WA police say actions of witnesses were ‘heroic’ after incident reportedly involving tiger shark and great white sharkGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingEmergency services are searching for a man who is believed to have been attacked …
California surfer’s ‘measly punch’ fends off great white shark attack
‘It was like a clamp around my leg,’ says Eric Steinley, who was helped by others at Sonoma county beachPodcast: Jaws made us scared – but is a lack of sharks scarier?Surfers at a beach in Sonoma county, California used a surfboard strap as a tournique…
You’ll never look at those beady eyes the same way again
Once you see a seagull swallowing a rabbit, you can’t unsee it. Gulls gulp down squirrels, rats, puffins, goslings, pigeons, fish, sharks,
and starfish, and hunt yet
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pigeons and even octopuses. In the great circle of life, octopuses in turn drown …
A flying great white shark: Chris Fallows’ best photograph
‘Adolescent great whites lurk in the depths waiting for seals. Then they launch themselves at the surface – and their sheer power takes them clear of the water’There is no more iconic species on the planet than the great white shark. Everybody knows wh…
Sexy secret life of basking sharks uncovered in Hebrides
Scientists record fin-to-fin contact in gentle giants, most likely part of courtship, for first timeFin-to-fin synchronised swimming, thought likely to be part of courtship, has been seen in groups of basking sharks for the first time. Video cameras at…
Spiral shark intestines work like Nikola Tesla’s water valve, study finds
Tesla’s valve let fluid flow in one direction with no back flow or moving parts.