Sharks
Are we ready for shark conservation to succeed?
Successful conservation means more sharks, which is great for the health of the ocean but could also be problematic in a few important ways. Here’s...
27 days ago
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Shark Awareness Day: Can you guess the shark by its silhouette?
It's a lineup of iconic species to test your shark ID skills. And there's a catch: you've only got silhouettes to go on.
3 months ago
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Researchers tagged a deep-sea shark in its natural habitat and the footage is pretty crazy
Prowling the depths of the deep ocean is an almost prehistoric predator.
3 months ago
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Watch: Shark gets swallowed whole by wreckfish in deep-sea feeding frenzy
If there's one lesson that the ocean is determined to teach us it's that there's always a bigger fish.
3 months ago
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Are sharks being attacked by killer whales off Cape Town's coast?
The False Bay ocean food chain in Cape Town began to change significantly in 2015 with the appearance of shark-eating killer whales.
8 months ago
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Watch a tiny shark embryo wriggling inside its egg casing
Here's a rare peek at a live shark embryo wriggling inside its egg casing.
11 months ago
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Watch: Family works together to save entangled whale shark in Hawaii
“It’s a family story.”
one year ago
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Whale sharks gather at a few specific locations around the world – now we know why
Why do whale sharks come together at just 20 locations around the globe?
one year ago
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Watch: Tiger shark chomps down on a turtle in the Gulf of Mexico
Sea turtles are equipped with some pretty heavy-duty body armour, but their tough carapaces are no match for the serrated teeth of tiger sharks.
one year ago
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Sharks can have bellybuttons – and other facts about their incredible diversity
This new research shows just how different male and female sharks can be.
one year ago
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Biologist films tiger sharks tearing into a whale carcass
A group of tiger sharks tearing into a bobbing whale carcass is a sight that would keep most people out of the water, but for biologist Neil...
one year ago
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'Hidden sharks': how we found a new way to detect them
Sleuthing scientists are using environmental DNA to help figure out which sharks swim where.
one year ago
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We spent nine years tracking South Africa's white sharks. What we learnt
A team of researchers spent nine years studying the white shark population at South Africa's Seal Island – here's what they learnt.
one year ago
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Caught on camera: Ancient Greenland sharks
Despite their size Greenland sharks have mostly eluded scientific study. Now, recently captured underwater footage from the Canadian Arctic is giving...
one year ago
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Watch: Silky sharks use their giant cousins like scratching posts
Silky sharks in the Galapagos have been filmed stealing free scratches – from the biggest fish in the sea.
one year ago
