Marine Animals

Caterpillar. © Wayne Kliewer

New invertebrate photography competition launched

Bottlenose dolphin leaping in the air in the Moray Firth, Scotland, UK. © Getty

Research into ‘pingers’ to stop cetacean bycatch shows they are effective

Painted lady butterfly. © Getty

British wildlife in July

Basking shark swimming underwater in Baltimore, Cork, Ireland. © George Karbus Photography/Getty

Basking shark guide: how big they are, what they eat, and why they’re endangered

Thrift near Porthleven In Cornwall, UK. © Education Images/Universal Images/Getty

British wildlife in June

European turtle dove drinking at water's edge in Spain. © Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty

British wildlife in May

Red-tailed hawk.

The best wildlife livestreams to watch around the world

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