Ocean Generation

Ocean Generation A global collective created to safeguard the future of our planet by protecting our oceans.

We aim to bring the Ocean to everyone, everywhere because the Ocean is keeping us alive. 🌊

Ocean science meets popular culture. ✅ Engaging programmes. ✅ Seal nostrils. ✅ Practical environmental actions. ✅

08/10/2026

Mind-blowing facts for World Octopus Day 🐙 ⬇️

1. 🧠 Octopuses are famous for their eight arms. But did you know that each one has its own ‘mini-brain’? Each arm acts independently and their centralised brain has top-down control.

2. Octopuses have three hearts 🫀 and one of them STOPS beating when they swim.

3. Swimming is exhausting for octopuses. They prefer to crawl. 😌

4. Octopuses can change their appearance 👁️ faster than we can blink!

5. Octopuses can be HUGE like the giant Pacific octopus who can grow up to 4.3 m (14 ft) or tiny, like the Star-sucker pygmy octopus, which is 2.5 cm (1 inch) long. 🥹

6. 🫣 When it comes to finding a mate, octopus males better watch out... swipe to find out why.

7. Octopuses have beaks, like a bird! 🦅

8. An octopus has no bones. 🙂‍↔️ Instead, they use a fluid-filled muscle system💧and pressurise the water inside their bodies to hold their shape.

Happy World Octopus Day!🥳 Did you know that it's celebrated on the 8th of October, to highlight the eight arms of this incredible animal? 💙

Another day, another fun Ocean fact. Every year, penguins lose alllllll their feathers at the same time. 🐧🪶It’s called a...
07/10/2026

Another day, another fun Ocean fact. Every year, penguins lose alllllll their feathers at the same time. 🐧🪶It’s called a ‘catastrophic moult’ 🤭 (yes, really).

And I can't lie: they look a little rough while moulting👇

During moulting season, penguins shed old feathers and grow new ones. 👀 Many birds do this, but penguins are special: They change all their feathers in a very short time.

This is necessary so the feathers can provide insulation and remain waterproof. ✅

Another day, another fun Ocean fact: Baby stingrays (and skates) are called pups and look like little raviolis. They're ...
06/10/2026

Another day, another fun Ocean fact: Baby stingrays (and skates) are called pups and look like little raviolis. They're round, squishy and ridiculously cute. 🥹

Skates and stingrays (both cartilaginous fish) are easy to confuse. 🫣

But their tails look slightly different and generally: skates lay eggs while rays give birth to live young.

Another day, another fun Ocean fact. Say hello to the longest-living vertebrates: Greenland sharks! One of these deep-se...
05/10/2026

Another day, another fun Ocean fact. Say hello to the longest-living vertebrates: Greenland sharks!

One of these deep-sea sharks has been alive for over 272 years (possibly longer!!). Imagine all the things they've experienced during their looong lives. 🥹

Greenland sharks = the second largest predatory shark species 🥈 after the great white shark.

They grow up to 6 m/ ~19.68 ft in length and weigh a tonne!! 🤯 Greenland sharks are also one of the slowest moving fish, so they likely find food by scavenging or sneaking up on sleeping animals. 🫣

02/10/2026

Another day, another fun Ocean fact. If you’re having a rough day, just know that in the Ocean, sea lions sometimes play with sea stars, just for fun. 🤭

Sea lions are playful and intelligent creatures. They’re also incredibly social and live in large groups when they’re on land. 🦭

Say hello to a NEW PENGUIN SPECIES 🥹🐧 Researchers have formally described the Southeastern gentoo penguin (AKA: Pygoscel...
01/10/2026

Say hello to a NEW PENGUIN SPECIES 🥹🐧

Researchers have formally described the Southeastern gentoo penguin (AKA: Pygoscelis kerguelensis), making it the first newly described penguin species in ~100 years!

We believed Gentoo penguins were one species for a really, really long time. ⏳ But new research (published in April, 2026) combining DNA, physical measurements and ecological data has revealed that what we thought was ONE species is actually FOUR!

There’s still SO much to discover about our Ocean and the marine life that calls it home. 🥹

It’ll take time to recognise these species officially but classification of distinct marine species is so important. It helps us better understand their individual needs, populations and challenges.

Swipe to learn more about gentoo penguins and Pygoscelis kerguelensis (the newly described species from the remote Kerguelen Islands).

The paper and research referenced in this post is from: "Integrative evidence reveals adaptive divergence and speciation in gentoo penguins" from Communications Biology via Nature Portfolio.

30/09/2026

Another day, another fun Ocean fact. No matter how often I think about this, it blows my mind: every second breath we take comes from the Ocean.

Specifically, it's algae in the Ocean that keeps us alive (thank you, algae!!) 💙

Algae made life on Earth possible. An ancient group of single-celled organisms (called = cyanobacteria) evolved photosynthesis, allowing life to become more complex and widespread. 🌞

Still, today, algae produces over 50% of our oxygen.

29/09/2026

Another day, another fun Ocean fact. Although they only cover 0.2% of the seafloor (!) coral reefs support *at least* a quarter (!!) of all marine species. 🐢🐙🐠

Coral reefs = underwater cities.

All this life makes a healthy coral reef a noisy place, which is important, because 👀 young animals *listen from the open Ocean* to select their future coral reef home. 🥹🪸

Every coral reef = has their own acoustic signature.

Another day, another fun Ocean fact. Sea turtles sometimes look like they’re yawning underwater. 🥹 🥱 Don’t be fooled!! I...
28/09/2026

Another day, another fun Ocean fact. Sea turtles sometimes look like they’re yawning underwater. 🥹 🥱

Don’t be fooled!! It’s a scam!! Let me explain ⬇️

The thing is: Instead of gills (like a fish), sea turtles have 🫁 lungs, so, they can’t actually breathe underwater.

This means = sea turtles can’t yawn underwater either.
So, why do they look like they’re yawning?? ⬇️ 🥱

Another day, another fun Ocean fact. This fish looks like a hairy blob, walks on its fins and waves its dorsal fin (whic...
24/09/2026

Another day, another fun Ocean fact. This fish looks like a hairy blob, walks on its fins and waves its dorsal fin (which, btw: looks like a worm!) to lure in their prey.

Say hello to the hairy frogfish👋

The hairy frogfish isn’t *actually* hairy: they’re covered in spines that look like hair. Their spines = allow for perfect camouflage among coral and seaweed.

AND this unique little fish can change its colour!🤯

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