Ray gills
Whoa, a close-up of how they breathe. Cool.
Awesome aquatic pets
If I could have a huge saltwater tank, I’d want a pet ray. Remove the stinger and these guys are amazing – so soft, so graceful, and quite friendly too!
This guy was so eager to be petted he was coming out of the water!
bobbing ray from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
They’re not just soft, they kind of feel… fluffy.
petting spotted ray from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
I quite like the cownose ones, probably because this one was super friendly.
pet cownose ray from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Their little mouths are so cute! They look like a face themselves, but the eyes of course are actually on top. I believe those are the nostrils?
Peaceful jellyfish
It’s so calm and serene, this scene of jellyfish slowing moving around. Where are they going? Nowhere, really. What are they doing? Just living out their lives, I guess. When life is simple and you’ve got nothing else to do but meander around your world… I wonder if that makes you content with everything.
gliding jellyfish from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Dolphins, the ultimate entertainers
They’ve got skill and personality! Check out some more videos here and here.
dolphins balancing balls from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
dolphin feeding from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
dolphin hula skills from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Crabby
crab walking from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
crab in dark from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Pet crazy
I had so much fun at the petting pool in Singapore’s Underwater World.
petting starfish from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
petting bottom feeder from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
petting blue spotted ray from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Touching pool
At Sentosa Island, you can go to the Underwater World and find this touching pool, which is super fun. Hold your hand still and the fish will come up to you with a quick swipe against your skin. The guy narrating thought there was a close call, but that’s what it looks like when they swipe you. So fast it doesn’t look like it happened!
fish swiping from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

