Octopus spotted riding on top of world’s fastest shark
Marine researchers in New Zealand recently captured a bizarre and rare sight—an octopus clinging to the head of a shortfin mako shark, the fastest shark in the ocean. An Unlikely…
Enormous Male Great White Shark Tagged and Released off Florida Coast in Stunning New Video
Researchers have tagged a massive great white shark off the East Coast of the U.S., which they say is the largest male they’ve ever studied in the northwest Atlantic. Named…
This shark pup was born in a habitat without any males. How did that happen?
A Louisiana aquarium has a new mystery to unravel after a baby shark was born in a habitat with no males present. The Shreveport Aquarium announced that Yoko, a swell…
Whale Shark Woes: Warmer Oceans Raise Risks of Shipping Collisions
Global warming could increase the threat posed to whale sharks from large ships, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change. Researchers from the University of Southampton and…
Concerning Decline in Scottish Basking Shark Sightings Sparks Alarm
Decline in Scottish Basking Shark Sightings Reaches 20-Year Low Conservationists report that sightings of basking sharks along Scotland’s west coast have dropped to their lowest level in two decades. These…
Dog and Shark: An Unexpected Friendship
They meet up almost every day. While most dogs socialize with a mix of humans and fellow canines, Lili, a 3-year-old pup living on the French Polynesian atoll of Fakarava,…
Great White Sharks Split 200,000 Years Ago — One Hybrid Found in Bermuda Triangle
Scientists found three distinct great-white-shark populations that congregate in different oceans and do not interbreed. Their separation may have implications for conservation. A recent study reveals that great white sharks…
Sharks’ Growth Spurt: How They Bulk Up When the Ocean Heats Up
The study published in Current Biology suggests that some sharks evolved to become faster and larger during a significant warming event about 93 million years ago in the Cretaceous period.…
Experts Attribute Florida Shark Attacks to Heat Waves, Not Orcas
Recent shark attacks in the Florida Panhandle have sparked social media speculation linking them to orca activity in the Gulf of Mexico. However, marine biologist Jesús Erick Higuera-Rivas told Live…
Unexpected Discovery: Shark Regurgitates Entire Echidna, Baffling Scientists
In a remarkable turn of events, researchers in Australia claim to have been the fortunate witnesses to a shark disgorging an entire echidna. This astonishing incident unfolded during a tagging…