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Marine

Male orca surfacing with dorsal fin slicing through the water.

You don’t need to travel overseas to encounter orcas. Rob Lott introduces the largest, most exciting hunters in British waters – and wonders if our only resident pod has a future here.

Nautilus opening spread

From its lustrous shell to its unblinking eye, the jet-propelled nautilus is unlike any other animal alive today. Paul Chambers meets a mollusc out of time.

Chilean marine otter article spread

Lured by the dream of getting close to the rare, beautiful and seldom-photographed marine otter, Kevin Schafer packed his cameras and flew to the remote coast of Chile. Follow his quest.

Thomas Peschak’s unique images of the Great Bear Rainforest in Canada showcase the diversity and fragility of its wild inhabitants.

Million dollar otters article spread

What happens when Californian sea otters abandon their usual haunts to set up home in an exclusive marina full of yachts? Meet the otters living the dream.

The dolphins of Shark Bay article spread

On the west coast of Australia, a population of bottlenose dolphins stunned the scientific world by learning how to use tools. But only females can do it.

Blue whale article spread

It may be bigger than a dinosaur, but the amount we don’t know about the blue whale is probably larger still. Now, new research suggests this giant may be more numerous than we’d dared hope.

 
Marlin: superfish

Swifter than a shark, more dashing than a dolphin and wielding a sword-like bill, the marlin is a swashbuckling superfish. Yet little is known about it and its billfish relatives.

The pink river dolphin of Brazil article spread

This bizarre creature is a pink river dolphin, a species never before photographed underwater in the wild until Mark Carwardine embarked on a mission to the Rio Negro in Brazil.

A great white shark follows a researcher in a kayak

Despite their notoriety, great white sharks remain a mystery. So Thomas Peschak ventures out in a flimsy kayak to uncover the secrets of the fish we love to fear...