Marine Animals
Killer whales filmed hunting with dolphins and sharing prey for first time
Aerial and underwater footage captured around Vancouver Island in Canada shows the two marine animals working together to hunt salmon.
Can any animal kill a blue whale? At 33 metres long and heavier than a Boeing 737, it is the largest creature ever to have lived
It would be a brave animal that took on the world's biggest creature
10 deadly, mind-blowing and simply ingenious ways whales and dolphins hunt and kill their prey – from bubble net fishing to wave washing
Whales and dolphins are some of the smartest animals on Earth – and when it comes to hunting prey, they are particularly ingenious
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10 incredible, dramatic shipwrecks around the world that are just teeming with marine life
Shipwrecks are not just fascinating reminds of history – they can also become biodiversity hotspots. The experts
How do the ocean's deadliest predators catch their prey in the vast blue wilderness?
How do you track down prey in a vast, seemingly featureless ‘blue desert’?
Drones capture lemon sharks hunting 'jaguar' fish in Brazil. It has never been recorded before
Researchers observed the unique behaviour near Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago 220 miles off the coast of mainland Brazil.
“The tiny turtles’ perilous haul is akin to a marathon across the world’s most dangerous obstacle course.”
Thousands of turtles emerge from the ocean to lay their eggs – but only a handful of hatchlings will make it
“Not expected at all”: dolphin researchers just made a surprising discovery in the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean dolphins have coastal and inshore ecotypes that pass each other by without interacting, like ships in the night, new study finds
As long as a small car, it is one of the cutest, smiliest, most intelligent animals on the planet
Learn all about the charismatic bottlenose dolphin in our expert guide from Whale and Dolphin Conservation, from how it got its name to how it uses tools.
Scientists extract DNA from 'vampire squid from hell’ – and uncover 300-million-year-old secret
When researchers sequenced the genome of this elusive deep-sea creature, they found clues about how squids and octopuses evolved into so many species.
Researchers played elephant seals the calls of their nemeses. This is what happened next
Male elephant seals might remember the calls of their adversaries from previous breeding seasons, a new study suggests.
“At 4am in the morning, the captain came to my door." What happened next blew this wildlife photographer away
Ocean and wildlife photographer Greg Lecoeur relives his unbelievable encounter in Svalbard with both polar bears and belugas.
Ocean's most powerful, ruthless killers: The world's top 9 marine predators that rule the waves
Here are 10 of the most effective predators in the ocean – and you might be surprised which one comes out on top
Why do seals lie like bananas?
We take a look at the reason behind this characteristic pose
Satellites spot gathering of gigantic tusked animals on remote Arctic island. It has never been seen before
The crowd of animals was discovered as part of the Walrus from Space project, which is using satellite imagery to explore what might happen to these huge marine mammals as the climate changes.
This creature has one of the mightiest, most lethal weapons in the animal kingdom – and he uses it to impress the girls
Meet the male fiddler crab, a tiny beach brawler whose oversized claw is both his greatest weapon and his boldest love letter
'Unicorn of the sea' washes ashore in Ireland. The bizarre Arctic animal has never been seen here before
Known for its iconic tusk, experts say this is the first time a narwhal has been recorded in Irish waters.
Mega-shark remains found on beach in Australia. Experts say it was absolutely massive
After examining the fossils, scientists think the huge prehistoric predator would have measured up to eight metres in length and weighed significantly more than today's great white sharks.
When scientists sunk a deep-sea robot 1,300 metres into the Pacific Ocean they found something staggering...
A remotely operated vehicles found never-before-seen hydrothermal activity on the seabed in Papua New Guinea.
How do diving gannets avoid breaking their necks when entering the water at speeds of nearly 100 km/h?
The sight of gannets diving into water for their prey is impressive to behold, but how do they avoid breaking their necks at such a high speed?
10 fastest swimmers in the ocean, including one animal that can accelerate to nearly 80MPH quicker than a Porsche
When it comes to fastest animal, we usually think of cheetahs, but many ocean creatures also boast spectacular sprints – here are some of the quickest
"Totally surreal": exceptionally rare white whale amazes divers in Tonga
These tourism guides have been on the sea for 28 years. This is the first time they've seen an all-white whale.
This deadly paradise hosts one of the largest gatherings of the biggest, most brutal marine predators on the planet...
The southern tip of Africa hosts one of the largest gatherings of big marine predators on the planet. Explore the bay where sharks, killer whales, dolphins and seals fight for food , - and supremacy.
