When fish suddenly change color, there are little photoreceptors embedded deep within their skin keeping watch to ensure the color is just right, according to new research. For the first time, ...

Striped marlin are some of the fastest animals on the planet and one of the ocean's top predators. When hunting in groups, individual marlin will take turns attacking schools of prey fish one at a ...

When Lorian E. Schweikert, Ph.D., reeled in a hogfish on a fishing trip to the Florida Keys, she noticed something strange after setting it down on the deck of the boat. Hogfish are known for their ...

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Among color-changing sea creatures, the ability to flash from one hue to another more typically comes in handy for evading predators rather than hunting prey. But the striped marlin, new research ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

A lion cub's spots, a flamingo's gray feathers, a bald eagle's dull brown plumage: some of nature's most iconic animals start ...

As the largest predatory fish on Earth, great white sharks are already impressive, armed with up to 300 serrated teeth and weighing up to 5,000 pounds. Now, new research adds more intrigue to the ...