Humans ate all the great auk eggs
The great auk was persecuted to extinction by humankind many years ago. Excessive hunting was the main cause and it is said that the last great auk living on the British Isles …
marine wildlife
New group of blue whales discovered with a new song
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 …
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Octopuses ‘punch’ collaborating fish when hunting
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 …
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Massive iceberg threatens the king penguins of South Georgia
You may have heard about it, perhaps the world’s biggest iceberg ever recorded has broken free from Antarctica and is drifting at 0.5 mph on the currents towards the remote island of …
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Ban bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are described as “paper parks” in recognition of the fact that marine wildlife is not protected in them. They are next to useless as a conservation zone which …
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Giant manta rays driven to extinction by Chinese medicine
Once again, Chinese traditional medicine, is dramatically jeopardising the survival of a wild animal and in this case it is the giant manta ray which can have a wingspan of up to …
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Supreme Court of Poland grants improved animal rights to carp, a freshwater fish
Carp describes various species of an oily freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia which is consumed in many parts of the world. In Poland this species of fish faces a very …
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Pilot whales copy killer whales’ sounds to improve survival
New research from Curtin University, Perth, Australia tells us that Southern Australian long-finned pilot whales employ copycat techniques to mimic the calls of killer whales in order to improve their chance of …
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