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Three humpback whales diving in North Pass between Lincoln Island and Shelter Island in the Lynn Canal north of Juneau, Alaska. Image by Evadb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Whales are the true ...

Children are like a sponge. They enjoy learning new things every day and gain knowledge without seeming to. And, fun facts ...

Watch kids sing about mommy, daddy, and grandma shark (doo, doo ... the narrator provides interesting facts about each insect so kids learn more about them in the process. Younger kids will ...

Stay 500 yards away, about the length of five football fields. This regulation applies to vessels, aircraft, drones and ...

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are the biggest fish on the planet, with some clocking in at 60 feet long. Now, for the first ...

The Wildlife Trust of India’s “Pan India Whale Shark Project” has rescued and released 1,001 whale sharks that were accidentally entangled in fishing nets, which the agency says is a ...

A paper clip-sized chameleon and the whale shark are among the threatened species of animals and plants being monitored by conservationists this year. Fauna & Flora, an international nature ...

A 13-ft-long whale shark that got entangled in a shore seiner net was rescued and released by fishermen in Poonthura. The incident occurred at 9 a.m. on Monday. The rescue was coordinated by ...

Off the western coast of Australia, ocean giants showed off a rarely seen behavior, researchers said. Matt Hardy via Unsplash With bodies that can grow longer than school buses, it may come as a ...