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Marine animals

British marine life

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

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

A female grey seal face to face with her pup in the sand dunes in Lincolnshire, England, UK. © Jacky Parker Photography/Getty
UK

Wildlife Spectacles Where and when to see grey seal pups in the UK

Shore crab. © Getty
Identify Wildlife

How to identify rockpool wildlife

© Whale and Dolphin Conservation/Rob Lott
Marine Animals

7 things you never knew about the Risso’s dolphin

Common Dolphins © Matthew Legg

Where to see common dolphins in the UK

© Mike Korostelev/Getty
Mammals

Do orcas go through the menopause?

Whales and dolphins

Orcas killing blue whale
News

First records of orcas seen killing and eating blue whales

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Photography Masterclass

Episode Nine: In The Field: A lifetime photographing whales, dolphins and porpoises

Aerial View of Humpback Whales Bubble Net Feeding
News

Big benefits for whales from their big appetites

An Amazon river dolphin in Brazil. © Mike Lane/Getty
Mammals

River dolphin guide: where they live, the threats they face, and what is being done to save them

(C)Borut Furlan
Mammals

What do dolphins do during storms?

A Baby Humpback Whale Plays Near the Surface in Blue Water
Mammals

10 fascinating facts about humpback whales

Sharks

Great white shark swimming below ocean surface, Guadalupe Island, Mexico
Marine Animals

How to avoid a shark attack

Profile shot of Steve Backshall on a boat in the Bahamas. Oceanic Whitetip shark just visible beneath the waves to the right.
News

How to watch Shark with Steve Backshall

A whale shark swimming in Sogod bay, Southern Leyte, Philippines. © Steve De Neef/VW Pics/Universal Images Group/Getty
Fish

Whale shark guide: what they eat, where they’re found and why they’re endangered

Manta ray.
News

Top shark and ray traders identified

Indonesian speckled carpetshark in Indonesia. © Borat Furlan/Getty
Fish

How do sharks manage to swallow without tongues?

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
Marine Animals

The fascinating world of the lemon shark

Shark fins drying in West Java Province, Indonesia. © Sijori Images/Barcroft Images/Getty
Fish

What is shark finning and why is it a problem?

Rays

Largetooth sawfish. © David Morgan
Fish

Sawfish of the world

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

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

Pregnant reef manta in Cocos Island. (c) Mauricio Hoyos
News

Reef manta ray recorded for first time in Eastern Pacific

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