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Japan: Sea Sparkle Lights Up Ocean Surface in Blue, Signaling the Arrival of Spring

Noctiluca scintillans, known as sea sparkle, a type of bioluminescent plankton, lit up the ocean surface with a vivid blue glow, signaling the arrival of spring. This video was filmed on Sunday, April 5 at Suma Beach in Kobe.

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China: Octopus Clings to Phone After Being Caught by Fisher in Fuzhou

In Fuzhou, Fujian, a video captured a man fishing when he unexpectedly caught an octopus with a phone stuck to one of its tentacles on September 28. The octopus refused to let go, wrapping its arms tightly around the device as if claiming it as its own.

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Kobe Suma Sea World opens

An orca show is held at Kobe Suma Sea World in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on the aquarium's opening day on June 1, 2024.

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Kobe Suma Sea World opens

An opening ceremony is held at Kobe Suma Sea World in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on the aquarium's opening day on June 1, 2024.

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Kobe Suma Sea World opens

An orca swims in a tank at Kobe Suma Sea World in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on the aquarium's opening day on June 1, 2024.

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Kobe Suma Sea World opens

An orca swims in a tank at Kobe Suma Sea World in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on the aquarium's opening day on June 1, 2024.

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Renovated aquarium in western Japan

Photo taken May 28, 2024, shows a huge fish tank at Kobe Suma Sea World in Kobe, western Japan, ahead of the official opening of the renovated aquarium, formerly known as Suma Aqualife Park, on June 1.

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Renovated aquarium in western Japan

A killer whale show is held during a preview of Kobe Suma Sea World in Kobe, western Japan, on May 30, 2024, ahead of the official opening of the renovated aquarium, formerly known as Suma Aqualife Park, on June 1.

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Renovated aquarium in western Japan

Photo taken May 30, 2024, shows a restaurant from which visitors can watch killer whales during a preview at Kobe Suma Sea World in Kobe, western Japan. The renovated aquarium, formerly known as Suma Aqualife Park, will open on June 1.

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Renovated aquarium in western Japan

A killer whale show is held during a preview of Kobe Suma Sea World in Kobe, western Japan, on May 30, 2024, ahead of the official opening of the renovated aquarium, formerly known as Suma Aqualife Park, on June 1.

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Renovated aquarium in western Japan

A dolphin show is held for the press at Kobe Suma Sea World in Kobe, western Japan, on May 28, 2024, ahead of the official opening of the renovated aquarium, formerly known as Suma Aqualife Park, on June 1.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - A loggerhead sea turtle named Yu swims with artificially produced fins at Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 12, 2014. The turtle was found in the sea south of Osaka Bay, with part of its fore fins believed to be bitten off by a shark.

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Aquarium head becomes sea turtle expert

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken May 13, 2013 shows a sea turtle swimming in a large tank at the municipal Suma Aqualife Park aquarium in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

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Aquarium head becomes sea turtle expert

KOBE, Japan - Naoki Kamezaki, head of the municipal Suma Aqualife Park aquarium in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, stands in front of a research facility for turtles within the aquarium on May 13, 2013.

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Beach crowded amid spell of hot weather

KOBE, Japan - People gather at Suma sea bathing beach in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 21 amid a spell of hot weather.

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Rainy season ends in large part of Japan's main island

KOBE, Japan - Bathers cool off in the sea at Suma in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 18. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the rainy season appears to have ended in much of Japan's main island of Honshu.

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Beach crowded amid spell of hot weather

KOBE, Japan - People gather at Suma sea bathing beach in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 21 amid a spell of hot weather. (Kyodo)

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Rainy season ends in large part of Japan's main island

KOBE, Japan - Bathers cool off in the sea at Suma in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 18. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the rainy season appears to have ended in much of Japan's main island of Honshu. (Kyodo)