I recently wrote about male dolphins who remember other males who did not come to their aid when they needed it. They bore a grudge against these individuals to the point where they wouldn’t help them, indicating sophisticated behaviour. The … Continue reading →
STUDY – NEWS – COMMENT – ANALYSIS: Researchers say that male dolphins can hold a grudge because they can remember those dolphins who are likely to help them when they need help and those that don’t. In classify other dolphins … Continue reading →
When I saw this photograph I thought of another similar situation. It concerns a Netflix documentary called My Octopus Teacher, which I have not seen. It documents a year spent by filmmaker Craig Foster forging a relationship with a wild … Continue reading →
Puget Sound, Seattle, Washington, USA: Researchers have discovered that a formerly unknown chemical, 6PPD, in vehicle tires (tyres) which preserves them from ground level ozone, ends up killing salmon in streams. Bits if tire are thrown off tires due to … Continue reading →
In a highly unusual video captured by Lance Karlson, a geologist, the viewing public can see the angriest octopus attacking him. He was left bruised and confused. The attack occurred at Geographe Bay near Margaret River about 155 miles south … Continue reading →
We know that octopuses are highly intelligent creatures and to that knowledge we can add a new discovery, namely that the eight tentacles of an octopus respond independently of the octopus’s brain and eyes to recoil from light as it … Continue reading →
Although sea slugs are uncharismatic – that’s for sure – they have a monumental trick up their sleeve: they are able to voluntarily decapitate themselves and regrow a new body onto their severed head. To put it another way, they … Continue reading →
Cuttlefish have to ability to exercise self-control which is used to attain a better reward than if they have sought immediate gratification. There is a test which finds out if kids are going to live fruitful lives and perhaps be … Continue reading →
Because of dam building, freshwater fish are in catasrophic decline. It is more black nature news. David Attenborough recently said that we should try and present some good, optimistic news about nature and the environment. I agree because nature news … Continue reading →
Here are a couple of photographs of golfish suffering from swim bladder disease wearing corrective lifejackets. In fish the swim bladder (gas bladder) is an internal gas-filled organ which helps to control the fish’s buoyancy which in turn allows the … Continue reading →
The UK fish industry is in the news because of Brexit. It was a central part of the negotiations. Global warming may make those negotiations seem incidental in the long term because a study by Aberdeen University tells us that … Continue reading →
Farm staff were filmed kicking live trout along the floor. Test Valley Trout Farming supplies ChalkStream®, a brand under which fish from the fish farms are marketed. Chalk Stream has received glowing reports including endorsements from Jamie Oliver and Tom … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
A study titled: Shell mineralogy of a foundational marine species, Mytilus californianus, over half a century in a changing ocean, researched the effect, over a long period of time, of the gradual acidification of the oceans on the strength and … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Currently, if a person wishes to claim that they have caught a fish which is a record weight in Britain the catch has to be witnessed by a second person who was physically present when making the application to the … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
