin-Pria-Stauning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6258\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6258\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dolphin-Pria-Stauning-1020x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pria Stauning Dolphin\" width=\"640\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dolphin-Pria-Stauning-1020x1024.jpg 1020w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dolphin-Pria-Stauning-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dolphin-Pria-Stauning-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Dolphin-Pria-Stauning-768x771.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pria Stauning<br \/>Dolphin<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Dolphins can have up to 250 teeth in their mouth. They do not drink water, instead dolphins get all of the water they need from the fish they eat. Dolphins find their food by using echolocation, a type of sonar. They can\u2019t see all the colors, but they can sea shades of grey as well as the blue-green spectrum of light.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6259\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elena-MetzgerOctopus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6259\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6259\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elena-MetzgerOctopus-1024x893.jpg\" alt=\"Elena Metzger Octopus\" width=\"640\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elena-MetzgerOctopus-1024x893.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elena-MetzgerOctopus-300x261.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elena-MetzgerOctopus-768x669.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elena-MetzgerOctopus.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elena Metzger<br \/>Octopus<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Octopus have four pairs of arms and two eyes. They have rows of suckers on each arm.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6269\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nolan-Andresen-Blue-Ringed-Octopus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6269\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6269\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nolan-Andresen-Blue-Ringed-Octopus-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Nolan Andresen Blue Ringed Octopus\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nolan-Andresen-Blue-Ringed-Octopus-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nolan-Andresen-Blue-Ringed-Octopus-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nolan-Andresen-Blue-Ringed-Octopus-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nolan Andresen<br \/>Blue Ringed Octopus<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The blue ringed octopus is packed with enough venom to kill 26 people within minutes. It is the most venomous octopus in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6262\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/HumpbackAlexLoes_edited-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6262\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6262\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/HumpbackAlexLoes_edited-1-1024x797.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Loes Breaching Humpback\" width=\"640\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/HumpbackAlexLoes_edited-1-1024x797.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/HumpbackAlexLoes_edited-1-300x234.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/HumpbackAlexLoes_edited-1-768x598.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Loes<br \/>Breaching Humpback<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6260\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elizabeth-Tuttle-Shark.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6260\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6260\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elizabeth-Tuttle-Shark-1011x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth Tuttle Tuna and Shark\" width=\"640\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elizabeth-Tuttle-Shark-1011x1024.jpg 1011w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elizabeth-Tuttle-Shark-296x300.jpg 296w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elizabeth-Tuttle-Shark-768x778.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Elizabeth-Tuttle-Shark.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth Tuttle<br \/>Tuna and Shark<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Tuna can grow to be over 1,000 pounds in weight. The tuna is one of the fastest fish in the world and if a schooling fish.Sharks are the tigers of the sea. The great white shark is the most feared man-eating shark.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6266\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MikeyBarshack-Green-Sea-Turtle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6266\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6266\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MikeyBarshack-Green-Sea-Turtle-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"Mikey Barshack Green Sea Turtle\" width=\"640\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MikeyBarshack-Green-Sea-Turtle-1024x706.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MikeyBarshack-Green-Sea-Turtle-300x207.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/MikeyBarshack-Green-Sea-Turtle-768x529.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mikey Barshack<br \/>Green Sea Turtle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6255\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Batfish-Calla-Massari.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6255\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6255\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Batfish-Calla-Massari-1024x912.jpg\" alt=\"Calla Massari Batfish\" width=\"640\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Batfish-Calla-Massari-1024x912.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Batfish-Calla-Massari-300x267.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Batfish-Calla-Massari-768x684.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calla Massari<br \/>Batfish<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>They have long dorsal and anal fins that five them a unique shape. The batfish is two to three inches in height. The pinnatus batfish\u2019s scientific name is Palax pinnatus. They are found in the Galapagos Islands.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6254\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Alex-Loes-Squid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6254\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6254\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Alex-Loes-Squid-1009x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Loes Squid\" width=\"640\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Alex-Loes-Squid-1009x1024.jpg 1009w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Alex-Loes-Squid-296x300.jpg 296w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Alex-Loes-Squid-768x779.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Loes<br \/>Squid<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Squid have excellent eye sight allowing them to locate food. They have 8 arms and each arm has sucker discs that they use for grabbing their prey. They eat small schooling fish and plankton. They tear the prey apart with their parrot like beak.