Explore Fish
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Stunning video shows sharks devouring sea urchins, spines and allSharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps.
By Jeremy Day Published
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Alligator gar: The 'living fossil' that has barely evolved for 100 million yearsThis living fossil can grow as large as an alligator, has two rows of needle-sharp teeth, and such strong armor that it survived predatory dinosaurs.
By Melissa Hobson Published
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How did sharks become Earth's 'ultimate survivors'? Paleontologist John Long finds answers in new book 'The Secret History of Sharks'"The Secret History of Sharks" author John Long met with Live Science to discuss his new book, recent revelations about megalodons, and how he got over his fear of great whites.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Angular roughshark: The pig-faced shark that grunts when capturedAn angular roughshark pulled from the water near Elba, an Italian island near Tuscany.
By Lydia Smith Published
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Watch baby Japanese eel escape from stomach of predator in X-ray videoAn eel inside the digestive tract of a dark sleeper fish before its escape attempt.
By Melissa Hobson Published
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Giant oarfish: The 'doomsday' fish of legend that supposedly foreshadows earthquakesIn mythology, giant oarfish are said to foreshadow earthquakes, although evidence shows this is not the case.
By Melissa Hobson Published
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A really big shark got gobbled up by another, massive shark in 1st known case of its kindA pregnant porbeagle shark is believed to have been eaten by a great white, with the larger predator swallowing its tracking device off the coast of Bermuda, scientists report.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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Rare 'doomsday fish' said to bring earthquakes spotted in California days before LA quakeBeachgoers found a rare oarfish off California two days before an earthquake, mirroring folklore that says the deep-sea creatures are "doomsday fish."
By Patrick Pester Published
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Pearlfish: The eel-like fish that lives up a sea cucumber's buttThis slimline, eel-like fish has no scales for protection so chooses to use a sea cucumber's sphincter for safety.
By Melissa Hobson Published
