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Giant oarfish: The 'doomsday' fish of legend that supposedly foreshadows earthquakes
By Melissa Hobson published
In mythology, giant oarfish are said to foreshadow earthquakes, although evidence shows this is not the case.
A really big shark got gobbled up by another, massive shark in 1st known case of its kind
By Richard Pallardy published
A pregnant porbeagle shark is believed to have been eaten by a great white, with the larger predator swallowing its tracking device off the coast of Bermuda, scientists report.
Rare 'doomsday fish' said to bring earthquakes spotted in California days before LA quake
By Patrick Pester published
Beachgoers found a rare oarfish off California two days before an earthquake, mirroring folklore that says the deep-sea creatures are "doomsday fish."
Pearlfish: The eel-like fish that lives up a sea cucumber's butt
By Melissa Hobson published
This slimline, eel-like fish has no scales for protection so chooses to use a sea cucumber's sphincter for safety.
Great white sharks split into 3 populations 200,000 years ago and never mixed again — except for one hybrid found in the Bermuda Triangle
By Kristel Tjandra published
Scientists found three distinct great-white-shark populations that congregate in different oceans and do not interbreed. Their separation may have implications for conservation.
Sharks in an Italian aquarium keep having 'virgin birth' after years without males
By Reham Atya published
Two endangered female sharks found to be reproducing asexually in the absence of males in what appears to be a vital survival mechanism amid declining male populations.
Secret of why Greenland sharks live so incredibly long finally revealed
By Elise Poore published
Surprising new research has revealed why the world's longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, has such a lengthy lifespan. The findings could have big implications for the species' future.
Searching for 'Makozilla' — the supersized mako sharks in the North Pacific
By Hannah Osborne published
A decade after a huge mako shark dubbed "The Beast" was caught off the California coast, experts search for its enormous relatives.
Tasselled wobbegong: The master of disguise that can eat a shark almost as big as itself
By Lydia Smith published
Tasselled wobbegong sharks are so well camouflaged they can vanish on the seafloor, waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass before lunging forward to suck their victims into their giant mouths.
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