- Ocean Sunfish
Mola Mola is the world's heaviest bony fish, reaching more thatn 3 m in length and weighing over 2 tons. - Jardim da Estrela
Dragon tree - Jardim da Estrela
- Jardim da Estrela
One of the statues in the park is the farmer, O cavador, made in 1913 by sculptor Costa Motta. - Jardim da Estrela
Dombeya wallichii, also known as pinkball. - Jardim da Estrela
- Jardim da Estrela
Carris for kids - Jardim da Estrela
Well, hello! And good morning to you too! O Despertar by José Simões de Almeida. - Basílica da Estrela
Remember, someone is always watching you... - Basílica da Estrela
The Basilica was built between 1779 and 1790 by Mateus Vicente de Oliveira, an architect from the Mafra school and Reinaldo Manuel de Sousa. - Basílica da Estrela
View from the dome - Basílica da Estrela
In the dome above the church - Basílica da Estrela
You can get on the roof of the Basilica. How cool is that?!? - Lisbon
Really, Lisbon, really? - Basílica da Estrela
Rooftop decoration - Elevador de Santa Justa
The lift was opened in 1899. - Elevador de Santa Justa
- Parque das Nações
Modern tiles at the underground stop. - Parque das Nações
The site of Expo 98 world exposition is the modern part of Lisbon. The exposition was held to mark the 500th annivercary of Vasco da Gama's voyage to India. - Portugal pavilion
- Signs
One day, one day ... - Forests underwater
An exhibition by Takashi Amano - Forests underwater
- Forests underwater
Stop and listen. Nature is a great teacher. Live simply. - Oceanário
Great tile work at the Lisbon Oceanarium. - Planar alignment
- Homeotropic alignment
Sorry, professional deformation. - All Oceans in one
The central aquarium hosts species from four oceans. Devil Ray (Mobula mobular) in the spotlight. - Inca tern
Larosterna inca, living in Peru and Chile. What a mustache! - Green anemone and some funny sea stars
Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogammica) are green due to the microscopic algae in their tissues. - Sea otter
Enhydra lutris. It is cute as hell but I am loving the waves just as much :-) - Sea otter
Enhydra lutris - Big Blue
So mesmerising... - Yellow Banded Poison Dart Frog
Dendrobates leucomelas. A poisonous frog that lives in northern parts of South America. Phantasmal poison frog (Epipedobates tricolor) is also there. - Phantasmal Poison Frog
Phantasmal poison frog (Epipedobates tricolor) is so so tiny! Officially "about" 22.6 mm. - Sharky!
Sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus), I think. - Sandy anemone
Bunodactis reynaudi. These anemones have over 300 tentacles and can be pink, brown, green, or blue. They live in Antarctic waters. - Seaweed
Seaweed looks like a crown of thorns. - Common seadragon
Common seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). How can something like this be ever called "common"?!? How can any dragon ever be called "common"? - Giant Spider Crab
Macrocheira kaempferi. They have a span of up to 3.6 metres! And can liver over 50 years! - Fish Eating Anemone
Urticina piscivora. It feeds on small fish, but also other anemones. - White-spotted Jellyfish
Phyllorhiza punctata. Copied from the Oceanario webpage: "The small white spots on its bell are crystalline inclusions close to the surface. The colour of the umbrella varies according to the presence or absence of symbiotic algae, that provide energy to the jellyfish, through photosynthesis." - Garden Eels
Splendid Garden Eel (Gorgasia preclara) and Spotted Garden Eel (Heteroconger hassi) from Indian habitat. These creatures can be 40 cm long and live in abundant colonies - forming a "garden" - at a depth of 30 m. Creepy as hell. - Clown Anemonefish
Amphiprion ocellaris. They are protandric hermaphrodites - Nemo's Dad would actually change into Nemo's Mom once she died.