Short-finned pilot whales are national second-class protected wild animals. On Jan 3, a short-finned pilot whale was found stranded in Haitang Bay, Sanya city, with obvious trauma in many parts of ...

Short-finned mako shark, an apex predator, seen swimming near dead swordfish with ‘massive bite marks,’ Australia charter boat company says.

An endangered species, the shortfin mako is also the fastest shark: It can hit 46 miles per hour (74 kilometers per hour) in short bursts, according to the Smithsonian Institution.

The stranded short-finned pilot whale Haitang is transported to a research ship on Saturday and returns to sea at 6:15 am on Sunday. [Photo by Wang Chenglong/For chinadaily.com.cn] ...

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be providing taxi service for an octopus. The bizarre interaction, captured ...

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be providing taxi service for an octopus. The bizarre interaction, captured ...

Science Rare ‘Sharktopus’ – an octopus riding a shark – sighting caught on camera shared by scientists The shark and octopus seemed 'quite happy' by the encounter, one of the researchers said ...

The short clip shows the nearly-10-foot mako shark sinking its teeth into the tuna right after one of the mates hits it with a gaff. A brief tug-of-war ensues. The mako whips the fish side-to-side ...

A 10 - 12 ft. mako shark was spotted eating a sea lion in the Monterey Bay.

Short-finned pilot whales and long-finned pilot whales are similar, and difficult to tell apart at sea. Rob Deaville of the Institute of Zoology in London, where CSIP is based, was part of the ...

Researchers with the University of Auckland recently witnessed an extraordinary scene in which a mako shark appears to be providing taxi service for an octopus. The bizarre interaction, captured in ...