Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus): slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Chondrichthyes Order: | Orectolobiformes Family: | Rhincodontidae Genus: | Rhincodon Species: | R. typus Whale sharks are the largest known extant fish species. Their name "whale shark" comes ...
As with any PBS NATURE film, the key to getting the shots is time spent out in the field. Fortunately, for the crew of "Sharks of Hawaii" that meant the tropical islands of Hawaii.
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Shark: sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Chondrichthyes Subclass: | Elasmobranchii Infraclass: | Euselachii Superorder: | Selachimorpha Fossil records of sharks date back over 400 million years, meaning that sharks have outlived the dinosaurs and many ...
The seasonal migration of billions of sardines is a stunning example of a swarm's defensive collective thinking.
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Even if 501 aces all of her otter lessons, there are a plenty of challenges she may face in the wild including shark attacks.
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Lichen survive outer space (and what that might say about how life on earth began), genetic research suggests dolphins are second in intelligence to modern humans, new dinosaur bird ancestor discovered in Argentina, and more of this week's top nature stories.
