Basking Sharks are Partially Warm-Blooded, New Research Suggests

Basking Sharks are Partially Warm-Blooded, New Research Suggests

Few fast-swimming apex fishes are classified as regional endotherms, or partially warm-blooded, having evolved a relatively uncommon suite of traits (e.g. elevated body temperatures, centralized red muscle, and thick-walled hearts) thought to facilitate a fast, predatory lifestyle. Unlike those apex predators, basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) are massive filter-feeding planktivores assumed to have the anatomy and […]

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GENTLE GIANT Watch the incredible moment a whale scoops woman up with its fin to save her from lurking shark

GENTLE GIANT Watch the incredible moment a whale scoops woman up with its fin to save her from lurking shark

This is the incredible moment a woman was saved by an unlikely underwater saviour as a shark menacingly swam towards her. Marine biologist Nan Hauser, 69, says she was left in tears after a heroic 50,000-pound humpback whale came to her rescue. Her extraordinary encounter was caught on camera and has now been broadcast as […]

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The weird creatures coming to beaches as Wales becomes ‘more like the Med’

The weird creatures coming to beaches as Wales becomes ‘more like the Med’

Sightings of unusual and exotic marine species will become more common on Welsh coasts as sea temperatures rise, a marine biologist has said. Over the coming years, warm-water sharks, turtles and jellyfish will visit in greater numbers and for longer periods if current trends continue. Some creatures may pose a greater risk to beachgoers, prompting […]

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