Marine Animals
Deadly predators, colossal giants and animals visible from space: 20 ocean record breakers that will boggle your mind
Dive into the extreme, record-breaking wonders hidden beneath the waves
Great white shark attacks 'ghost dolphin' in Brazil. A predation event like this has never been recorded here before
Scientists find evidence of a white shark predating a rare Franciscana dolphin in southern Brazil for the first time.
"An endless supply of lethal razor-sharp teeth…" The astonishing weaponry of one of the world's deadliest, most feared predators
This iconic ocean predator has about 30,000 teeth - but not all at the same time.
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Why do octopuses have three hearts, when humans only have one?
Why - for octopuses - three hearts are better than one
“Each one can shift more than 10x its own body weight in sand.” These tiny animals could be shaping the landscape more any other animal on Earth
Tiny sand hoppers may be one of the most powerful landscape-shaping animals on Earth
In the 1950s, whaling ended around these remote Scottish islands. Decades later, up to 30 minke whales were spotted in one great gathering
Wildlife watchers visited the Scottish Hebrides to see what marine life can be found in waters where whales used to be hunted. They witnessed one of the largest minke whale aggregations ever recorded in the region.
Scientists once thought it could only live for 70 years – turns out it's double that. Here's how they made the amazing discovery
Spoiler alert: it wasn't by measuring their earwax
"At first, they are little more than bare surfaces in the ocean’s vast expanse.” Why do sunken ships make good artificial reefs?
When a vessel is properly prepared for scuttling, it can find a new life on the seabed providing a home for countless creatures
Why do whales hurl themselves out of the ocean? 6 theories behind their spectacular aerial acrobatics
Find out at why whales breach, with the experts from Whale and Dolphin Conservation
They're one of the largest animals to have ever lived on Earth – yet somehow they survive on a diet of tiny animals
Despite being some of the largest animals in the ocean (and Earth), whales feast on miniature animals – why?
It chases fish until they vomit – then devours their sick
Bubbles the dolphin is a familiar face at Lady Elliot Island in Australia, but a new scientific paper is making him famous for something very unusual: eating fish vomit.
Strange purring sound heard on Hawaiian reef – and we're not sure what's causing it
Marine researchers are using unsupervised AI algorithms to identify marine animals based on the noises they make. But not all the sounds they pick up can be identified.
"He was dragged down to the riverbed and was rapidly running out of air…" 8 animals that deliberately drown their prey underwater to drown them
Drowning as a method of killing prey isn't the most popular in the animal kingdom - but it does happen...
"Using a pincer movement to prevent their prey’s escape and increasing their speed to the max, the hunters drove them directly onto the beach"
The Galápagos sea lion is the most inquisitive mammal of the Galápagos Islands. Learn more about this endangered species in our guide by experts from the Galapagos Conservation Trust.
"In a gloriously tragic act of self-sacrifice, she stops eating and dies of starvation before her young hatch".
Mother octopuses never meet their babies, as they stop eating and die of starvation before the young hatch. However, that’s probably a good thing.
Scientists just photographed a place that's never been seen by humans before. What the images reveal is shocking
During a survey of the Mar del Plata Canyon off the coast of Argentina, deep-sea researchers found dozens of pieces of human rubbish, including food wrappers, a plastic cup and a rubber boot.
There are just 7 species of sea turtle – Here's where to find them and how to tell them apart
Did you know there are seven different types of sea turtle? Tui De Roy takes an in-depth look at the different turtle species
They look like whiskers, but these are no ordinary whiskers… Here's how seals use them to ‘see’ underwater and track prey
Jon Dunn explains the remarkable ways these seals use their whiskers.
There’s a lake in the Pacific Ocean that’s home to millions of ‘sunbathing’ animals found nowhere else on Earth– and you can snorkel among them
On a tiny Pacific island, millions of creatures follow a strict schedule for their daily sun worship
"She may eat parts of her own arms to essentially accelerate her own demise." 8 females with the worst, most horrible, lives ever
In the animal kingdom, it's often females that wield the power - but that doesn't mean they have it easy.
"It’s responsible for sinking 800 ships and killing 20,000 people…" What are the most dangerous parts of the ocean?
From hazardous seas to venomous creatures, the ocean can be full of threats. But these regions could be the most dangerous on the planet.
Whales vs dolphins: They might look similar, but how alike are these incredible marine mammals really? Here’s what sets them apart…
What's the difference between a whale and a dolphin? Whale and Dolphin Conservation explain what makes a whale a whale and a dolphin a dolphin.
It looks pearly-white, is the length of a shipping container – and remarkably can swim backwards…
Learn all about their unique adaptations and social behaviours in this expert guide from Whale and Dolpin Conservation.
“This moment was wild.” Astonishing footage shows sharks exploding out of water so fast they land on beach
The incredible footage was captured on a beach in Indonesia where shark finning used to take place – since it stopped, the shark population has made a remarkable comeback.
