Actress Photos Actress Cristina Zenato HD Photos and Wallpapers May 2024 By GethuCinema Admin May 13, 2024 Related Posts Actress Cristina Zenato HD Photos and Wallpapers June 2024 Actress Cristina Zenato HD Photos and Wallpapers April 2024 Actress Cristina Zenato HD Photos and Wallpapers March 2024 Actress Cristina Zenato HD Photos and Wallpapers January 2024 Actress Cristina Zenato HD Photos and Wallpapers December 2023 Share This Post FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppReddItTelegram Entering the third stage in a woman’s life, under the general umbrella of menopause. Traditionally, this phase begins around 50; however, many women experience it younger, naturally and medically I want to talk about how some cultures associate menopause with aging and a tremendous sense of loss, as if entering this stage, the woman becomes less than a woman. This implies that the work of my womb should define me, and once that is no longer working, I, as an individual, lose my worth Provided that I elected not to have children, I find these thoughts damaging towards women and the broader roles that we play in life and society We need to challenge the negative cultural perceptions of aging that contribute to the shame and stigma around menopause While women are usually aware of hot flashes and period changes, many don’t know of other symptoms, including heart palpitations, UTI, anxiety, depression, irritability, mood swings, insomnia, difficulty concentrating, mental confusion, incontinence, osteoporotic symptoms & vasomotor symptoms One morning, I woke up at the bottom of a dark hole. I was sitting in it, feeling the world’s weight on my shoulders, no explanations, no triggers, no warnings. Just a deep sense of sadness, as if life had been sucked out of my soul. No matter what I did or tried to think, it was a heaviness I could not lift, and it left me sad and confused. As it appeared so it disappeared Now imagine dealing with it while running a trip, or teaching a class. I still do it, as do many other women, but it’s not easy, and I wish I could share it without shame When I started to inquire about it, I felt undertreated, and my symptoms trivialized; directly told to “suck it up.” When I asked questions, I heard, “It’s different for each one of you; hence, we cannot study it” We need a more open conversation about all the aspects of what women go through, not being afraid to share the downs together with the ups. It starts among us, mentioning words that have for a long time whispered and hushed in the corner of a room as if it is something only a few have experienced and should be ashamed of. Reflection post “My Best Friend is an Animal” episode 5. The story of why I remove hooks, of how I connect and communicate with sharks and what my mission and my passion are All underwater filming by @kewinlorenzen Thank you @bigwavetv and @lovenature for the opportunity to share my story. #mybestfriendsananimal For how to view it in your country click the link in bio! @isotta_underwater_housings @neptunic_com @scubapro @waterproofinternational @fourthelementdive Nurse sharks are “docile” NO! 👇Please read below to understand better sharks and their natural behavior. It is common to hear sharks labeled as more aggressive or docile, especially nurse sharks. The definition of docile is ready to accept control or instruction; submissive. Neither of those descriptions is correct for a nurse shark or any other shark. The nurse shark’s nature is different from that of tiger sharks or great hammerheads, as much as it differs from whale and basking sharks; these last two species are occasionally referred to as docile. These animals have specific lives and feedings that might make them less intense when encountering them in the ocean. However, it is a colossal mistake to consider them as possible to control and be submissive. As a matter of perfect example of these misinterpretations, nurse sharks are responsible for quite a large number of bites on humans because of the carelessness of the humans in interacting with them, including divers or snorkelers pulling on their tails while they are resting under a coral head. No animal is aggressive or docile; they present different behaviors based on how they live, feed, and hunt and other variables, from weather to visibility and temperature. Nurse sharks deserve as much attention and respect as the bigger sharks. With my work, I attempt to educate that “one size does not fit all,” that species are different, and that within the species, individuals are unique. It’s time we speak about sharks from their point of view and not from our human interpretation (anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to an animal or even object.) Image by me of two nurse sharks resting on the ocean floor during our recent liveaboard trip around the Northern Bahamas to learn