In 2017–2018, Dolphin Quest supported the development of the TADpole – an innovative tagging tool that makes it possible to safely attach satellite-linked tags to dolphins and sharks. Designed and built by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the TADpole was engineered by WHOI’s Tom Lanagan. In June, Cascadia Research Collective and Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Sarasota Dolphin Research Program used this technology to successfully attach satellite-linked tags to 9 Hawaiian spinner dolphins o

The life cycle Tadpole development This process varies according to the species and even the environment in which the animal is found, and can last between two and four years. And once the tadpole matures, the thyroid gland goes into action by producing a hormone that activates growth. #cycle #ciclos #estagio #stages #week #desenvolvimento #frog #sapos #aquarist #cachoeira #natureza #nature #cachoeirinha | Natural Fish Aquarium

A giant among larvaceans. ⁠ ⁠ Meet the giant larvacean, Bathochordaeus. The animal is undulating in the center of its mucous house (blue and tadpole-like). Bathochordeaus is considered a giant among larvaceans, but it's about the size of a breakfast muffin. Look closely, and you'll see this giant larvacean towering beside the tiny, regular variety larvacean to its right (wait for the arrow).⁠ ⁠ The giant larvacean’s claim to fame is the huge mucous house it builds. The house is made up of two fi

The transformation of a tadpole into a frog is one of the most drastic biological shifts you'll ever see! It's not just growing legs; it's a complete internal and external overhaul known as metamorphosis. Imagine literally absorbing your own organs and growing new ones! The tadpole goes from an aquatic herbivore that breathes with gills and swims with a tail to a terrestrial carnivore that breathes with lungs and moves with four powerful legs. Its mouth completely changes shape, its digestive sy

Life as a tadpole only lasts one to three months, but the metamorphosis into a frog is massive. | National Geographic Animals