One might assume that marine fossils are exclusively unearthed in sedimentary coastal or underwater deposits. This is far ...

Trichocallia delicatula, or the beautiful hairy ghost shrimp, has “tubular, hair-like” growths on the pleopods, or fan-like structures on the tail of the shrimp, making it appear fluffy, according to ...

The zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) is a species of carpet shark and the sole member of the ... They change to spots once they start maturing. Australian Ghost Shark. By fir0002flagstaffotos [at] ...

Around the world, killer whales (Orcinus orca) have been observed preying on various shark species including white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) -- as previously documented in California and ...

Basking sharks, the second-largest fish species on record, can often grow beyond 8 meters in length. The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies them as endangered worldwide, and ...

Discarded or “ghost” fishing gear comprises 10% of all marine plastic debris in the ocean, persisting for decades and passively catching and killing species from sea snails to whale sharks.

Great whites are the world’s largest predatory fish. Over 375 shark species have been identified, but only about 12 of those species are considered dangerous. The average shark bite can generate up to ...

finds that overfishing is the biggest threat to the world’s 1,266 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras (a distantly related deep-sea order of fish often called “ghost sharks”). Building on previous ...

In sharks, this is when a female will store some sperm cells from previous encounters to use on future eggs. “This situation is incredible and shows the resilience of this species,” Greg ...

A friendly whale shark floated over to scuba divers exploring a shipwreck site in Thailand. Footage shows the baby marine animal swimming close to the group as they floated around the HTMS Chang wreck ...

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