We’re just 10 minutes out to sea when a large shadow the size of a bus passes under the boat. “There!” our captain says, pulling the boat around. We slow and gaze below in awe as a 28’ whale shark ...

Whale sharks sure are impressive creatures. The largest fish in the oceans, they are linked to sea creatures from as long ago as 245 million years. Their size is magnificent — the largest one recorded ...

Recently, we dove deep on the world’s smallest shark (the dwarf lanternshark) and now we’re swinging to the other end of the shark size spectrum to look at the world’s largest fish. The whale shark is ...

Cetaceans are among the most intelligent creatures in the ocean and many whales have used their big brains to develop cunning ...

In the southern Gulf of California, a pod of killer whales surfaces in the glassy morning water. It’s hunting time. But for this group of orcas—unlike other orca groups in the Pacific or the ...

Discover interesting facts about whales, how big they can get, and how they track down their prey. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a Freedom of Information Act request that aims to reveal more about the sea life-saving work impeded by Trump’s mass firings at the National ...

DEVISED A NEW STRATEGY TO KILL THE WORLD’S LARGEST FISH. FOR THE FIRST TIME, MARINE SCIENTISTS ARE SEEING HOW ORCAS HUNT WHALE SHARKS. AUTHORS OF A NEW STUDY ANALYZED FOUR SEPARATE HUNTING EVENTS IN A ...

Freya Womersley receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) through a University of Southampton INSPIRE DTP PhD Studentship. She is affiliated with the Marine Biological ...