Marine Animals
Drone pilot spots humpback whale acting strangely. What happens next is breathtaking
Scientists in Australia believe they have captured the birth of a baby humpback on camera – only the fourth time this intimate moment has ever been filmed.
It's as heavy as 10 elephants, as long as 2 buses and needs to eat a massive 2 tonnes of food a day… Oh and it can cruise at speedy a 37kmh…
It’s the second-largest animal on Earth, but the mysterious fin whale has long been overlooked by everyone from scientists to photographers, says Philip Hoare. Until now…
Submersible stumbles upon prehistoric animal 365m deep in Pacific darkness
These striped critters have been on the planet long before the time of the dinosaurs.
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If you've never seen a deep-sea 'galaxy', you NEED to watch this
This galaxy siphonophore is a stunning colonial organism that glows as red as burning embers.
Gigantic jellyfish caught on camera in Patagonia. This ocean titan can grow longer than a tennis court
Lion’s mane jellyfish have huge, stinging tentacles perfectly designed to help them capture tiny prey.
"Honestly, truly beyond belief…" It was a humongous 7 miles long, 5 miles wide and made up of a staggering 100,000 individuals…
Is this the largest super pod ever seen?
Tuna carcass placed at bottom of ocean. All was quiet, before this happened
Eerie deep-sea footage shows a host of strange animals appearing out of the darkness for an easy meal.
“Rushing past like a freight train." Diver films unusual manta chain in Great Barrier Reef
Manta mating chains usually have several males in pursuit of one female – but this wildlife photographer saw something odd in Australia.
16ft great white shark found with perfectly circular hole in its head – scientists know exactly what caused it
The strange-looking wound was made by another predator, say experts from the California White Shark Project.
"Look at that, 5ft from the boat." Skipper spots one of the weirdest fish on the planet off the coast of England
Skipper Kurt Lander saw two sunfish in the shipping lanes off the coast of Sussex.
A diver was filming a manta ray, when something she wasn't expecting happened…
While observing a manta ray in Mexican waters, diver Keren Flor wasn’t expecting this
Polar bear pulls seal pup onto ice then backs away. The reason why is extraordinary
Mother seals usually stay close to their pups and this polar bear tried to use that fact to its advantage.
The incredible reason deep-sea animals don't implode under crushing ocean pressure
Just how do deep-sea fish avoid imploding? Dr Helen Scales explains
There's an island off Brazil that's a magnet for 3m-long sharks. Fresh wounds on their bodies reveal why they're there
Critically endangered sand tiger sharks use the waters around Alcatrazes Archipelago year-round to breed, gestate and raise young, according to a new study.
“It’s as long as a Boeing 737 and its tongue alone is as heavy as a fully-grown elephant…” 10 biggest marine animals that have ever lived
The ocean has long been home to giants, not just during the modern era but throughout prehistory…
Scientists collect tiny creatures 2,000 metres below ocean’s surface. What they find surprises them
Tiny limpet larvae may hold the key to hydrothermal vent ecosystem formation
“Something I’d never even heard rumours of." Sea turtle emerges from water with strange creature clinging to its back
Remoras – also known as suckerfish – attach themselves to marine animals to hitch a ride, but seeing them holding on tight while out of the water is rare.
"It starts to spin in the water just before emerging head first and leaping up to 3m into the air, rotating continuously"
Famous for their spectacular spinning leaps, spinner dolphins are among the ocean's most acrobatic mammals. Discover where they live, what they eat, why they spin through the air and the threats these charismatic dolphins face.
Swirling barracuda 'tornado' caught on camera off Indonesian island
Dive guide films mesmerising school of barracuda several metres high while exploring the waters around Maratua Island, Indonesia.
Epic footage shows the "largest great hammerhead ever filmed in the Bahamas"
The four-metre great hammerhead shark was caught on camera in 2025.
"You may experience headaches, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, irregular heartbeat, and fluid on the lungs…" 10 deadliest animals in the Atlantic Ocean
From the extremely venomous fish to huge predatory sharks, these are some of the most dangerous animals in the Atlantic Ocean
It looks like a bundled-up sheet of bubble wrap or a weird ball of jelly bubbles and often washes up on beaches – but what on earth is it?
He thought he was just filming a strange sea creature – BUT then it did something completely unexpected…
Photographer Ian Haggerty stumbled across the bizarre-looking sea cucumber while exploring a reef.
Inside the incredible underwater cities, filled with apartment blocks, that stretch along a massive 150km of coastline
These snails stay in one spot for life and build tiny apartments that support lots of other sea creatures
