Marine Animals

Marine Animals

Breaching humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Have humpback whales been witnessed trying to send messages to humans? What could they be trying to tell us?

Could humpback whales be trying to communicate with us?
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The Japanese spider crab is the biggest crab in the world

It's the size of a small car, weighs the same as an e-bike – and can live for an astounding 100 years...

The biggest crab in the world has a leg span of nearly 4 metres and weighs 13.6kg
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The tropical paradise you’re not allowed to live in – and the deadly, lethal secret its turquoise waters hide

With its pristine beaches and turquoise waters, Bikini Atoll looks like a tropical paradise. But beneath its picture-perfect surface lies a chilling history
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Jake seaplane wreck

When this WWII seaplane was discovered by a fisherman in 1994, an array of dazzling animals were found hiding in the wreck

The Jake seaplane rests in shallow water off the coast of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean. How it got there is a mystery
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Breaching humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

How does sound really affect whales and dolphins?

The underwater world is noisier than it has ever been and it's affecting whales and dolphins...
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Dugong (Dugong dugon) on seabed feeding on Seagrass meadow (Halophila stipulacea), Marsa Alam, Southern Egypt (Red Sea). Credit: Ventura Romero

“A bubble of flatulence signals the main course.” These fish follow dugongs for a truly disgusting reason

When a dugong goes for a nap, it’s dinner time for the remora fish.
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Donator Wreck in the Mediterranean Sea

81 years ago, a cargo ship struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea. Then something staggering happened…

Over time, the wrecked ship began to corrode and crumble – attracting some extraordinary creatures.
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MS Schwabenland

In 1938, Hitler organised a secret expedition to Antarctica – to search for whales

The Third German Antarctic Expedition aimed to monopolise whale hunting in the polar region
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Roughskin dogfish, Centroscymnus owstonii

Scientists lowered a baited camera 1,054m into the Caribbean Sea, then this appeared out of the darkness

In 2024, researchers captured footage of numerous roughskin dogfish in the central Caribbean Sea – the first time the deep-sea species has been recorded there.
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Deep-sea robot discovers mysterious golden orb 3,200m deep in the ocean – and scientists were stunned by what it really was

Here's why NOAA were so baffled by their discovery
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Megalodon Getty

"It was the length of 4 Ford Focus estate cars parked bumper to bumper and a ferocious super-predator able to seize substantial prey in its powerful jaws"

Megaladon was three times the length of a great white and ruled the ocean for millions of years. Here's what you need to know about this phenomenal fish.
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Crocodile fish

Crocodile fish ARE real – and they can create a deadly vortex that sucks prey right into their gaping mouths

The scary-sounding crocodile fish is actually shy and “will likely bolt upon seeing a human,” researchers say
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Bottlenose dolphin uses sea sponge in Blue Planet III

Experts hid cameras in Australia’s Shark Bay. They captured “one of the most sophisticated examples of trap setting” in animals

Researchers didn’t entirely know why bottlenose dolphins carry sea sponges on their noses – until now
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Crystal amphipod

"Invisible armour and giant eyes…" It can grow to the size of a human hand, swims through the ocean unseen and lives at depths of around 1,500 metres

Open water animals in the deep sea are dangerously exposed to predators but this one swims through the ocean totally unseen thanks to some special attributes.
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SIBERIA, RUSSIA - 2008/10/26: Russia, Siberia, Near Irkutsk, Lake Baikal, Baikal Ecology Museum, Baikal Seal, Only Freshwater Seal In The World. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The seals that shouldn't exist: How did 100,000 end up trapped in the middle of Siberia, a whopping 2,000 miles from the ocean?

How on Earth did the Baikal seal reach a lake in the middle of Russia?
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Marine file snake

Night diver films ambush predator slithering over the seafloor in Indonesia

Footage captured near Komodo Island shows a marine file snake swimming slowly through the darkness.
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Image was taken at the ice floe edge of Admiralty Inlet at the northern end of Baffin island in late May.

At 2 metres long this is one heck of a tooth – and weirdly it's also the creature's only tooth

What is the narwhal's tusk? How long can it grow? What's it used for? Read on to find out the answers.
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Whale fall

This diver was exploring a remote seabed off Western Australia when he stumbled upon a “harrowing yet strangely beautiful” site

The underwater photographer found an enormous skeleton – and thinks he knows how the animal died.
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Weedy seadragon and smooth stingray in Australia

Night diver has "shock of lifetime" as enormous creature swims out of darkness in Australia

While trying to capture a male weedy seadragon protecting his eggs, this photographer was surprised when an huge animal appeared behind it.
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Lion's mane jellyfish

Heaviest jellyfish on Earth filmed on night dive in Pacific Ocean

The lion's mane jellyfish has an estimated maximum weight of more than 1,000kg. This videographer found one on a night dive off the west coast of North America.
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Basking shark head

"They brought this thing down to a loading dock and hoisted it up with a forklift”

Despite being the world's second largest fish, basking sharks are highly elusive, so scientists need to be creative when trying to learn more about them.
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Southern right whale, mother and calf

Scientists tracked elusive whales over thousands of kilometres. Half of them took an unexpected detour  

Some of these southern right whales were in a hurry – but some took the scenic route.
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This terrifying giant ocean predator lurks in the shallows of this remote haven – with a shocking, lethal trick: It hunts on land

On the wild shores of Patagonia, orcas have perfected a remarkable and risky hunting technique
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Oceanic manta ray with remoras

Giant manta spotted in Pacific Ocean. It was covered head to tail in sucking creatures

Remoras commonly hitch a ride on larger animals, but a marine biologist was shocked to see a ray almost completely covered in them
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