Tags: Sharks

Sharks Counting: Population Size Is Lower Than Estimated

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.23.2017 08:14 AM

UCSB researchers and colleagues conducted an eight-year-long study of a healthy shark population. A team of scientists investigated the size of an unfished community of reef sharks which will help in getting the clear picture of the shark population.

Scientists Reveal Winter Habits Of Britain's Basking Sharks For First Time

02.22.2017 00:11 AM

Scientists figured out Britain's basking sharks swim south during winter months to get some sun. Scientists used satellite data to track the movement of basking sharks.

“Alien of the Deep” Makes Its Way to the Australian Museum

03.04.2015 22:56 PM

A rare sea creature found off the coast of Australia in January has finally made its way to the Australian Museum for study. The creature, a rare goblin shark often referred to as an "alien of the deep" was originally found off the coast of Australia by a fishermen that has since donated it to the museum.

Threatened Thresher Shark Birth Captured on Film

01.14.2015 21:40 PM

Thresher sharks are among the open ocean's most interesting predators, using their elongated tails to herd and stun schools of fish. And now, for the first time, a mother pelagic thresher shark was caught on camera giving birth off the Philippine coast.

New Births Spark Hope for Conservation Ecologists: Orca and California Condor Share Miracle of New Life

01.12.2015 22:11 PM

Despite continued threats of extinction to a variety of species, life has once again proven it won't give up without a fight thanks to new births from several endangered species this week. These new births have thrilled conservation ecologists across the world that work tirelessly to protect these species.

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