about sharks, behaviors, and how to be in the water with them safely. @isotta_underwater_housings @waterproofinternational @scubapro @fourthelementdive Happy and at the same time tired and frustrated. I am feeling both because in the last few days it has been a continued hook removal, to find more hooks. The reasons? Multiple, including visiting vessels who tie up to the moorings and fish where they should not but mostly because I am hurting seeing the sharks continously pierced through in so many different places. From March 27th through April 2nd these have been the hooks and the removals: Crook: 2 hooks, one piercing through the side of the face- this last one removed, the other one invisible to the eye, I was only able to cut most of the line. Nacho: 1 hook, removed Half Baked: one hook, removed, showed up with two more both swallowed, only the lines showing will be almost impossible to remove Vulcan: 1 hook, removed, 1 more hook two days later, removed Liz: 1 hook removed, 1 more hook two days later, not removed Peggy: 1 hook removed, no more hooks New Shark (Prickly Nose is the tentative name) one hook, line visible streaming from the gills, hook impossible to detect. I hope the stories of these sharks, the continuous presence of hooks, the issues that these hooks cause brings more attention to the pressure we are putting on the ocean. These sharks, in this location, are nothing but a small, minute corner of the world, an example of what as humans we are doing to our planet. I also hope it will show people how each one of us can make a difference; as always I am not advocating for going out there and trying to remove hooks from sharks we don’t know or we are not equipped to do, but we can change the way we consume, the way we manage our carbon footprint (from using less plastic to less chemicals for example) and the way we eat. Using my @neptunic_com stainless steel suit (20lbs) to safely remove hooks. Video and support by @kewinlorenzen The shark approached slowly, gently gliding over my back, slightly hidden by the morning light shining through the water. Her belly was skillfully blended by millions of years of evolution as I looked up. I took a quick image and lowered the camera; I have been here before and seen them many times, but, for a moment, their stories passed through my eyes. I saw an ocean teaming with bountiful sharks, fish, creatures; I saw a world that belonged to them for much longer than we can record in our books and imagine in our studies. In her movement I read the story of an ocean that never included us, yet so necessary for our survival on this planet. I watched as she swam away, never coming closer, and sent with her a wish that we see and understand her value and of all of the others, that we will change our ways, we will pause to let them tell us their stories, before it’s too late and we cannot record. Extinction is forever. Image with @isotta_underwater_housings on @shark_explorers for the liveaboard educational trip @kewinlorenzen and I organize several times per year. @waterproofinternational @scubapro @fourthelementdive @diveshearwater @peopleofthewater It’s International Women’s Day! I thought long and hard about this post. I have had some amazing inspirational women guide some of my choices through the years in my career, many of which I have been able to share time, dinners and conversations with. I wish I could list them all and yet I am afraid to miss someone; so I decided to summarize my admiration for those women who inspired me, trailblazed and broke glass ceilings through the biggest recognition for my mom. My mom is the quiet strength of many women out there. As an only child, she let me “go” to pursue my dreams and my passions. Never once mentioned how that affected her so it wouldn’t affect me, never once she used it as guilt trip to get me back (and trust me, I have seen some moms doing that to some of my friends.) Instead she stood strong and when I asked her why she did it, she said she wanted me to have the freedom and opportunities she not always had growing up as a woman in her time. Today, like most days, mom is 6000 miles away and I miss her. Happy International Women’s day! Not all hook removals require a lot of work and effort! I wish all of them were this easy. A small J hook I could easily grab and twist out. It is not about the hook in itself, it’s about showing how as humans we have a negative presence that lingers out of site and out of mind and at the same time as each one of us can make a difference and create change. Video by @kewinlorenzen during our shark interactive experience with @isotta_underwater_housings Using @neptunic_com shark suit for protection while removing hooks. Not only sharks: As a tech diving instructor, I specialize in cave diving and sidemount gear configuration in both open circuit and rebreather, and I spend