Eliza bussey , a journalist in her mid-50s who now studies harp at the peabody conservatory in baltimore , could not read a note of music a few years ago .
He sometimes spends up to two to three months on location exploring and photographing the everything from manatees in florida to harp seals in the arctic .
他有时会花两三个月在一个地方探索和拍摄,对象从佛罗里达的海牛到北极的竖琴海豹。
The san francisco chronicle newspaper called the finished project , " a thirty-five million dollar steel harp ! "
旧金山纪事报称这项完工工程为“价值3500万美元的钢质竖琴”。
Although clubbing the white-coated pups of harp seals has been illegal since 1987 , the industry has not been able to counter negative publicity from advocacy groups , or persuade foreign governments that they way adult seals are killed is humane or sustainable .
According to the researchers , these terminal balls produce condensed packets of sperm called spermatophores , which are released into the surrounding water in the hopes of fertilising other harp sponges in the area .
The team suggests that the structure of the harp sponge is designed to ensure that they catch the most prey possible , and also maximise their chances of catching spermatophores from other harp sponges .
Using these deep-diving vessels , a team of researchers led by senior research technician lonny lundsten discovered a species of harp sponge called chondrocladia lyra off the coast of california , at depths of 3316 3399m .