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Sea Turtles Have Terrifying Mouths And This Person Explains The Science Behind It
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Sea Turtles Have Terrifying Mouths And This Person Explains The Science Behind It

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The inside of a sea turtle’s mouth is a terrifying sight to behold, something completely unexpected considering the majestic, serene nature of these gentle giants. But all is not what it seems. These are not vicious fangs, designed to rip unsuspecting prey to shreds, but something much cooler and more interesting.

Artist and biologist Helen Kairo, also known as Anatomika Science, has created an informative and creative series of illustrations that show us why sea turtles look like something out of Aliens when they open their mouths.

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Helen, who has a BFA in Illustration and Masters of Science in Biology, prepares specimens for museums, consults on educational software and products, and creates content for public outreach. She expertly combines her two passions to create these series on her Instagram, and we just love them!

Image credits: anatomika.science

“I’ve always loved biology and drawing ever since I was a kid, Helen told Bored Panda. “I got my undergrad in art and did a lot of work in the game industry before getting my masters in biology. For the past decade, I’ve worked in the intergrade between art and biology. I have done a lot of consulting for companies seeking to develop better ways to teach biology, worked on many educational games and software packages, designed creatures for film and games, and worked on building and designing museum displays.”

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Image credits: anatomika.science

“Most recently, I taught human and comparative anatomy courses to pre-med and pre-vet students, designed a line of science-themed toys, developed the visuals for science software. I’m working on a book about animal anatomy.”

Image credits: anatomika.science

“I’m big on the accessibility of biology. I create specimens for museums, but I also sell them to the public. I working on publishing research in myology, but also write and draw for my social media accounts. It’s important for me to be able to share my interests in biology.”

“I want people to appreciate the intricacies and ingenuity in the everyday biology that most of us take for granted.”

Image credits: anatomika.science

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“Conservation is one of our most important missions, but we must approach it with an understanding of its interdisciplinary nature. The anatomy of animals, their behavior and the way they interact with their environment affects their conservation as a whole.”

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“Conservation is not just Save the Animals. We have to understand them to do anything meaningful for them, and to understand them, we must first foster curiosity in them. We cannot save what we do not understand.”

Here’s what people had to say about the enlightening illustrations

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Denis Tymulis

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Denis is a photo editor at Bored Panda. After getting his bachelor's degree in Multimedia and Computer Design, he tried to succeed in digital design, advertising, and branding. Also, Denis really enjoys sports and loves everything related to board sports and water.

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Denis Tymulis

Denis Tymulis

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Denis is a photo editor at Bored Panda. After getting his bachelor's degree in Multimedia and Computer Design, he tried to succeed in digital design, advertising, and branding. Also, Denis really enjoys sports and loves everything related to board sports and water.

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James is a Bored Panda reporter who graduated with a BA in Peace And Conflict Studies and an MA in African Affairs. Before Bored Panda, he was an English teacher and also travelled a lot, doing odd jobs from beer-slinging to brickie's labourer and freelance journalism along the way. James loves covering stories about social and environmental issues and prefers to highlight the positive things that unite us, rather than petty internet squabbles about fictional characters. James is the grumpy, contradictory one who thinks that Bored Panda, due to its large audience, has a social responsibility to inspire and inform its readers with interesting issues and entertaining, well-researched stories. Let's do our bit to make our little corner of the internet a smarter, more truthful and less angry place!

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James Caunt

James Caunt

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James is a Bored Panda reporter who graduated with a BA in Peace And Conflict Studies and an MA in African Affairs. Before Bored Panda, he was an English teacher and also travelled a lot, doing odd jobs from beer-slinging to brickie's labourer and freelance journalism along the way. James loves covering stories about social and environmental issues and prefers to highlight the positive things that unite us, rather than petty internet squabbles about fictional characters. James is the grumpy, contradictory one who thinks that Bored Panda, due to its large audience, has a social responsibility to inspire and inform its readers with interesting issues and entertaining, well-researched stories. Let's do our bit to make our little corner of the internet a smarter, more truthful and less angry place!

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Michelle Muirhead
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People, please love the planet. There is not another one we can all go to. These amazing creatures and other sea creatures are being killed by OUR pollution. I am not some weirdo, just a grandmother who hopes in the future my great grandchildren can see the wonders of our natural world!

Jeff Dransfield
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The planet isn't going to be destroyed from plastic. Fear mongering over pollution is putting aesthetic glorification of the environment over human life and needs. We must focus on real problems like providing universal healthcare to millions of sick people and stopping climate change that could ACTUALLY destroy the planet and the people in it.

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Shireen
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, I've never thought of that before... how fascinating.

Samantha Lomb
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Man people are really defensive about their plastics, which is so strange as there are decent alternatives to most of it, particularly plastic bags

Jeff Dransfield
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plastic is a red herring. It's crazy how few people know that reusable bags are WORSE for the environment than disposable plastic bags. We need to stop fear mongering and pearl clutching over plastic and address real problems like the fact that there are hundreds of millions of Americans that can't afford healthcare and are sick and dying and climate change that is ACTUALLY destorying the planet instead of fear mongering about plastic because of an aethetic false glorification of the environment. Like are people aware that 99% of the ocean is dirt and salt? And we're worried about Doritos bags? 21rst century humans are mind numbingly stupid. We have all the technology and wealth to assure housing and education and healthcare and wellbeing for every human on earth and we're all obsessing over plastic bags and "our freedoms". Wake up people.

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Michelle Muirhead
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People, please love the planet. There is not another one we can all go to. These amazing creatures and other sea creatures are being killed by OUR pollution. I am not some weirdo, just a grandmother who hopes in the future my great grandchildren can see the wonders of our natural world!

Jeff Dransfield
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The planet isn't going to be destroyed from plastic. Fear mongering over pollution is putting aesthetic glorification of the environment over human life and needs. We must focus on real problems like providing universal healthcare to millions of sick people and stopping climate change that could ACTUALLY destroy the planet and the people in it.

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Shireen
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, I've never thought of that before... how fascinating.

Samantha Lomb
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Man people are really defensive about their plastics, which is so strange as there are decent alternatives to most of it, particularly plastic bags

Jeff Dransfield
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plastic is a red herring. It's crazy how few people know that reusable bags are WORSE for the environment than disposable plastic bags. We need to stop fear mongering and pearl clutching over plastic and address real problems like the fact that there are hundreds of millions of Americans that can't afford healthcare and are sick and dying and climate change that is ACTUALLY destorying the planet instead of fear mongering about plastic because of an aethetic false glorification of the environment. Like are people aware that 99% of the ocean is dirt and salt? And we're worried about Doritos bags? 21rst century humans are mind numbingly stupid. We have all the technology and wealth to assure housing and education and healthcare and wellbeing for every human on earth and we're all obsessing over plastic bags and "our freedoms". Wake up people.

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