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In a breathtaking moment captured on camera, a 60-year-old orca named Sophia was filmed taking down a great white shark off the coast of South Africa. This rare footage was shot as part of National ...
We know less about what lives and lurks in our oceans than we do about outer space. This year proved no exception to the rule ...
The names Boophis kirki, Boophis picardi, Boophis siskoi, Boophis janewayae, Boophis archeri, Boophis pikei, and Boophis ...
A tourist floating on the surface of crystal clear water in the Maldives remained unfazed as nurse sharks swam beneath her, recent footage shows. Footage by Rizkhan Mohamed of Shadow Palm Tours shows ...
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While human females carry a child for nine months, some animal species have pregnancies that last years. Here are 6 animal ...
A trip to the Galapagos Islands is the experience of the lifetime, and taking a cruise can make the trip even more ...
The whales are North Atlantic right whales, which number fewer than 400 and are vulnerable to ship collisions and entanglement in gear. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said an ...
Researchers with the University of Alaska Fairbanks say North Atlantic right whales and southern right whales can live nearly twice as long as previously suspected. A study published earlier this ...
The National Trust has issued a warning on the variability in the UK's weather caused by climate change which is impacting wildlife and threatening species. .
A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction. The whales are North Atlantic ...