Nature & Wildlife Top 8 whale watching spots in NSW …whale watching. You can also download the free Wild About Whales app to help locate whales close to you, share your whale watching experience and learn more about different species and…
News Killer whales spotted hunting beaked whales for the first time …whale like a banana,” she said. “It was incredible just to see them work together and to see how powerful they can be.” Beaked whale being flanked by killer whales…
News Blue whales "roll" 360 degrees to feed …whales carbon neutral Rare humpback feeding behaviour spotted off NSW A whale’s varied vocabulary How 9/11 shed light on stressed whales Having a whale of a time in Sydney Harbour…
Science & Environment The weird world of shark eggs To the average person, the reproductive lives of Australian sharks is steeped in mystery. But the scattering of shark eggs across our coastlines gives a small insight into the way…
News Outrage over plans to cull sharks in WA …understood that sharks rarely attacked. “Many such people also recognise that, in the sea, we are the interlopers in sharks’ natural territory,” he said. Recent shark attacks George’s younger sister…
Nature & Wildlife Megalodon: fact from fiction Megalodons are one of the most well-known species of sharks and for good reason: they are the largest predatory sharks to have ever existed. Their name, which translates to ‘giant…
Nature & Wildlife DNA tests reveal orcas killed great white for only its liver …sharks. “These findings provide compelling evidence of killer whale predation on white sharks in Australian waters, with a strong indication of selective liver consumption. “This suggests that such predation events…
News Using drones to spot beach-bound sharks …shark.” Related: 10 myths about sharks Still, shark bites do happen. Though infrequent, bite rates are increasing. The Australia Shark Incident Database has recorded 1196 shark bites around the country…
News Shark attack survivors unite to save sharks …that can’t speak for itself.” Shark attack victims unite – for sharks Rampant overfishing is driving some species to the brink of extinction, with 73 million sharks killed annually just…
News Great white shark jumps into a fisherman’s boat …Great white sharks. “We know that great white sharks, which are closely related to mako sharks, jump quite a lot when they are hunting prey. My thought would be that…
