Scientists studied how thresher sharks use “extreme yoga” to whip their tails at prey. By Kate Golembiewski When a thresher shark attacks, it doesn’t lunge in teeth-first. Instead, it approaches a ...
A Pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) cruising the Monad Shoal seamount near Malapascua Island, Philippines. These pelagic deep water sharks come up to the seamount's shallower part to get ...
The pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) is a highly migratory species found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific, often known for its long, whip-like tail. In response to the ...
Like Indiana Jones, thresher sharks have mastered the art of the whip using their tails. Now, new research provides intricate details showing that vertebrae anatomy might support the mechanics of ...
A 13-foot-long thresher shark washed up on Sunset Beach Wednesday with a hook in its mouth. Finding a shark of that size and getting so close is uncommon. Most sharks sink at sea when they become sick ...
Efforts to conserve sharks and rays received a major boost today as CITES parties accepted proposals to restrict international trade in devil rays, silky sharks, and thresher sharks. The primary ...
The sharks are here. The water temperature in the Gulf of Maine is well below average for this time of year, which should not surprise anyone considering how cold the air temperature has been. This ...
Robyn White is a Newsweek Nature Reporter based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on wildlife, science and the environment. Robyn joined Newsweek in 2022 having previously worked at environmental ...
A South African wildlife photographer was out on Sunset Beach when he came across something unusual. A small shark, with an incredibly long tail fin, was washed up on the beach. “It’s not often we get ...
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