www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/07/18/why-shar…

"New studies have found that great whites and tiger sharks have grown to “insane” sizes after gorging on prey in protected no-fishing zones, with some “mega sharks” now 20ft long.

A forthcoming National Geographic documentary shows some of the...www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/07/18/why-shar…

"New studies have found that great whites and tiger sharks have grown to “insane” sizes after gorging on prey in protected no-fishing zones, with some “mega sharks” now 20ft long.

A forthcoming National Geographic documentary shows some of the largest great whites ever recorded, found off the coast of Hawaii, where protections are in place to help the apex predators and their prey.

While female great whites are usually about 15ft to 16ft long, and males 11ft to 13ft, researchers observed 20ft females in US territorial waters. Hawaii became the first state in the US to ban shark fishing in January." Show more

www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/25/denmar…

The Danes are up to something I can feel it..

Anyhoo - individuals are growing their own mussels but the Eider ducks had other ideas..

"The Great Belt is like a motorway for migrating birds, Albert says. A single eider duck can eat 6kg of mussels...www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/25/denmar…

The Danes are up to something I can feel it..

Anyhoo - individuals are growing their own mussels but the Eider ducks had other ideas..

"The Great Belt is like a motorway for migrating birds, Albert says. A single eider duck can eat 6kg of mussels a day, and the migrating flocks can contain as many as 25,000 birds. While production was great in the first year, in the second year the eiders spotted the ropes and ate the whole harvest." Show more

www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/25/click-…

"Unhealthy coral communities sound less vibrant and also emit more high-frequency sounds, the researchers found. While healthy reefs give readings 0f 2-8 kilohertz, less diverse reefs tend to be above 12kHz, as they become overpopulated with...www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/25/click-…

"Unhealthy coral communities sound less vibrant and also emit more high-frequency sounds, the researchers found. While healthy reefs give readings 0f 2-8 kilohertz, less diverse reefs tend to be above 12kHz, as they become overpopulated with macroalgae, which create bubbles of oxygen that float to the surface and pop, making a specific high-frequency sound."

A pleasingly informative article from the Guardian that for once isn't about 'the joys of wild swimming'. Show more

www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/05/can-mu…

"The paper estimates greenhouse gas emissions of 0.6 CO2e/kg (carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram) of edible product for blue mussels compared to between 19 and 36.7 CO2e/kg for beef. "

Negligible emissions and cleaner water and a better...www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/05/can-mu…

"The paper estimates greenhouse gas emissions of 0.6 CO2e/kg (carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram) of edible product for blue mussels compared to between 19 and 36.7 CO2e/kg for beef. "

Negligible emissions and cleaner water and a better marine habitat - win win win. Show more

www.hakaimagazine.com/news/icelands-confusing-inte…

"in the majority of the interactions documented around Iceland, killer whales seem to avoid pilot whales. Occasionally things will get heated and the pilot whales will chase the killer whales at high speeds, with both species porpoising out of the...www.hakaimagazine.com/news/icelands-confusing-inte…

"in the majority of the interactions documented around Iceland, killer whales seem to avoid pilot whales. Occasionally things will get heated and the pilot whales will chase the killer whales at high speeds, with both species porpoising out of the water." Show more

amp.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2021…

"They dropped a waterproof microphone into the lagoon and there it was: deep whomps and reedy notes. Like frogs, but less croaky. You can listen from the bridge, too, if you press your ears against its iron pillars."

metro.co.uk/2021/04/27/paddleboarder-surrounded-by…

"Remarkable images show a paddelboarder’s close encounter with a number of basking sharks off the coast of Cornwall.

The huge marine creatures swam around the unidentified paddleboarder and were captured by a local photography student.

Michael...metro.co.uk/2021/04/27/paddleboarder-surrounded-by…

"Remarkable images show a paddelboarder’s close encounter with a number of basking sharks off the coast of Cornwall.

The huge marine creatures swam around the unidentified paddleboarder and were captured by a local photography student.

Michael Amos, 20, from Penryn, Cornwall, snapped the second largest living sharks as they swam below the cliffs at Porthcurno, Cornwall."

You'd so jump in to swim alongside wouldn't you? Show more

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7384295/Sea-Lion-…

From last year but still worth a glance..

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/unlucky-in-love-dunedin-sea-…

"We suspected the male sea lion had followed the quad bike tracks... and ended up following the tracks through the dunes and on to the road."

Male and female sea lions played a game of "cat and mouse" during breeding season, he said.

"The...www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/unlucky-in-love-dunedin-sea-…

"We suspected the male sea lion had followed the quad bike tracks ... and ended up following the tracks through the dunes and on to the road."

Male and female sea lions played a game of "cat and mouse" during breeding season, he said.

"The females are hiding from males and males are looking for clues — in this case he thought he was on to a good one." Show more

www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-seem-to…

"The dolphins were filmed gently playing with the puffer, passing it between each other for 20 to 30 minutes at a time, unlike the fish they had caught as prey which were swiftly torn apart.

At one point the dolphins are seen floating just...www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-seem-to…

"The dolphins were filmed gently playing with the puffer, passing it between each other for 20 to 30 minutes at a time, unlike the fish they had caught as prey which were swiftly torn apart.

At one point the dolphins are seen floating just underneath the water's surface, apparently mesmerised by their own reflections."

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There's plenty of bad news in the Climate and Weather pages so let's have a thread that isn't all doom and gloom and where each article doesn't end with "No enemy save man!"

David Attenborough pretty much has the whole worthy side of animals in all their majestic beauty covered - so this thread is more...There's plenty of bad news in the Climate and Weather pages so let's have a thread that isn't all doom and gloom and where each article doesn't end with "No enemy save man!"

David Attenborough pretty much has the whole worthy side of animals in all their majestic beauty covered - so this thread is more devoted to what kind of dumb sh¡t they get up to.

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