bears have an interesting existence. this might be too simplified, but essentially they eat enough so that they can last the winter hibernating. prior to hibernation season, they’ll eat around 40 kilograms of food. every. single. day. once they’ve dug their dens for the winter, they spend that time resting. females use this time to birth their cubs as well. after this time, they’ll shed half the weight and the cycle repeats. i used to think that brown bears are strictly solitary creatures but they do seem to gather in alaska in the summer for salmon spawning. also, if you run away from a brown bear, it most probably can catch you. leave the momma’s cubs alone though, and you should be good. apparently. ursus arctos in moleskine.

because their domes are box shaped, well, you get the picture. i think it’s well known that these mesmerising invertebrates are quite dangerous to be near. each of their tentacles contains a few thousand stinging cells that are so potent that humans sometimes don’t make it to shore before either drowning or going through heart failure first. each corner of their bell can grow up to fifteen tentacles that can reach three meters in length. serious stuff. what differentiates box jellyfish from others is their ability to actually propel themselves through north australian / indo-pacific oceans they inhabit. these jellyfish also have a rather developed set of eyes yet no central nervous system which begs the question: how do they see? cubozoa in moleskine.

bluebirds are pretty obviously named and they’re quite commonly found in north america. many find them to be pretty birds especially because of their singing ability but gardeners love them because they are insectivorous—i love that word. they can be omnivorous as well but their appetite for insects definitely helps the avid gardener out. so all you green green-thumbs should get friendly with these little guys. sialia sialis / mexicana / currucoides in moleskine.

yes, the spear that is their snout / nose is functional. as one of the fastest fish in the water, blue marlins slash their way through schools of fish and return to collect their prey right after. though they do dive into deeper waters to feed on squid and such things, they prefer warm, tropical waters. this means lots of surface-ish water swimming which also makes them more susceptible to being fished by sport fishers. it’s crazy that anyone can fish for such large animals though. blue marlins get to about 14 feet in length and nearly 900 kg. they are highly prized as fishing trophies though and are becoming more endangered because of it. makaira nigricans in moleskine.