Symbiotic Relations Between Coral and Zooxanthallae and the Bleaching Effect
Coral and Zooxanthallae Coral (in the class Antrozoa) is a vital part of many aquatic ecosystems, with it’s ability to…
Manta Ray
The manta ray (Manta birostris) is one of the largest rays to belong to the Myliobatidae family, growing up to…
The journey of a Great white shark
The Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is a large predator that has been in the earth’s oceans for over 400 million years,…
Eating Bluefin Tuna into Extinction
Since the start of commercial exploitation Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) population has dropped 85%. Eight species of tuna exist…
Importance of Social Interactions within an Orca Pod
The social connections within a pod of Orcinus orca is vital to their survival. This interaction is used for efficient…
Bottlenose Dolphin attacks on Harbour Porpoises
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) attacks have been responsible for 318 Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) deaths between 1991 and 2010. However,…
Variation and Evolution of the Salt Water Crocodile
Evolution is the result of the tendency for some organisms to have better reproductive success than others with changes in…
The Leatherback turtle
With sizes ranging up to 2 metres long, the Leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea, is the largest of any turtle, and…
Breathe in… and breathe out
The average human can hold their breath for up to 1 minute (O’Connor, 2013) without training and professional freedivers can…
Is the Great White Shark really as dangerous as we all think?
In this essay I shall be looking at why the Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) has become such a notorious…