Marine Animals
Extraordinary underwater photos of the fastest hunter in the ocean
Sailfish can reach speeds of almost 70mph and grow up to 3.4m long – these images of them hunting are utterly breathtaking.
“It’s not over yet.” Filmmakers deployed a robot crab into the sea. How the other crabs reacted was extraordinary
Robots, equipped with cameras and disguised as animals, were deployed in the BBC TV series Spy in the Ocean to capture surprising behaviour
Scientists take DNA from 623 beluga whales in Alaska. What they discover surprises them all
Researchers in Alaska have discovered that beluga whales have lots of different partners and this “mate switching” could be vital for helping populations survive.
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Drone captures incredible whale hunting behaviour in Canada. Experts think they've only just learned how to do it
Scientists believe that Alaskan humpback whales are teaching Canadian populations to bubble net feed.
Its back looks like a creepy human face, complete with enormous cartoon eyebrows
Viewed from above, the slipper lobster reveals an unexpected face — armoured, grinning, and faintly unsettling.
"Suddenly I realise what’s going on. There’s no wounded animal here – it’s a mother giving birth."
In the encounter of a lifetime, Kurt meets a sperm whale only seconds after its birth
These students dropped a baited camera into the Atlantic Ocean. "All went quiet…" then this showed up
The students were blown away by the marine life on their field trip in the Azores, a remote archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Whales need fresh water to survive. Here’s how these ocean giants manage to drink
How do whales take in enough fresh water while in the sea?
Rats have amazingly vivid dreams – and scientists now know what they’re about
Dreams aren't unique to humans – rats, monkeys and even octopuses might be able to dream
'Walking sharks' found off Australian coast. A closer look reveals extraordinary new discovery
The find suggests that epaulette sharks, known for their unusual ability to 'walk' along the seafloor, could be more resilient to environmental threats than we thought.
Spy camera dropped into sea off Washington coast and left there for more than 100 days. This is why
Researchers placed the camera next to a tidal turbine to see how animals interact with the equipment in the water.
"Its mouth is the size of a garage" – Just why do bowhead whales have such large heads?
Wildlife expert Stuart Blackman explains why bowhead whales have such large heads...
It looks like a pig – but this is no ordinary pig. It lives 3 miles down in the ocean, crawling along the sea floor using weird, inflatable legs
This strange pink animal roams the deep ocean, feeding on decay and moving with hydraulic “feet.
5 animals that can turn themselves inside out - from reversible anuses to exploding intestines
When it comes to these animals, the natural world proves that internal body parts shouldn't always stay that way...
There's a weird fish in Washington with a huge hole in its head. Scientists think they've figured out why
Researchers studying rockhead poachers from Deadman Bay think they may have solved the mystery of the fish's odd bowl-shaped head.
It might look like a clam, but don’t be fooled – this is no clam. It walks on two legs and tucks its home under its arms wherever it goes
This bizarre sea creature blurs the line between animal and object, strutting across the ocean floor while hiding in plain sight.
Researchers strapped cameras to penguins in Antarctica and followed them into the deep. What they filmed is incredible
Scientists put tiny cameras on penguins’ backs in efforts to gather evidence to support new marine protected areas in Antarctica.
It chewed off its entire body, from the neck down... You might think fully-functioning, disembodied heads are the stuff of nightmares – but think again...
Video shows a seaslug chewing off its entire body at the neck
It has three hearts, changes colour as fast as you can blink and fools rivals into thinking it’s female – meet this clever marine creature
Learn all about the amazing colour-changing cuttlefish
It can weigh the same as 9 elephants, is nearly as long as a tennis court and is the planet's largest 'active' hunter
Discover all you need to know about sperm whales, from where they live to the sounds they make to communicate
This animal eats plastic and poops it out at the bottom of the sea – and scientists just recorded it
In a scientific first, researchers have recorded how quickly microplastics pass through the gut of zooplankton to better understand marine plastic pollution.
“It seems so cruel.” Steve Backshall’s disturbing killer whale encounter on a beach in Patagonia
TV presenter and wildlife filmmaker Steve Backshall recounts a pod of orcas engaging in ‘surplus killing’
In the dead of the night, this diver saw a bizarre thing scuttling out of the darkness
During a night dive in Bali, an underwater photographer happened upon a fascinating example of symbiosis between a carrier crab and an upside-down jellyfish.
It's sleek, black, incredibly beautiful and very fast – and is known as the 'cheetah of the deep sea' despite weighing over a tonne
Learn all about the unmistakable pilot whale, from their diet and size to life in the pod and why, sadly, they're prone to beaching