This is a very unlikely surfer who has taken to the waves like a duck takes to water! A duck, whose name is Duck, is making waves in Australia because they’ve been filmed surfing alongside human companions on the Gold Coast. He/she takes a daily …
For the first time electric eels have been recorded hunting in packs and scientists believe that it is an extraordinary discovery. Dr. David de Santana from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History said, “Nothing like this has ever been documented in electric eels. Hunting …
Here are some facts about megalodon. This is an ancient shark, also called ‘megatooth’. They gave birth to babies larger than most adult humans. The babies grow by feeding on unhatched eggs in the womb. A recent study has discovered this. This ancient creature lived …
The question is asking whether the shark attacks on people that we read about are the result of a small number of rogue sharks who have a grudge against the human race and repeatedly attack humans swimming offshore. One scientist believes that there is such …
Thieves have plundered the carcasses of sperm whales washed up on the English coast. It’s happened five times. The latest appears to be a 10-tonne sperm whale about 36 feet long which was found on the rocks at Sheringham, north Norfolk on Monday. It’s jaw …
A survey has found that the calving rate of humpback whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence off Canada has halved in the past 15 years. It is believed that this might be caused by warmer water due to climate change. This is because female …
Each group of blue whales in a specific region has their own unique style of vocalisation. A new song has been heard in the “northernmost reaches of the Arabian Sea, as far south as the Chagos Islands and in the Mozambique Channel west of Madagascar.” …
Scottish farmers believe that beavers weaken riverbanks and cause floods that damage crops. NatureScot, Scotland’s nature agency, issues culling licences to Scottish landowners to shoot beavers. In 18 months, they have authorised the deaths of 87 animals. This Scottish policy of killing beavers is being …
A study led by Eduardo Sampaio, a researcher at the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre in Lisbon, discovered that octopuses have a tendency to punch collaborating fish in a bullying manner when hunting and they are not sure why. The octopus has the largest brain …
