Aug 03 2011

Glowing Shark Wears Cloak of Invisibility

Tag: Oceans,Predators,Sharks,The Natural World — Jennifer Viegas @ 8:35 pm
The splendid lantern shark glows in the dark to create a cloak of invisibility to protect itself from predators.

Aug 03 2011

Mariachi Band Serenades Music-Loving Beluga Whale

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animal Communication,Animals,Current Events,Human Behavior,Humans,Mammals,Marine Life,Music,Oceans,Video,Vocal Communication,Weird News,Wildlife Conservation,Zoos and Aquariums — Jennifer Viegas @ 5:25 pm
A beluga whale named Juno intensely watches a mariachi serenade him at the Mystic Aquarium. Check out the video.

Aug 02 2011

What’s Behind This Summer’s Shark Encounters?

Tag: Animals,Atlantic Ocean,Fear,Great White Sharks,Humans,Oceans,Predators,Sharks — Jennifer Viegas @ 5:31 pm
Encounters between humans and sharks are common this summer, but it's unclear which species is becoming more brazen.

Aug 01 2011

Turning the tables: Attack Survivors Help Sharks

Tag: Animals,Current Events,Fish,Human Behavior,Humans,Marine Life,Oceans,Sharks,Wildlife Conservation — Christina Reed @ 7:38 pm
Summer is anniversary time for many shark attack survivors, including Discovery News guest commentator Debbie Salamone.

Aug 01 2011

Up Close and Personal With Elusive Shark

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Fish,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Sharks,Video — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:24 am
Underwater photographer Francis Perez captured detailed images of the rarely seen enigmatic smalltooth sandtiger shark.

Jul 29 2011

Japan Considers End to Antarctic Whaling

Tag: Current Events,Mammals,Marine Life,Oceans — Kieran Mulvaney @ 9:03 am
A Japanese government report hints at the prospect of an end to whaling in the Southern Ocean.

Jul 26 2011

Orcas Snatch Calves from Humpback Mother

Tag: Animal Behavior,Mammals,Marine Life,Oceans — Kieran Mulvaney @ 12:21 am
Whale watchers look on as orcas snatch two humpback whale calves from their mother.

Jul 07 2011

Chile Bans Shark Finning: Congress Unanimous

Tag: Fish,Food and Culture,Oceans,Sharks,Wildlife Conservation — Christina Reed @ 5:36 pm
In a unanimous vote, the Chilean National Congress has banned shark finning from its waters.

Jul 06 2011

Cookiecutter Shark ‘Scooped’ Out Swimmer’s Flesh

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Fish,Food,Human Behavior,Humans,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Sharks,Travel — Jennifer Viegas @ 12:03 am
The first documented cookiecutter shark attack on a live human resulted in crater-like wounds.

Jul 01 2011

Hitting the Beach? Best and Worst Assessed

Tag: Beach,EPA,Oceans,Oil Spill,Storms,Summer — Emily Sohn @ 12:59 pm
Overall, beaches in the Great Lakes region were the worst, while those in the Southeast and NY/NJ were the best.
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