While being towed, she gave birth to five live pups and one stillborn, all measuring between 4.5 and 6.5 feet: as large as a full-grown whitetip reef shark. During the 20th century, basking sharks ...
The appearance of a basking shark off the Northumberland Coast has been described as a "bit of a mystery". The gargantuan fish was spotted in September by a boat tour close to the Farne Islands. It ...
The 30ft-long basking shark was seen off the coast of Northumberland ... He said he has also spotted dolphins and seal pups off the Farne islands this year. None of the other animals living ...
Scotland’s west coast seas are internationally important for whales, dolphins and harbour porpoise – collectively known as cetaceans – and the globally endangered basking shark. Sighting ...
The results are published by Scotland's nature agency, NatureScot. Most of 2023's basking shark sightings were within the Sea of the Hebrides Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area. A similar ...
A wildlife ranger had a close encounter with a young basking shark in the St Kilda archipelago. The endangered animal, measuring almost 3m (9ft) long, was spotted at Village Bay on the island of ...
In a world first, a basking shark is tagged with cameras. Speaking on Landward Dr Lucy Hawkes explained, “Basking sharks are big animals but they can also dive under the water and stay well out ...