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6253\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AbbySikora-Green-Sea-Turtle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6253\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6253\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AbbySikora-Green-Sea-Turtle-1024x563.jpg\" alt=\"Abby Sikora Green Sea Turtle\" width=\"640\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AbbySikora-Green-Sea-Turtle-1024x563.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AbbySikora-Green-Sea-Turtle-300x165.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AbbySikora-Green-Sea-Turtle-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abby Sikora<br \/>Green Sea Turtle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6257\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Callum-Marine-Iguana.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6257\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6257\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Callum-Marine-Iguana-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Callum Schultz Marine Iguana\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Callum-Marine-Iguana-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Callum-Marine-Iguana-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Callum Schultz<br \/>Marine Iguana<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>The Marine iguana is the only existing marine lizard on the Earth. They are endemic to the Galapagos Islands. They feed on algae in the near shore waters. To filter-out excess salt that he\/she consumes, this iguana has specialized nasal glands that expel it from its nostrils.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6261\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Haven-Purviance-Eel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6261\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6261\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Haven-Purviance-Eel-1024x929.jpg\" alt=\"Haven Purviance\" width=\"640\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Haven-Purviance-Eel-1024x929.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Haven-Purviance-Eel-300x272.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Haven-Purviance-Eel-768x697.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haven Purviance<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6264\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Ingrid-Johnson-Octopus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6264\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6264\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Ingrid-Johnson-Octopus-1007x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ingrid Johnson Octopus\" width=\"640\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Ingrid-Johnson-Octopus-1007x1024.jpg 1007w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Ingrid-Johnson-Octopus-295x300.jpg 295w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Ingrid-Johnson-Octopus-768x781.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ingrid Johnson<br \/>Octopus<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>They are 24-36 inches long. It has eight long limbs coming out form its head. It has two rows of sucker discs on each limb, and they use them to sense and taste the environment. The octopus has a useful ability to grow back a tentacle if it loses one.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6265\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Luna-Green-Sea-Turtle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6265\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6265\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Luna-Green-Sea-Turtle-949x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Luna Scorzelli Green Sea Turtle\" width=\"640\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Luna-Green-Sea-Turtle-949x1024.jpg 949w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Luna-Green-Sea-Turtle-278x300.jpg 278w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Luna-Green-Sea-Turtle-768x828.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luna Scorzelli<br \/>Green Sea Turtle<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Sea turtles are one of the Earth\u2019s most ancient creatures, living more than 110 million years, since the time of the dinosaurs. The shell or carapace is streamlined so it can swim quickly through the water. Unlike other turtles sea turtles can not use their legs on land, since they have developed into fins over time.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6267\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Moray-Eel-Pearl-Gordon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6267\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6267\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Moray-Eel-Pearl-Gordon-1006x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pearl Gordon Moray Eel \" width=\"640\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Moray-Eel-Pearl-Gordon-1006x1024.jpg 1006w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Moray-Eel-Pearl-Gordon-295x300.jpg 295w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Moray-Eel-Pearl-Gordon-768x782.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pearl Gordon<br \/>Moray Eel<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Eels are 10 feet long. They have long needle-like teeth them grab and hold their prey. Eels will attack a human if they are wounded or disturbed in their dens.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6268\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/NaomiFinkMacaroniPenguin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6268\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6268\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/NaomiFinkMacaroniPenguin-1024x704.jpg\" alt=\"Naomi Fink Macaroni Penguin\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/NaomiFinkMacaroniPenguin-1024x704.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/NaomiFinkMacaroniPenguin-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/NaomiFinkMacaroniPenguin-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Naomi Fink<br \/>Macaroni Penguin<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6270\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Octopus-Beela-Kelly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6270\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6270\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Octopus-Beela-Kelly-1013x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Beela Kelly Octopus\" width=\"640\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Octopus-Beela-Kelly-1013x1024.jpg 1013w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Octopus-Beela-Kelly-297x300.jpg 297w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Octopus-Beela-Kelly-768x777.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beela Kelly<br \/>Octopus<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>They spend most of their life under rocks, leaving at night to hunt for crabs and clams. They have a beak-like mouth that allows them pry open or break open shells. They can change color rapidly if a predator is near.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ArtStart Camp run by Carol Sirrine is in its 25th year. The theme this week was the Galapagos Islands. The students in our classes were between 6\u00a0 and 11 years old. 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