I know what you’re thinking…this is a pair of conjoined twin sharks – Wrong! Scientists at Michigan State University have confirmed that a two-headed bull shark discovered in 2011 is, in fact, exactly what it appears to be… one shark with two heads. There have been other species of sharks, such as blue sharks and
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Super Mega Pod of 100,000 Dolphins Spotted Near San Diego – OH OH!
I thought the ‘super mega pod’ was only a rumor? A group of over 100,000 dolphins spanning nearly 7-miles long spotted off the coast of San Diego caused a spectacle for nature watchers on Thursday. Dolphins typically travel in groups of anywhere between 15 and 200 which are called pods. What Mr Dutra spotted on
The Vampire Squid is the Pussycat of the Ocean
With Halloween just around the corner, I was hoping this would be a story about a demon-like vampire that lived in the depths of the sea and killed and maimed innocent victims by the masses… but of course things aren’t always what they seem. According to most vampire legends, vampires live solely on blood…so with
Amazing ‘FLIPing’ Ship Turns 50
This is an absolutely damn impressive piece of engineering (1:59 for the good part). It is difficult to believe that FLIP, or Floating Instrument Platform, owned by the US Navy, was designed after a baseball bat. First launched 50 years ago, the bizarre research vessel can go from a horizontal to vertical position while staying
Beneath the Waves
With more grace and beauty than all the Kardashians combined… From giant whales and sharks to colourful fish these mesmerising images were taken by photographer Brian Skerry who risks his life swimming alongside the worlds most dangerous and beautiful sea creatures. He sometimes spends up to two to three months on location exploring and photographing
Just a Colossal School of Devil Rays
Florian Schulz, a German conservation photographer, snapped this amazing picture of thousands of Munkiana Devil Rays swimming through the ocean in a colossal school near Baja California Sur, Mexico. “During an aerial expedition I came across something I had never seen before. Not even my pilot, who has surveyed this area for 20 years, had
Glowing Blue Lights in the Waves Explained
This brilliant blue glow illuminating the ocean waves is not a scene out of Avatar. Looking as if the tiny pricks of light are trying to mirror the stars, these biological lights, or bioluminescence, in the waves are in fact the product of tiny marine life-forms called phytoplankton—and now scientists think they know how some
Surfing the Scariest Waves Ever
Not just another day at the beach surfing…these are the waves your mother warned you about. This jaw-dropping footage was shot on August 27th, 2011 by cinematographer Chris Bryan at Teahupo’o, a small village off the coast of Tahiti. After watching the video (bellow), you get a better idea as to why the French Navy
One of the Deadliest Fish Assassins on the Ocean Floor
Apparently, cone snails are one of the deadliest fish assassins on the ocean floor, despite being so slow and peaceful-looking. Fish-eating Conus geographus or Cone Snails, are the most venomous and largest known genus of invertebrates. They eat molluscs, worms or fish, which they catch using “harpoon-like” spears that are loaded with a venom containing
Surfer almost becomes Lunch for a Humpback Whale
A short video of a woman floating on a surfboard near Santa Cruz, California, who almost ends up being lunch for a humpback whale over the weekend. A pod of humpback whales has been hanging out off the Santa Cruz coast, noshing on anchovies that flock to the area to feed on plankton. The woman
