Marine Animals

Short-beaked common dolphins photographed off Gerrans Bay, Cornwall, in August 2018. © Rupert Kirkwood

Record number of whale and dolphin sightings in 2018

Morigenos dolphins. © Ana Hace

Dolphins choose their besties just like we do

SnowballCam with emperor penguins, Antarctica. © BBC/John Downer Productions/Frederique Olivier

When is Spy in the Snow on TV?

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A new dawn for the wildlife of Redonda, by Ed Marshall

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Kiss of the oceans gallery, by Irene Mendez Cruz

© Surfers Against Sewage

36,000kg of plastic waste picked by volunteers

Scientists have been studying the genome of the cauliflower coral. © Kevin Rodriguez

How a common coral species could save coral reefs

Come late summer, the 170-foot high mountain is covered in the purple-pink colour of ling heather. In some areas of the island this species makes up an important coastal habitat known as maritime heath. © Ben Porter

Wildlife on the ‘Island of 20,000 Saints’

A Tristan albatross chick. © J Cleeland

House mice are eating seabird chicks at “an alarming rate”

Orca underwater in Norway. © Audun Rikardsen

Orcas still affected by toxic PCBs despite the ban

Hector's dolphins are endemic to New Zealand © Rob Pine

Increased concern over endangered dolphins in New Zealand following new data

Basking shark behaviours are being studied by scientists © Alex Mustard

Amazing new footage shows basking sharks being sociable in Scottish waters

Sperm whale carcass washed up on isle of Texel, off coast of The Netherlands. © Steve Geelhoed

Why did 30 sperm whales strand in 2016?

The launch of the RRS Sir David Attenborough © Cammell Laird

People & Wildlife

Attenborough research ship is launched