Marine Animals
“It attacks with a short movement, sucking up the prey with an expansion of its tubular snout.” Meet 8 weirdest, bizarrest animals in Hawai'i
From a squid that projects moonlight to hide from predators to a snake that reproduces by cloning itself, Hawai'i's wildlife is stranger than you'd expect
At the bottom of the Indian Ocean a deep sea robot discovered something huge and truly incredible
The 5.3-million-year-old ‘whale graveyard’ extends for more than one thousand kilometres and supports entire ocean communities
Scientists gave an octopus a mirror. Here’s what happened next
Octopuses are some of the most intelligent animals in the world - here’s yet another skill they seem to be able to pick up quite fast.
null
undefined
“A smaller crab will be swallowed whole – a bigger one will be torn apart”
In footage captured for the BBC’s Blue Planet II, shore crabs face waters riddled with deadly predators
The Ohio River is full of tiny monsters that “resemble a vicious Pac-Man”
The larvae of this freshwater mollusc hitch a ride – in a fish’s gills
"What had she been doing? Her tank mates were two other females, so who (or indeed where) was the daddy?"
When there is a lack of males, female bonnethead sharks can reproduce by themselves
Why are ocean creatures so darned big?
We take a look at the reasons why marine animals typically grow much larger than land animals
"Its lethal toxins rapidly interfere with nerve function, locking muscles & shutting down vital processes." Despite its beauty it's one deadly shell
Is this the world’s deadliest beach souvenir?
"Imagine if you had a leg amputated that then hopped off to lead a life of its own as a zombie?"
When it comes to animal talents this is one of the strangest...
“I had a hunch something was about to happen." This researcher was filming a manta ray from above, when this happened
While observing a manta ray in New Zealand waters, researcher Lydia Green was in for a big surprise.
Deep-sea vehicle descends into South Atlantic Ocean and finds mysterious creatures in the darkness
During a deep-sea expedition off the coast of Brazil, researchers filmed an octopus that's almost never seen alive – and discovered a host of new marine species.
Each year, around 100 of the ocean’s deadliest predators gather off the coast of Australia. Scientists have now worked out why
Orcas are known for their teamwork and close-knit pods, but do they get together in greater numbers?
Scientists took water samples from a pier in California – and made a surprising discovery about a "ruthless predator"
Meet the predatory plankton that harpoons toxic plankton and glows like a broken nightlight.
It’s as long as a Ford Transit van – and has an elongated, odd-looking torpedo-shaped beak, perfect for grabbing slippery prey...
Meet the charismatic and colourful Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin
Seahorses were being pulled from Mozambique's ocean at an alarming rate. Then something incredible happened
A community-led initiative to transform poachers into protectors is turning the tide for seahorses in the waters off Mozambique
The mystery of the White Shark Café: why do great white sharks migrate to this remote stretch of ocean?
For years, nobody knew why great white sharks favour this area so much - until a research vessel followed them there.
Night diver films ‘photographer’s nightmare’ on Borneo reef
This hairy creature is almost impossible to see, making sightings incredibly rare – hence its nickname, the 'photographer's nightmare'.
Scientists found a dead whale 1,288m deep in the Pacific. They filmed it for 20 years – and discovered this
Researchers studied a whale decomposing at the bottom of the ocean and found that its body sustains deep-sea creatures for decades.
It's four feet long, weighs 29kg and has a phenomenal 100-160,000 hairs per cm², sporting more than a billion hairs in total
What is the hairiest animal in the world? And just how hairy is it?
Against all odds, a student “accidentally discovered” a new species – and it’s smaller than a grain of rice
Thecacera sesame is a species of sea slug found in Taiwanese waters
Massive eel-like fish filmed in the Salish Sea. These giants can grow longer than a park bench
Wolf eels can grow more than two metres long – this videographer caught one on camera.
“Suddenly saw a massive black fin rise from the sea.” Boat operator has incredible encounter off English coast
The rare orca sighting had the whole boat “buzzing with excitement”.
Deadly box jellyfish discovered on Singapore's 'Island of Death Behind'
Researchers have discovered a new species of box jellyfish, after analysing specimens that washed ashore on Sentosa Island in Singapore.
“It’s blue!” Deep-sea scientists discover exciting new species in the Galápagos
Microeledone galapagensis, a tiny blue octopus, is new to science
