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Californian orcas used specialised tactics for hunting whale calves

A group of orcas in Monterey Bay, California, use a submarine canyon to isolate whale calves, and launch coordinated attacks on prey in the open ocean

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Damaged coral reefs can recover quickly after restoration work

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Damaged coral reefs can recover quickly after restoration work

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Orca seen hunting great white shark in first recorded solo kill

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Adult female Calanus with food in the gut

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Sinking plankton poo could help store more carbon in the ocean

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Strange animals called pyrosomes are thriving as the Pacific heats up

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Thousands of humpback whales starved to death after marine heatwave

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Underwater photo competition showcases stunning images of marine life

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Orcas trapped in the ice

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Orca pod disappears after being trapped in drifting ice off Japan

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Newborn great white shark possibly seen in the wild for the first time

Drone footage filmed off the coast of California shows a 1.5-metre-long, entirely white great white shark pup, probably just hours old – something that has never been seen before

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Four new octopus species discovered by deep-sea submersible

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2ENH3G9 The latest born West African manatee, left, meets visitors for the first time at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. The latest-born West African manatee at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, who is the first born female manatee in China, meet visitors for the first time two months after her birth in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. During the meeting, the manatee chooses her name as Feifei, and interact with present visitors. (Photo by Chen Jimin - Imaginechina/Sipa USA)

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Are there really freshwater manatees thriving deep within West Africa?

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A great white shark cruising through Australian waters

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Sharks can be deterred from beaches by catching and releasing them

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A bearded seal on the ice in Svalbard

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Arctic seals have weird bones in their noses that help them stay warm

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