Marine Animals

Marine Animals

UK government proposes ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas

Government proposals to ban bottom trawling in more vulnerable marine habitats aim to protect important and rare underwater life.
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Mysterious ‘ghost’ animal filmed 4,443m deep in Pacific abyss

The deep-sea footage was recorded at an underwater mountain chain off the coast of Chile.
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Who is Ocean Ramsey? Meet the freediver who swims with one of nature's deadliest apex predators

A Netflix documentary, Shark Whisperer, has been made about her – but who is Ocean Ramsey?
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"The hatchlings' heads were completely separated from their bodies": Australia's ghostly turtle killer caught on camera

Rare video footage shows golden ghost crabs preying on newly hatched loggerhead turtles on the west coast of Australia
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"They were going nuts in the wake of the storm”: hurricane causes epic explosion of life off Mexican coast

There was so much life in the ocean that the water turned green, say scientists who witnessed the rare event. Here's what happened...
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It looks like an alien, feasts on whale blubber, has multiple legs and hasn't changed for millions of years – meet this creepy, mysterious deep-sea giant

Despite being discovered almost 150 years ago, scientists still know relatively little about this scavenger of the deep.
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The biggest fight on Earth: Brutal BBC footage shows 30 male humpback whales hunting down one female – some may even die in the process

The humpback whale's 'heat run' caught on film
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Scientists have filmed anchor damage in the Antarctic for the first time. Here’s what they saw

Researchers filmed the damage caused by ships’ anchors in Antarctica, in a scientific first
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DNA suggests shark "unlike any other" more common in Wales than previously thought

A new study suggests the decline in critically endangered angelsharks in Wales may have been overestimated.
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16ft great white shark found with perfectly circular hole in head – and we know exactly what caused it

The strange-looking wound was made by another predator, say experts from the California White Shark Project.
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Scientists stunned to see humpback whales trying to send messages to humans

Could humpback whales be trying to communicate with us?
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“The ocean remains a battlefield.” How an unusual alliance is forming to save Sri Lanka’s remarkable gentle giants

New dangers are emerging for whales found off the Sri Lankan coast – but hope remains that they can be saved
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“It’s effectively ripping apart the water.” It's only an inch long but this creature creates shockwaves of over 200 decibels which generate heat AND light

Despite its size, the pistol shrimp boasts one of the best (and loudest) weapons in the ocean.
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There’s a lake in the Pacific Ocean that’s home to millions of ‘sunbathing’ creatures – and you can snorkel in it

On a tiny Pacific island, millions of creatures follow a strict schedule for their daily sun worship
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It's harpoon-proof, 'sings' jazz music, and lives up to 200 years – meet the bowhead whale, a record-breaking giant of the animal world

The animal can also smash through solid ice and has no teeth – and has left scientists baffled over the years
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This ‘smoke’ ring was formed by one of the biggest creatures on Earth. Scientists say it has never been documented before

A study has revealed that humpback whales approach humans and blow bubble ‘smoke’ rings – a newly documented behaviour that may represent play or communication.
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Researchers film never-seen-before shark behaviour off remote volcanic islands in Pacific Ocean

For the first time, Galapagos sharks have been recorded rubbing themselves against manta rays to remove unwelcome parasites, according to a new study.
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Scientists put three decades of whale migration data into a digital map – this is what they saw 

The Protecting Blue Corridors platform allows conservationists to see where whales are moving and track threats in their path.
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Watch amazing footage of dolphins performing spectacular 3 metre-high aerial corkscrews – and learn how and why they do it

Spinner dolphins are famed for the acrobatic spins, but just why and how do they perform these gymnastic moves?
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If you’ve been swimming in the ocean, this bizarre animal was there – probably without you even knowing

There are thousands of species of nudibranchs and they come in all different colours and sizes – as this expect video explains.
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"No way!" Gob-smacking footage of a gigantic two-tonne elephant seal taking a rest on a South African police car

After shocking residents in the coastal community of Gordon's Bay, the southern elephant seal was safely relocated to the sea.
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Expedition team films “surreal” sound echoing across beach in Argentina

A conservation expedition team has shared footage of a noisy rabble of elephant seals in Argentina – their otherworldly grunts can be heard rumbling along the shore.
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When a boat came across a huge humpback whale carcass in Chile, they decided to do something amazing

Conservationists in Chilean Patagonia came together to preserve the enormous skeleton.
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Something remarkable was just filmed at this decaying whale carcass in Hawai'i

In a scientific first, researchers recorded oceanic whitetip and tiger sharks – two species not usually seen together – feeding peacefully on a decayed whale carcass.
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