News Antarctica's blue whales are split into three populations …as a whale. Long before we started working with blue whales in 2007, expeditions have been carried out under the auspices of the International Whaling Commission to research Antarctic whales….
Science & Environment How a shark donated its body to science …3m long. They are the most common sharks in Tasmania’s Derwent River and the largest resident shark. While most sharks have five or six gills, as its name suggests the…
Australian Geographic Shark Blog Shark bite fatalities have tripled. Should we be worried? Why the news sounds alarming AS OF TODAY the Australian Shark Attack File is reporting that there have been 21 shark bites in Australia this year. This number can be…
News Australian fossil findings result in deep dive of whale evolution …the two whale sharks calling Ningaloo home According to Dr Fitzgerald, the new findings underscore the importance of Southern Hemisphere fossil records for understanding whale evolution, with previous ruling hypotheses…
News Not so nice: new study finds baleen whales were once biters …How do whales learn to sing? Why do whales strand themselves? Return of the killer whales of Eden, NSW. Did a 19th-century sailor get swallowed by a sperm whale and…
Destinations Bremer Bay's natural-born killers …a whole host of different wildlife while we’re out there – killer whales, long-finned pilot whales, feeding on squid and fish,” says Naturaliste Charters owner, Paul Cross. “Only a few…
Australian Geographic Shark Blog Why sharks are important to the study of human health …cardiovascular disease. These statistics are staggering, but what do they have to do with sharks? Sharks are nature’s survivors. Relatives of the shark species we have swimming around in the…
Nature & Wildlife For the love of sharks …sharks. “Australians have an almost supernatural fear and hatred of sharks,” he says. “We don’t have [many] land-based carnivores. You need a devil, a Satan, a bogeyman. The shark is…
News White whale makes appearance off Byron Bay …SEE ALSO: Amazing photo of a fish in a jellyfish Whales show off with synchronised breaching Humpback whales: the brawl to mate Drones offer new approach to monitor whale health…
Nature & Wildlife Whale song patterns follow a universal law of human language …whale song data using the same procedure. A humpback whale mother and calf on the New Caledonian breeding grounds. Credit: Mark Quintin Unexpectedly, using this technique revealed in whale song…
