From Nature News.
A pack of killer whales uses waves to knock seals off the ice.
They made large waves to wash the seal off the relative safety of the ice. Later the orca put the seal back on the ice and dislodged the seal a second time which suggested strongly they were training their young.
It is [...]
From National Geographic News.
Captured just before midnight on November 13 by fishers in Cambodia, this Mekong giant catfish is 8 feet long (2.4 meters long) ands weighs 450 pounds (204 kilograms).
“This is the only giant catfish that has been caught this year so far, making it the worst year on record for catch of giant [...]
From Daily Mail.
A bottlenose dolphin goes into labour . . . then a calf emerges, tail first. Mother guides baby gently to the surface, where they swim together for the first time.
Very few dolphin births have been captured on film in such astonishing detail.
This one was recorded at a wildlife park pool in Rimini, [...]
From NationalGeographic.com.
An international team of 31 researchers found a number of strange animals while exploring the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, an underwater mountain range that runs from Iceland to the Azores islands west of Portugal (see Europe map).
Over the course of five weeks, the team cataloged a host of exotic worms, colorful corals, unusual sea cucumbers, and [...]
From BBC News.
A freshwater dolphin found only in China is now “likely to be extinct”, a team of scientists has concluded. The researchers failed to spot any Yangtze river dolphins, also known as baijis, during an extensive six-week survey of the mammals’ habitat.
“The Yangtze river dolphin was a remarkable mammal that separated from all other [...]
From BountyFishing.
There are photos of Deep-sea glass squid, Snaggletooth, Axolotl, Mudskipper, Slander Lanternfish, Deep-sea stargazer, Giant Hatchetfish, Dumbo Octopus, Eelpout, Black-lip Rattail, Humpback Anglerfish, Coelacanth, Northern Seahorse, Longhorn Cowfish, Leafy Sea Dragon, Lumpfish, Atlantic Wolffish, Lionfish, Deep-Sea Lizardfish, Fangtooth Fish, Black Chimaera, Clown Triggerfish, Longlure Frogfish, Prehistoric Frilled Shark, Black Swallowe and Mantis Shrimp. (and [...]