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WHALE SHARKS | [Rhincodon typus] | Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja, Mexico

“Look down! Look down!” yelled Roberto. This was after jumping into the Sea of Cortez, catching a wave and big gulp directly to the face, and looking around trying to figure out where the shark had gone. And then there it was - a fish the size of a bus, swimming peacefully beneath us.

Whale sharks are the largest fish on Earth (and likely the largest fish ever)! These giants feed on the ocean’s smallest organisms: plankton, fish eggs, tiny crustaceans, and small fish. *All those floating specks in the video - yup, that’s the plankton.

Whale Shark spots and patterns are just like a fingerprint where each shark carries its own unique constellation. Here’s the most excellent thing ever → the technology used to compare those patterns grew out of algorithms originally designed to match patterns of stars in celestial constellations. 🌌💫▵🦈Full circle - the two most amazing experiences in Baja. Connected. We spent our nights beneath an incredible canopy of stars and our days searching the sea for another kind of constellation moving just beneath the surface.

When I think back on that day, the science is only part of the equation. There were the furious kicks trying to keep up with cruising whale sharks, followed by those few beautiful moments of interbeing and tranquility when we could just be in their presence. There was Jayne lending me her fins after mine broke. And most memorable was sitting on the side of the panga with our legs dangling over the edge, eager with childlike anticipation — waiting for what would become a transcendent, soul-filling experience.

The work done by the folks at the Vermilion Sea Institute is beyond extraordinary (MEGHANN!)! They are real life bio rock stars. Whale sharks are currently classified as endangered globally. Protecting them requires everything from global agreements and safer fisheries and shipping practices to protecting special places like Bahía de los Ángeles where they gather to feed.

IMMENSE GRATITUDE: Thank you @vermilionseainstitute @huracanecotours @claire.tours and @projectdragonfly + @hauaboutadventure for the additional clip!

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THE BEAUTY OF BAJA

Vermilion Sea Institute + Rancho San Gregorio | Miami University’s Project Dragonfly Baja Earth Expedition

Photos by David Madden | @maddenscience

@vermilionseainstitute @projectdragonfly @miamiuniversity @creatusanacion

#Baja #SeaOfCortez #OceanAdventure #MaddenScience

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Baja Paddleboarding + Ocean Adventures
“The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or THE SEA.” - Isak Dinesen

Awake each day at 5 a.m. and on the ocean before first light - tranquil, still, and soulful. Such a joy to wake up with the sea creatures as the sun rose above the mountain islands of the Sea of Cortez. The wonder and peace of adventure above and below the waves. 🌅

I get by with a little help from my friends: 🐡🐠🐬🐢🐦 + @gr6cel 🏄🏻‍♀️📷

📍Vermilion Sea Institute + Miami University’s Project Dragonfly Baja Earth Expedition

@vermilionseainstitute @projectdragonfly @miamiuniversity
#Baja #SeaOfCortez #Paddleboarding #OceanAdventure #MaddenScience

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This is what it is like to be the universe looking back at itself.

In Baja, I fell asleep each night on a cot outside - no walls, no ceiling - watching the Milky Way stretch across the desert sky. I would fight sleep just to keep gazing into the immensity. Above me the great glowing arc of our Milky Way Galaxy: stars, nebulae, dark rivers of dust, and distances almost impossible to comprehend.

And, oh, the things that crossed my mind: the deepest peace and wonder, and the joyful exuberance of connectedness.

There was also the consuming, childlike wonder of wandering around in the dark - alone, with friends, or with Loca the desert ranch dog as my protector - carrying tripods and flashlights, trying different settings and compositions, laughing and experimenting, and then suddenly becoming silent when we remembered to stop looking at the camera and simply look up.

To be one human on the shore of this one planet looking outwards at our galaxy of 100-400 billion stars - this insignificance balanced with and giving birth to the most holy significance.

The light near the center of the Milky Way had been traveling for ~ 26,500 years before reaching my eyes and camera. To look deeply into space is to look backward in time, and into the profound mystery of our own being.

These pictures were taken at The Vermilion Sea Institute and Rancho San Gregorio during Miami University’s Project Dragonfly Baja Earth Expedition.

The Milky Way
All photos by David Madden @maddenscience
I took these using 8-10 second shutter, 20 mm, f 1.8

@vermilionseainstitute @projectdragonfly @creatusanacion @miamiuniversity

#milkyway #wonder #maddenscience #maddenscienceastro #bajanightsky

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Year 2! 😽😽

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Fortnite myers

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pov 2025

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Lawrence Tech 🆚 Indiana South Bend (IN)
⚾️ Game Details:
🗓️ February,Friday 14,2025
⏰ 12:00 PM EST
💻📲Livestream Link in Bio

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Set the roof on fire 👨‍🦲🔥

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girl’s day 😇

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