a lot of my free time completing cave exploration. Unfortunately, in our society, we are pigeonholed into one role, title, action, and something we are identified with. For me, the struggle has been to show that despite my deep love for sharks and my work towards their conservation, I am also fully invested in other parts of diving, caves in particular, that conservation goes beyond saving sharks as we need to understand the complexity of ecosystems to produce an effective change in policies. Going days without seeing the sharks won’t change who l am or how I feel about them. Combining these two unique fields has been of incredible value to the overall conservation picture. Image by @kewinlorenzen after our exploration dive in one of our newly discovered caves. Wearing dry suit from @waterproofinternational, @kissrebreathers Sidewinder sidemount rebreather, @fourthelementdive undergarments, @diveshearwater computers With @peopleofthewater The art of nitpicking or, as we say in Italian, “cercare il pelo nell’uovo” – “looking for the hair in the egg.” I notice this trend everywhere, on all the posts I follow, and it is rather worrying and annoying. No matter what someone posts—a cute sunset video of their dog riding in the car or rescuing an animal, a person involved in a unique art or craft, never mind someone engaged with changing the perception of misunderstood animals, sharks, bats, snakes, foxes, just to name a few—there are always a series of negative comments, of knowing it all, of “you should.” It is exhausting personally, but it also indicates where we are in these times. We are supposed to be closer to each other; I can have a visual call with my mom 6000 miles away in a split second, and I can follow what the friends who once lived on this island are doing across the world and keep in touch at the fingertip (I moved here when only paper letters or expensive phone calls existed) and yet people find a way to seek the negative aspect of what is presented to them. Wouldn’t it be more beneficial to find the good? And if we can’t find the good in something we might disagree with (and I am not talking about animal cruelty or other negative behaviors) for once, leave it be. We won’t agree with everyone, and we won’t find everything others find interesting the same. We might even feel it is a waste of time, money, and energy on their part, but it’s not always our duty to fix everything and everyone according to our standards. We should use these media to support people, encourage change, and exchange ideas in a positive way that allows growth. “One small action is better than no big action” CZ Sometimes we are stopped in our tracks when thinking about making a difference because we feel it might now be enough, it will not make an impact or affect a difference. When we believe in something we should go for it regardless of the immediate size of the effect. When I started to remove hooks, all I wanted was to help the sharks I was diving with. I wanted to improve their quality of life. I didn’t think that I could not save all the sharks in the world or that my actions would have only a small effect. Fast forward over twenty years later and those small actions turned into more than 350, and became the symbol of our anthropogenic pressure on sharks and the ocean. Seeing me removing hooks from sharks, inspired others to want to help them (not by removing hooks) but by changing laws, changing behaviors and at times changing themselves. I have been invited in critical parts of the world to show these hooks, to promote shark conservation, to change the narrative and it all started with one hook and one shark. Each action counts, and we never know where our small action will lead. Image of two hooks I removed yesterday from Nacho and Liz by @kewinlorenzen @waterproofinternational @peopleofthewater @wdhof Group Hug! These are white-tip reef sharks (not Oceanic white-tip sharks), and they exhibit a behavior of resting for long periods of time under coral heads or in crevices, often piling up one on top of the other. When it comes to resting, white-tip reef sharks use a ventilation system called buccal pumping. This system allows them to stay still and pump water through their gills by simply opening and closing their mouths. This is a perfect example of the vast diversity among sharks, of why “one size does not fit all” applies when discussing sharks and the different characteristics of each species. Image by @kewinlorenzen from our recent group trip to the Archipelago of Revillagigedo, known as Socorro. These sharks were resting on a shelf at Roca Partida. With @isotta_underwater_housings @waterproofinternational @scubapro @diveshearwater @wdhof @peopleofthewater Sometimes I wonder how life was in the ocean before we started to exploit it in an exponential way with the development of the Industrial