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--Apple-Mail-44--547702287 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Paul, WHERE on "www" did you find that photo?? Here's more from good old Wikipedia, which we all believe, right?: Behavior Almaco jack's unusual stamina makes them a prime target for deep sea fishermen. They remove skin-based parasites by rubbing against the rough skin of passing sharks. Almaco jack also rub against passing scuba divers because they mistake them for sharks.[3] Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> > Date: August 14, 2012 5:51:10 PM ADT > To: Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] Almaco Jack > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi All > On the www is a picture of an Almaco Jack taken by > someone diving from shore just outside Halifax Harbour. > Looks like a member of the Tuna family and are rare > as far north as this. > They are reputed to follow sharks for whatever reason > and will come close to divers as this one did. > Maybe it likes flying fish! > Have a good summer > Paul --Apple-Mail-44--547702287 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <div>Paul, WHERE on "www" did you find that = photo??</div><div><br></div>Here's more from good old Wikipedia, which = we all believe, right?: <div><br></div><div><p style=3D"margin: = 0.0px 0.0px 11.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"5" style=3D"font: 19.0px Helvetica">Behavior</font></p><p = style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Helvetica">Almaco = jack's unusual stamina makes them a prime target for <a = href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_fishing"><font = color=3D"#2048a8" style=3D"color: #2048a8">deep sea = fishermen</font></a>.</font></p><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px = 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" = style=3D"font: 13.0px Helvetica">They remove skin-based <a = href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitism"><font color=3D"#2048a8" = style=3D"color: #2048a8">parasites</font></a> by rubbing against the = rough skin of passing <a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark"><font= color=3D"#2048a8" style=3D"color: #2048a8">sharks</font></a>. Almaco = jack also rub against passing <a = href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuba_diving"><font color=3D"#2048a8"= style=3D"color: #2048a8">scuba divers</font></a> because they mistake = them for sharks.<font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#2048a8" = style=3D"font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #2048a8"><a = href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaco_jack#cite_note-a-2">[3]</a></f= ont></font></p><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; line-height: = 19.0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px = Helvetica"><br></font></p><p style=3D"margin: 0.0px 0.0px 6.0px 0.0px; = line-height: 19.0px"><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: = 13.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.</font></p><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Paul MacDonald <<a = href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 14, 2012 5:51:10 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature NS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Almaco = Jack</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, = new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hi All</div><div>On the www = is a picture of an Almaco Jack taken by </div><div>someone diving = from shore just outside Halifax Harbour.</div><div>Looks like a member = of the Tuna family and are rare</div><div>as far north as = this.</div><div>They are reputed to follow sharks for whatever = reason</div><div>and will come close to divers as this one = did.</div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">Maybe it likes flying = fish!</span><br></div><div>Have a good = summer</div><div>Paul</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></htm= l>= --Apple-Mail-44--547702287--
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