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Scientists have figured out when the biggest bull sharks are most active — and it's not when official advice suggests
By Lydia Smith published
Researchers tracked more than 200 bull sharks off the coast of New South Wales to find out exactly when they were most active and posed the greatest risk to humans.
Pacific lamprey: The jawless fish that survived 4 mass extinctions and sucks prey dry of blood and body fluids
By Sascha Pare published
Lampreys belong to an ancient group of fish called Agnatha that evolved 450 million years ago, predating both dinosaurs and trees.
World's oldest aquarium fish 'Methuselah' could be decades older than we originally thought, DNA clock reveals
By Harry Baker published
A new study has found that the famous Australian lungfish Methuselah, who first arrived in the U.S. in 1938, could be up to 101 years old.
'True rarity': Gigantic alligator gar caught and released in Texas reservoir could break 2 world records
By Harry Baker published
Anglers in Texas reeled in a 283-pound alligator gar after a lengthy battle with the enormous fish. Experts say the catch likely breaks a 72-year record.
2 liver-eating orcas forced an entire population of great white sharks to flee their home waters
By Alison Kock, Matt Dicken, Alison Towner, Heather Bowlby, Toby Rogers published
Researchers have discovered that hundreds of great white sharks that vanished from their home off the Western Cape of South Africa have moved east in order to survive — but this could spell trouble for both the sharks and the people living there.
Every year, dozens of female hammerhead sharks mysteriously convene in French Polynesia under the full moon
By Sascha Pare published
Every austral summer, Rangiroa and Tikehau atolls in French Polynesia host a mysterious assembly of female great hammerhead sharks — a critically endangered and typically solitary species.
Color-changing hogfish use their skin to 'see' themselves — even after they're dead
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Hogfish can not only change colors but also "see" with their skin.
West Indian Ocean coelacanth: The once-'extinct' Lazarus fish that can live for 100 years
By Megan Shersby published
Believed to have gone extinct at the time of the dinosaurs, the coelacanth has one of the longest gestation periods on Earth — and it can hunt in a headstand.
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