Revolution. Traveling to some of these remote but protected locations gives us a small glimpse of what it could be closer to home if we only put in a little extra effort in taking less, balancing more our presence and understanding that not everything is ours but that it needs to be treasured, shared and protected. It’s a privilege to witness life as it should be and to hope that this knowledge and understanding will expand. Videos taken during our trip to Archipelago Revillagigedo, commonly known by the name of one of the four Islands, Socorro, to fundraise is support of the scholarships and training grants for the @wdhof With @isotta_underwater_housings @waterproofinternational @scubapro @diveshearwater Questions about sharks! Starting today for ten days- ten questions, I will create a daily post to answer questions I will pick from your comments below. While I won’t be able to answer all, I appreciate each and every one of your contributions. When answering questions, it will not always possible to reply with a one-size-fits-all answer as the species vary in size from the smallest, the size of a pen, Dwarf Lantern Shark to the biggest (also the biggest fish in the sea), the whale shark. Between them, there are eight different orders and over 520 species in the ocean, with the exception of Antarctica, where sharks have yet to be found! Please understand that this post cannot answer all, but I value everyone’s curiosity and will do my best to address as many as possible in future posts. This is an image of Steph, a female Caribbean Reef shark. She has been at the same site where we dive for the last 8 years. @isotta_underwater_housings @waterproofinternational @scubapro @diveshearwater @fourthelementdive How to prepare for a shark diving trip? Below are some of the rules I follow; they work for all diving trips: 1. Refresh diving skills if it has been a while since the last dive 2. Check the gear service it if needed 3❗️No New, New, New. Do not use a new piece of essential gear in a new environment, especially the suit. It’s best to test it out first. Some dives might require a quick drop, not the time for a weight check. ❗️Same applies to the camera; some dives are not the place to learn which settings are on it, how the housing works, and where the buttons are. 4. Listen to the briefing, each one! 5. ❗️Do not change rules underwater; we do not decide how to run the operation, which brings us to the last one 👉6. Get out of the water if feeling uncomfortable and review, regroup, and try again a little later. I share these and more during my presentation on how to prepare for a shark diving trip and during our liveaboard. Image by me of Queen, Great Hammerhead swimming in the middle of swimming in the middle of the divers during our recent liveaboard trip, Bimini, The Bahamas. @isotta_underwater_housings @waterproofinternational @scubapro Join us on this amazing sail catamaran to shark yourself, dive and learn about 8 different speci of sharks while sailing around the northern Bahamas. During a ten night-nine days of liveaboard diving, we will provide with encounters with tigers, great hammerhead, nurse, lemons, bulls and more, while learning about behavior, ecology, an how each one of us can make a difference. Five crew available for a total of six guests, presentations about sharks, scuba diving and more, while we will be collecting images and videos of your time with us to give to you at the end of your trip. This is not just diving, it is learning, experiencing, growing, sharing and becoming better shark ambassadors. The 2026 dates are now open for reservation: January 10-20 November 14-24 (4 spots left) Price is $6.160 per person; contact me at [email protected] for all details. 🙏 understand no details will be provided with IG messages. With @kewinlorenzen Videos taken during our latest trip. “Don’t depend on others to illuminate your days. Become your own shine” – Jay Long I saw this quote this morning and I took it as a personal reminder that we are indeed the maker of our own story. Depending on others to validate us, for our looks, accomplishiments, career, decisions is never going to bring us the happiness we will find within ourselves for following our hearts and being true to ourselves. The best gift we can give ourselves, is to be who we are without hesitation, not letting fear rule our lives, so we will inspire others to do it too. Image by @kewinlorenzen at Shark Junction while swimming with some of our regular girls (Caribbean Reef sharks ) @isotta_underwater_housings @waterproofinternational @scubapro @peopleofthewater Day 3 Question 3 Let’s talk about sharks’ teeth. Of all the parts of sharks, the teeth might be the best known and the ones to trigger interest and fascination. Teeth are in general composed of two parts, the crown and the root but not the traditional root as in mammals, as it