Marine Animals

Zodiac being released. © RSPCA

Young seal found miles inland released back into the wild

Giant Manta ray at a cleaning station in the Pacific. © Luis Javier Sandoval/VW Pics/UIG/Getty.

Manta ray guide: how to identify, diet and where they live

A spawning female Chinook salmon in Alaska.

81 dangerous substances found in salmon caught in Seattle

Basking shark in Ireland

Family matters for basking sharks

Razorbill in the Shiant Isles, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. © RSPB

Marine hotspots identified in a bid to save UK’s threatened seabirds

Emperor penguins on Snow Hill Island, Antarctica. © Paul Souders/Getty

Penguin guide: how to identify each species and best places to see

Humpback whale mother and calf. © Emma Holman/Getty

Comeback for humpback whales

Harbour porpoise ready for postmortem at ZSL (c) CSIP-ZSL

Young porpoises in the UK are ingesting toxic milk

European Eel, Anguilla Anguilla, single head shot of fish in reeds. Warwickshire, August 2014

Eel recorded embarking on its epic migratory voyage

Sea lion - Becky Douglas

Galápagos sea lion guide: species facts, and why they’re endangered

Manta feeding in trash Indo - Copyright Andrea Marshall, Marine Megafauna Foundation

Ocean giants consuming microplastics when feeding

Krill, the foundation of Antarctica's marine food chain, swim in a tank on Palmer Station, in Antarctica.

Insects & Invertebrates

The lowdown on krill

A group of king penguins. Mint Images - David Schultz/Getty

5 fascinating facts about king penguins

A baby humpback whale plays as it swims near the surface in blue water off Tonga in the Pacific Ocean

10 fascinating facts about humpback whales

Detail of hands showing microplastics on the beach

People & Wildlife

Everything you need to know about microplastics