The Swell Shark

At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Mr. Hunter encountered the notable sight of a soon-to-be swell shark scooting around inside its egg case, waiting to be born.  And according to this fact sheet from the aquarium, it can take between nine and twelve months for a swell shark egg to hatch.

Here's a young swell shark outside of its egg case.  

 

 

Here's a quick movie of what the unhatched swell shark looked like as it moved around in its backlit egg case:

The Aquarium of the Pacific also has a nice fact sheet about the swell shark.

Kelp Forest exhibit

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Monterey, California

December 2012

Jellies

Mr. Hunter would like to go on record as saying that he prefers his jellyfish when they're safely behind glass and floating dreamily in a dim aquarium.

Monterey Bay Aquarium

Jellies: Living Art exhibit

Monterey, California

June 2008