is not connected to the jaw bone. The teeth resemble the same shape as the dermal denticles of the skin and they form continuously throughout a sharks’ life. Sharks replace teeth at different times and in different ways depending on the species; other species replace the entire arch at once instead of one tooth at the time. Due to the different dietary habits of each species, teeth present a wide range of shapes, from grinding plaques to long and thin grasping teeth. But we cannot mention the specialization of the sharks’ teeth without the incredible combined specialization of the jaw. Most species present a hystolic jaw suspension, in which the upper jaw is not attached to the cranium. This system allows for mobility of the jaw and the development of a protractile bite. It is the reason why we cannot see teeth in many species while they are swimming; unfortunately we have been subjected to protuding sharks’ jaws by most media publications and productions that we find it strange to instead see sharks in their normal posture and at time being unable to notice the teeth. Image of Queen, Great Hammerhead shark, where the teeth are half visible, produting from the jaw line by @kewinlorenzen with @isotta_underwater_housings 1. What makes a shark a shark? These are few of the essential differences between sharks and regular fishes: A Teeth, sharks can renew their teeth throughout their lives; if one breaks, the next one rotates from the inside of the jaw to replace it (No bony fishes are able ti replace their teeth when they break and fall out) B. Sharks have gill slits visible on the outside of the body and they vary between five and seven slits (Fish only have one visible external slit per side) C. Sharks bodies are covered in placoid scales known as dermal denticles, presenting the same structure as teeth. Each species has distinctive denticles, allowit scientists to recognize species by analyzing the skin. (Most, not all, of fishes are covered in scale, which are outgrows of the skin and overlap like tiles on a roof) D. Sharks have large livers, rich in oil. The liver provides some buoyancy to the animals, and allows them to be lighter than counterpart fish of the same size, however sharks sink when they stop swimming, making them heavier than the surrounding water. (Fishes have an air bladder in their bodies that they control through blood flow to inflate and deflate, allowing them to hover motionless in midwater and making them weightless compared to the surrounding water) E. Sharks skeletons are made of cartilage, a tough but flexible tissue and have no bone structure to protect their organs; think rib cage. (While the beginning stage of all fish structure is cartilage, it develops into bones as they leave the embryo stage) F. It is very easy to detect the gender of sharks; male present two exteral organs called claspers and females present a genital slit called cloaca. (It is almost impossible to recognize the gender of fish, as they do not present visible organs and many species transition from female to male – or vice versa, through their life spans) G. Reproduction happens through internal fertilization. Sharks give birth in different ways depending on the species; they can be oviparous, exaciparous or viviparous. (In fish fertilization is generally external, and most fish are oviparous) NOTE: These are some of the main not all of the differences 📸 Tiger Shark Day Two, Question Two Which one is the shark’s strongest sense? Read below 👇 In addition to our senses—sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste—sharks have two other senses, managed by specialized receptors: electroreceptors (Ampullae of Lorenzini) and pressure change detectors (lateral lines). The sense of hearing is a shark’s most acute sense and is used from the most significant distance, followed by the sense of smell. As sharks get closer, they engage sight. In proximity of what is attracting them, sharks might use the lateral line to detect movement, then the ampullae of Lorenzini to detect an electric magnetic field. Most recent studies have also found pit organs on the back, sides, and lower jaws of some shark species. Their exact function has not yet been clarified, but sharks can perhaps register mechanical stimuli such as water currents with their pit organs. Ultimately, one sense does not work independently from another, and all senses constitute a powerful network that sharks constantly use to navigate their world. Tomorrow’s answer will address senses differently and discuss sharks’ deterrents. Close up image of a Tiger Shark where nostrils (sent), Ampullae of Lorenzini (electric magnetic field) and eye (sight) are visible taken by @kewinlorenzen These images are collected during our educational trips to encounter up to seven or eight different species of sharks around the northern Bahamas on a special