Marine Animals
"What sets it apart from the rest is that it doesn't just breathe through its anus - it eats through it, too." Meet the world's most amazing arse
This has to be the world's most weirdest bottom, says Stuart Blackman
Marine scientists filmed a 0.3mm oyster larva feeding. What they found is ringing alarm bells
High-speed imaging has helped scientists better understand how baby oysters feed, but what they’ve found could be a problem for future oyster populations.
Whales need fresh water to survive. Here’s how they get it in the salty ocean
How do whales take in enough fresh water while in the sea?
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Sharks have a deadly secret sixth – and possibly – seventh sense to locate prey — and it’s more terrifying than you think
The surprisingly lethal way sharks can find and hunt their prey
Humpback whales are some of the ocean’s loudest creatures – so why do they sometimes ‘whisper’?
Scientists have been listening to newborn humpback whales and their mothers.
Hairy-legged, red-eyed sea spider discovered in the Salish Sea
Scientists have discovered two new species of sea spider in the Pacific Northwest – including one with hairy legs and red eyes.
Heartbreaking footage shows humpback whale mother grieving her calf off the coast of Australia
A rare observation offers a glimpse into the underreported grieving behaviour of this species.
When scientists sent a robot into the deep ocean over 20 years ago, they found something never seen before – a gruesome discovery that led to a bizarre revelation
Whales were once hunted to the brink of extinction – what happened when the world called a halt to commercial whaling?
A moratorium on commercial whaling was introduced, and widely implemented, in the 1980s in a bid to stop the decline in whale populations – but did it work?
"Like bulldozers in a demolition derby.” These chaotic baby horseshoe crabs giving each other piggybacks are too cute for words
Horseshoe crabs are known for their life-saving abilities but they’re also incredibly cute.
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.
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.
