MELBOURNE, Fla. (FOX 13) – Honey is more than delicious, it can be used as medicine, says one Florida zoo. The Brevard Zoo has been using it to treat sea turtles with fresh, open wounds like ones caused by boats or predators. Officials said when raw honey is removed from a hive, it leaves traces of …
Sea turtles have evolved into martial artists by using their hands in karate-like moves in order to better eat. They also have eating skills similar to children, reported The Telegraph. Related: Sea Turtle Populations Are Recovering, Thanks to Humans “Sea turtles don’t have a developed frontal cortex, independent articulating digits or any social learning. And yet here …
Land mammals can get plenty big, but to find the planet’s true giants, you’ll have to take to the seas. In a new study, scientists show why that is. Marine mammals “have to find a happy medium between getting enough food and producing enough body heat,” says study leader William Gearty, an ecologist at Stanford …
By-catch deaths of five Hector’s dolphins in fishing nets off the Canterbury coast has prompted an order to fast-track work on a new protection plan for the nationally endangered species. The dolphins were trapped in a commercial set net about six nautical miles north of Banks Peninsula on February 17, and their deaths were reported …
A changing climate doesn’t merely mean higher sea levels. It means drastic changes for creatures who swim in those seas — such as sea turtles. Scientists say for more than a dozen years, the vast majority of sea turtles born on Florida beaches have been female. Not a single male loggerhead sea turtle hatchling was found at test …
Clarke Gayford has described the dramatic moment he was pinned against a boat by a whale shark. The Fish of the Day host was invited to catch fish for a local restaurant while in Rarotonga with his partner Jacinda Ardern, he told The Project. Clarke Gayford ‘pinned against a boat’ by whale shark Clarke Gayford’s …
“The Sea Turtle Conservation Program of the Riviera Maya, headed up by Flora, Fauna y Cultura de México AC, environmental and social arm of Grupo Experiencias Xcaret, is recognized nationally and internationally for its uninterrupted work of 15 years, the quality of the work done, as well as being in charge of 13 of the …
“This is a very cryptic population,” says Blake Chapman, a marine biologist and shark expert at Australia’s University of Queensland. “They’re a very poorly understood group of animals, these kinds of sharks.” But despite these odds, shark research still emerges. Recently, scientists at the Florida Institute of Technology have confirmed that there is a new species of sixgill shark. …
In the warm waters of the National Cañaveral Coast in Titusville, 17 sea turtles returned to their natural environment after specialized care of the SeaWorld Orlando rescue team. Most of the returned sea turtles were rescued in New England and flew to Florida for treatment at the end of last year. At the beginning of last December, more …
Meredith/AP) – Whales are generally peaceful. Sharks are generally aggressive. So, what happens when there is a giant, sea-dwelling creature that embodies both massive beasts? Well, prepare to feel small. Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea. But unlike some of their ferocious cousins like the great white, whale sharks are gentle giants, harmful …
