Scientists stunned as shark appears for first time in Antarctic Southern Ocean waters
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Viral monkey Punch finally finds his pack at Ichikawa Zoo
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Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica’s near-freezing deep : NPR
In this image made from video and released by the University of Western Australia, a sleeper shark swims…
“I had to walk slowly to minimise the flow of blood and the subsequent venom travelling through my body.”
Louis Guillot is a zoologist and wildlife photographer whose work has featured in BBC Wildlife. His work has…
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They spent the deadliest winter of the 17th century in a makeshift cabin eating whale blubber, not knowing if anyone would ever come back to rescue them
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Moment officers rescue injured bald eagle from icy Hudson River
Body camera footage shows NYPD Harbor Unit officers rescuing an injured bald eagle stranded on ice in the…