here's the Google translation: Unfortunately, the orca did not make it. After a short agony, she fell asleep on the beach. SOS Dolfijn is extremely grateful to all aid workers. Also thanks for all the kind messages and sympathy.

Shark skin is the envy of engineers trying to maximize hydrodynamics, but shark skin–inspired materials have a long way to go before they work like the real thing. hakaimagazine.com/news/suiting-u… via Hakai Magazine

If you like animals (duh) see my review of #SusanOrlean’s #OnAnimals in EcoLit Books. Orlean explores the animal-human interface with humor, pathos, and joy. My favorite: “Where’s Willy” about #Keiko, the whale who inspired my novel, #BeyondTheHumanRealm, ecolitbooks.com/2022/12/02/on-…

If you like animals, see my review of #SusanOrlean’s #OnAnimals in EcoLit Books. Orlean explores the animal-human interface w/ humor, pathos, & joy. Among my favorites is “Where’s Willy” about #Keiko, the whale who inspired my novel, #BeyondTheHumanRealm, ecolitbooks.com/2022/12/02/on-…

Some moral support for fellow authors who have experienced the defeat of holding a book signing and nobody comes (but, how did everyone learn of this???): goodnewsnetwork.org/after-debut-au…

Ask any lawyer: intent is difficult to prove. Unfortunately, California’s improved laws protecting #whiteSharks require just that: proving intent. Recent changes strengthen the law, but outlawing heavy tackle is the only answer. hakaimagazine.com/news/californi…

A solution to acoustic pollution? The noise from ships’ propellers can hit 170 decibels, the equivalent of a jet engine, drowning out #orcas' ability to safely navigate their ocean environment. nationalobserver.com/2022/12/19/new…

Orca mom adopts baby pilot whale in first known case of its kind newsweek.com/orca-mom-adopt…

(S)trolling through tweets hunting for shark lovers to like my shark-friendly fantasy, “FINS, A Novel of Relentless Satire.” It’s a parody of sharksploitation tales, anti-Jaws, -Sharknado. Email for a copy, consider an Amazon review? [email protected]

(photographer appears reputable, backstory believable, but I've grown leery w/ AI): Amazing Shot of Two Sharks Caught Inside a Glassy Wave Captured by Photographer hasanjasim.online/amazing-shot-o…

shark abuse youtube.com/shorts/bGZD2bK…

Can anyone i.d. this shark? Approx. 2m long, caught nearshore NW Oz, Indian Ocean low salinity, near rocky outcrops in 10-20 meter depth.

Re: Int’l Shark Day, enjoy my new, shark-friendly, anti-sharksploitation novel, FINS, A Novel of Relentless Satire. " Don’t you think sharks should have rights too." Email for a free copy & plz review on Amazon [email protected]

A great shark mystery solved! We now know what happened to the disappearing #whitesharks in S. Africa following the #killerwhale attacks (and liver consumption).hakaimagazine.com/news/south-afr…

If you're looking for an indictment of keeping orcas in captivity, read the necropsy report on Tokitae. To claim that she died of "old age" is a smoke screen to cover up critically insufficient care.miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

Left #Shark from #KatyPerry's #superbowl halftime show resurfaced in Houston at Halloween.I tried to buy it off the kid but he wasn't selling.

LOOK: Filipino zoologists have recorded the world’s first discovery of a pregnant Megamouth Shark, according to the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP). 📷 NMP

Fanfare! My shark-friendly spoof of the sharksploitation genre. FINS, A Novel of Relentless Satire, won the 2023/24 Reader Views Silver Prize for humor:“hilariously dark…[with] outlandish in-your-face humor… unlike any shark book previously written.” Available from Amazon.

without saying anything snarky (although tempted), I've moved away from Twitter and over to Bluesky: @genehelfman.bsky.social. See you there.