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Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” begins Sunday for the 37th year. And Steven Spielberg’s movie “Jaws” celebrated its 50th ...
Seals have a reputation for being the laid-back loungers of the animal kingdom, but there’s a lot more going on beneath that ...
Since marine mammals were federally protected, the only course of action for federal and state officials was to find a ...
A harbor seal in the Pacific Northwest on Friday found itself in the mouth of a humpback whale and in desperate need of an exit strategy. The image atop this post, captured by Tim Filipovic of ...
Feeding and metabolism in fish are vital physiological processes regulated by interactions between internal endocrine signals and external environmental ...
Hawaii’s endangered monk seals are beloved creatures and highly protected by state law. Yet scientists have been unable to ...
Because this is also where the seals feed, seals whose foraging success is tracked can provide a previously impossible way to measure the availability of fish populations across a vast ocean.
A die-off last year at St. Paul Island, the first compelling case of fatal saxitoxin poisoning in marine mammals, comes as ...
Along the rocky coast of North Wales lives a large population of grey seals. An adorable moment captured on video can be seen ...
Because this is also where the seals feed, seals whose foraging success is tracked can provide a previously impossible way to measure the availability of fish populations across a vast ocean.
Sharks chomping on seals off Massachusetts, feasting on dead whale off Long Island: ‘Right in time for the 50th anniversary of Jaws’ ...
Great whites are apex predators and their feeding mainly on seals, fish, and sometimes whales. While attacks on humans are rare, their powerful bite can cause severe injury or death.