liveaboard for 10 nights 9 days of navigation and dive, learn and surface with a better understanding and appreciation of sharks. @isotta_underwater_housings @waterproofinternational @diveshearwater @fourthelementdive @scubapro @peopleofthewater @wdhof Observing wild life requires time, patience and the capability of listening to those who lead us for the best outcome. This has been my first time encountering Oceanic Mantas and all I can say is that they are more special and spectacular than described. Thanks to our small group of four divers remaining behind because of good air consumption and excellent diving procedures the last three days have been incredibly blessed with passing after passing of these gentle and intelligent giants. More often than not I have dropped my camera to just observe them as they come close enough and lock eye. Understanding animal behavior is a key component; in this and many other cases, wait for life to come to you, do not chase and the results will be priceless. Image of a male manta at Punta Tosca with @isotta_underwater_housings @waterproofinternational @diveshearwater @scubapro Cohesixtence: the predator and the prey and what we can learn from the shark’s world. Sharks have been on this planet for over 450 million years, survived five mass extinctions, and are today keystone species of each of the ecosystems they inhabit. There are two very different depictions of sharks in the media: the image of predators always with their mouths open in search of food, which alters the actual reality and perceptions people have of sharks, and the other. The images the divers, free-divers, and people who spend time in the water bring back are often contested by those who have only experienced the media side of sharks and not the direct exposure. These images show us sharks swimming peacefully among schools of fish, possibly their prey, show them with their mouths relaxed and their pace tranquil, and tell us of a predator who knows when and where to go for prey, what to select, and how to leave the rest be, because preys need time to reproduce, grow so that the predator can have a future supply of food. That concept is something that our modern times have eradicated by our habits. When they find it, many take all they can from the sea, leaving nothing for a future possibility. Many take it for the simple concept of personal pleasure and relaxation, which isn’t for the animal involved. Many take and then throw it away because it is not what they want, creating an incredible waste for everyone involved, both the people dependent on the sea and the animals living in it. It is one of the numerous lessons we can learn by observing sharks and learning how to relate to our environment and ecosystems, which will hopefully guarantee us a successful 450 million years or more on this planet. Image by @kewinlorenzen during our recent trip to Archipielago Revillagigedo, Roca Partida of a Silver Tip shark swimming among a school of jacks. @isotta_underwater_housings @waterproofinternational @scubapro @diveshearwater @fourthelementdive @wdhof @peopleofthewater What does it mean being part of the Women Divers Hall of Fame? @wdhof I have been inducted in 2011 in recognition of my work in exploration, education and conservation with sharks and in caves and since then I have heard a few interesting comments and points of views. Many think that all we do is dress up for fancy parties, but the reality of being part of this group is different. All member were inducted in the WDHOF for a merit in the fields of science, education, conservation, military and many more accomplishments; and sure, it is a recognition towards our work; however, as soon as we become part of this dynamic, focused, accomplished group of women we are asked to pay it forward even more than what we have done before. Members volunteer to run this nonprofit organization, with time, skills and money. Each year we support 48 scholarships and training grants for a total of $68,000; we provide counseling and mentorship for associates interested in embarking into our type of careers, we speak, educate and when we dress up to meet and spend some time together we fundraise to increase our scholarships and training grants. Being part of this amazing group becomes a responsibility towards the scuba diving industry, making sure we provide the means and support for many more women to follow. Together with the amazing @cristinazenato removing hooks from Caribbean reef sharks…. 🦈💙 (Hence the chainsuit)… pictures: @shark_explorers & @cameraivo Together with the amazing @cristinazenato removing hooks from Caribbean reef sharks…. 🦈💙 (Hence the chainsuit)… pictures: @shark_explorers & @cameraivo TagsCristina Zenato Previous articleActress Gina Stiebitz HD Photos and Wallpapers May 2024Next articleActress Luz Valdivieso HD Photos and Wallpapers May 2024