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Author: kaley.sussmann

How do a hundred separate animals form one that can be larger than a whale – meet the giant siphonophore – the deep seas highly specialized cluster.

Siphonophores are large colonies of small zooids—individual animals that must live together to survive—which gives them their alien-like appearance in…

2 months ago

Can You Catch the Fastest Shark in the World? – Yes, and You can Also Drive it to Extinction

North Atlantic mako sharks are key apex predators found in most of the world’s oceans. Though often caught as bycatch,…

4 months ago
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