VIDEO: Whales also hunt sharks
CRONULLA (AUSTRALIA)- It seems like the world upside down. But yes whales also hunt sharks. Like these false killer whales off the coast of Cronulla. This video shows their remarkable hunt: Tweet
Broad Global Support for Proposed Shark and Ray Protections
WASHINGTON (USA)—Good news for sharks worldwide. In an unprecedented global call to action, more than 50 countries have agreed to co-sponsor one or more of the proposals to nominate all species of thresher shark, the silky shark, and all species of mobula ray for protection under the Convention on InternationalContinue Reading
Snorkel trip meets great white in Florida
ISLAMORADA (USA)- Foreign exchange students who were exploring the underwater beauty of Florida at Alligator Reef were suddenly yelled out of the water when all of a sudden a 4 meter big great white came cruising by. Under water suddenly the barracudas ran away. Franco Sorvetto, one of the exchange program organizers,Continue Reading
Japanese fishermen hook Megamouth shark
It is one of the most amazing sharks of them all: the megamouth. A deep water shark with, as its name suggest, as huge impressive mouth. Japanese fishermen caught one as bycatch yesterday near the Mie Prefecture around three miles off the Owase Port. It is estimated the shark weighedContinue Reading
Sharks on the rise in Iceland
Shark news from Iceland? That country where people kill sharks, let them rot and then eat them as a snack with strong liquor. Turns out that shark populations are on the rise in surrounding waters of this Nordic country. Especially around Reynisfjara, scientists found an enormous increase in shark populations ofContinue Reading
Nurse sharks can be lazy, thanks to their metabolism
Laziness is a wonderful feeling but often not much appreciated as a virtue. For some animals it is actually a way of living, a lifestyle. Take nurse sharks. They don’t have to chase their prey around at high speed, don’t have to keep swimming to survive and can just chill outContinue Reading
Safe haven for young sharks in New York waters
Young sand tiger sharks come up from the south each summer to bask in the waters off the coast of New York. Scientists of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) discovered this shark nursery after tracking sharks in this part of the Atlantic Ocean. For years the sharks have been spotted andContinue Reading