Sharks

Komodo dragon on the Komodo Island in Indonesia. © Riza Marlon/Getty Images

Komodo dragon reclassified as Endangered

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

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

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

Basking shark in Ireland

Family matters for basking sharks

Manta ray.

Top shark and ray traders identified

Basking shark mouth wide open English coast. © Alan James/WWF/naturepl.com

Robot cameras uncover the hidden world of basking sharks

American pocket shark

Scientists discover new shark species that glows in the dark

Green turtle. © Ellis Roberts/BBC

When are Blue Planet Live and Blue Planet UK on TV?

Basking shark behaviours are being studied by scientists © Alex Mustard

Amazing new footage shows basking sharks being sociable in Scottish waters

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

Indonesian speckled carpetshark in Indonesia. © Borat Furlan/Getty

How do sharks manage to swallow without tongues?

Bogenstirn-Hammerhai, Sphyrna lewini, Arch, Darwin Island, Galapagos, Ecuador | Scalloped Hammerhead Shark, Sphyrna lewini, Arch, Darwin Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
The hammerhead's unusually shaped head may help it detect its prey from the electrical signals it gives off © Ullstein Bild / Getty

Do hammerheads with bigger heads find it harder to swim?

Basking shark feeding of the Cornish Coastline. Cornwall. UK

How many species of shark inhabit the seas around Britain?

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

What is shark finning and why is it a problem?