Ghost crabs were responsible for the loss of nearly 30% of flatback turtle hatchlings at Thevenard Island, near Onslow on the northwest coast of Australia, according to new research published in ...

The critically endangered creatures took their first steps under the watchful eyes of NParks officers. Read more at ...

“but some types of ghost crabs are more colorful and don’t look quite as invisible as ours do.” They burrow down into the sand to avoid hot temperatures and predators during the ...

A ghostly white, unusually large predator has been discovered deep inside one of Earth's deepest ocean trenches. Found at a staggering depth of 25,900 feet (7,902 meters) in the eastern Pacific ...

DNA Web Team Updated : Apr 13, 2018, 02:21 AM IST In a new research, scientists have determined that turtles are similar to chameleons, in the sense that their skin and shells often match the color of ...

One such extraordinary event took place recently, in Dundee beach Northern Territory Australia. As a fearsome shark boldly approached a formidable crocodile in the midst of a turtle feast. This ...

In the the ocean, many extraordinary events occur. On this day an attack was filmed between two beautiful adversaries – the tiger shark and the sea turtle. With serrated, razor-sharp teeth, the tiger ...

Marine biologists have now uncovered a predator adapted to thrive in these pitch-black, crushingly high-pressure depths. Researchers from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Instituto ...

Why it's awesome: Cantor's giant softshell turtles — named in honor of Danish zoologist Theodore Edward Cantor — spend 95% of their lives completely motionless, buried under mud or sand in ...