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.

Jun 27 2011

Over 1000 New Species Found in New Guinea

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animals,Crustaceans,Fish,Human Behavior,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Plants,Sharks,Travel,Wild Birds,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 7:55 pm
The new animals include 580 invertebrates, 134 amphibians, two birds, 71 fish , 43 reptiles and 12 mammals.

May 25 2011

Animal Mating Tips Revealed

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animal Communication,Animals,Cats,Crustaceans,Dogs,Fish,Horses,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Primates,Rodents,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Wild Birds — Tim Wall @ 10:55 pm
Variety is the spice of life and animals know it pays to be flexible.

May 25 2011

Animal Mating Tips Revealed

Tag: Amphibians and Reptiles,Animal Behavior,Animal Communication,Animals,Cats,Crustaceans,Dogs,Fish,Horses,Insects and Arachnids,Mammals,Primates,Rodents,Sharks,Snakes,Spiders,Wild Birds — Tim Wall @ 10:55 pm
Variety is the spice of life and animals know it pays to be flexible.

May 25 2011

420 Whale Sharks Swarm Mexican Coastline

Tag: Animal Behavior,Crustaceans,Current Events,Fish,Food,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Sharks,Travel,Weird News,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 9:43 pm
The discovery counters the widely held belief that whale sharks, which can weigh more than 79,000 pounds, are solitary animals.

May 25 2011

420 Whale Sharks Swarm Mexican Coastline

Tag: Animal Behavior,Crustaceans,Current Events,Fish,Food,Marine Life,Oceans,Photography,Sharks,Travel,Weird News,Wildlife Conservation — Jennifer Viegas @ 9:43 pm
The discovery counters the widely held belief that whale sharks, which can weigh more than 79,000 pounds, are solitary animals.

May 16 2011

Noisy Humans Drowning Out Fish

Tag: Communication,Fish,Lakes,Mating,Sharks — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:31 am
Persistent, low-intensity noise from humans cause serious stress to fish, research shows.

May 12 2011

Sharks Dying by the Dozens Due to Internal Bleeding

Tag: Animal Behavior,Animals,Current Events,Fish,Health,Humans,Marine Life,Oceans,Sharks,Video — Jennifer Viegas @ 5:28 pm
Dozens of leopard sharks have been washing up dead, and now a necropsy shows at least one of the sharks died of massive internal bleeding.

May 02 2011

‘Million-Dollar’ Sharks Boon to Tourism

Tag: Animals,Environment,Food Chain,Predators,Sharks — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:23 pm
A single shark can bring in millions of dollars worth of revenue over its lifetime as a tourist draw.
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