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Nurse Sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) prefer to scour the bottom of the ocean searching for food and hiding in coral reefs.
What do a sea unicorn, a termite gourmand, and a freshwater predator with dagger-like teeth have in common? Odd names aside, ...
Named for their yellowish skin tone, which helps them to blend in with the sandy seabed in the coastal waters they favour, lemon sharks are probably the most thoroughly studied of the world’s nearly ...
The massive Megalodon had a staggering 100,000 kilocalories-per-day nutritional demand—which it didn't always fill as ...
Otodus megalodon was the largest predatory fish in Earth's history. Measuring up to 24 meters, it was longer than a truck ...
Contrary to widespread assumptions, the largest shark that ever lived -- Otodus megalodon -- fed on marine creatures at various levels of the food pyramid and not just the top. Scientists analyzed ...
getty images By analyzing the levels of zinc in the fossils, the study found that while Megalodon did surely feast on whales and dolphins whenever it had a chance, the shark adjusted its diet ...
It’s a sure sign that Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching. The first reported white shark attack on a seal of the season was confirmed off Massachusetts over the weekend. The aftermath of ...
Contrary to widespread assumptions, the largest shark that ever lived – Otodus ... This ratio provides information about the diet of Otodus megalodon. Photo: Uwe Dettmar for Goethe University ...