Sharks
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.
2 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.
4 months ago
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Watch: Family works together to save entangled whale shark in Hawaii
“It’s a family story.”
7 months 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?
9 months 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.
9 months 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.
10 months ago
Sharks
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...
10 months 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.
11 months 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
Sharks
Why were 30 sharks hanging out together in a South African river?
Bull sharks aren't the only shark species that occasionally swims upstream!
one year ago
Environmental Crime
Tiger sharks beheaded, scattered on popular Australian beach
Each of the recovered carcasses was missing its jaw, which the perpetrators likely collected to be sold as a trophy.
one year ago
Sharks
Dive-bombing cormorant: Bird yanks suckerfish right off a whale shark's skin
Today's special: remora sashimi.
one year ago
Success Stories
Watch: Critically endangered smalltooth sawfish freed from bungee cord 'choker'
With any luck, this young female sawfish will make a full recovery!
one year ago
