Marine Animals

Orca under water. (c) 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

Two of the four True's beaked whales spotted © ORCA

Elusive whale species photographed in “once in a lifetime” encounter

A juvenile angelshark © Michael Sealey

A new project is launched to study angelsharks

Seen from below, the white bellies of lemon sharks help them to disappear in bright sunlight - the blue sky in this photo is misleading. From above, their yellow-tinted skin belnds in perfectly with the mangrove's sandy seabed © Shane Gross

The fascinating world of the lemon shark

The coral reef system is home to a wide variety of wildlife © Kurt Amsler / Gamma-Rapho / Getty

Relief for the reef as World Heritage Committee removes it from the danger list

Sea turtle © Rich Carey / iStock

How do sea turtles find their way home?

Indonesian speckled carpetshark in Indonesia. © Borat Furlan/Getty

How do sharks manage to swallow without tongues?

Sea urchins (here a brown sea urchin) have provided inspiration for human engineers © Wolfgang Kaehler / Getty

What are sea urchins’ spines made from?

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5 things to do on World Oceans Day

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Top tips for spotting wildlife from a ferry