Group items tagged

A group of female dolphins has been learning from their mothers to use sponges to help catch fish for at least 180 years, a UNSW study has found.

A photographer slips into the ocean to swim amoung hundreds of sperm whales - witnessing a rarely seen social spectacle.

Sperm whale's skin comes off during mass 'scratchathon'.

Endangered green turtle numbers only half of official estimates.

Sea Lights Help Seals Hunt in the Dark.

Violent passions -- jealous cleaner shrimp murder their rivals.

Research team analyses genetic make-up of two pregnant females. "Nature Communications": The living fossil's spawn have only one father

Manta rays lacking libido in empty blue seas around the Maldives.

REEF sharks at Ningaloo are largely home bodies but female blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus), might be swimming long distances to give birth in food-rich waters, research suggests.

REEF sharks at Ningaloo are largely home bodies but female blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus), might be swimming long distances to give birth in food-rich waters, research suggests.

DNA confirms 5.6m juvenile female is an Omura's whale, the first to be seen in WA and only the second in Australia.

DNA confirms 5.6m juvenile female is an Omura's whale, the first to be seen in WA and only the second in Australia.

Octopuses are generally loners. Squids often form schools. But cuttlefish (or seacuttles if you will)…they outright just don't get along with one another. In the video below two Giant Australian Cuttlefish males that are bit cranky fight over a female. They are both flashing the characteristic Zebra "Don't F**K With Me" pattern. Make sure you watch after 2 minutes when they really throw down.

Octopuses are generally loners. Squids often form schools. But cuttlefish (or seacuttles if you will)…they outright just don't get along with one another. In the video below two Giant Australian Cuttlefish males that are bit cranky fight over a female. They are both flashing the characteristic Zebra "Don't F**K With Me" pattern. Make sure you watch after 2 minutes when they really throw down.

Bunbury dolphins face increased water noise, boat disturbance, and tourist traffic from new projects Female dolphins stay in estuaries for food, and s...

Bunbury dolphins face increased water noise, boat disturbance, and tourist traffic from new projects Female dolphins stay in estuaries for food, and s...

Ongoing research of a dolphin population in south-western Australia has revealed for the first time, a unique cycle in social bonds between adult female bottlenose dolphins, which is leading to informed conservation for the animals.

Ongoing research of a dolphin population in south-western Australia has revealed for the first time, a unique cycle in social bonds between adult female bottlenose dolphins, which is leading to informed conservation for the animals.

The Christmas Island crab migration, considered a wonder of the planet, has begun, and this year the crabs have some assistance. Thousands of crabs are using the world's only purpose-built crab bridge to scuttle safely from the forests to the oceans to spawn.

The Christmas Island crab migration, considered a wonder of the planet, has begun, and this year the crabs have some assistance. Thousands of crabs are using the world's only purpose-built crab bridge to scuttle safely from the forests to the oceans to spawn.

Watch the Captivating Courtship Dance of Manta Rays.

This shark looks male but has female reproductive organ.

Fishermen catch, sell sawfish carcass.

In pics: World's largest fish travels from Gujarat, reaches Maldives in 100 days.