The “mistaken identity” idea is rooted in the belief that sharks confuse surfers with sharks’ natural prey – seals. The ...

Tiger sharks are highly opportunistic predators known for investigating potential prey through repeated circling behavior. This movement allows them to assess size, vulnerability, and positioning ...

Sharks rarely bite humans in the first place. And in a new study Friday, researchers have found that some of these bites are wholly defensive. Reading time 3 minutes Sharks might not be as responsible ...

Sharks are among the most efficient predators in the ocean, equipped with finely tuned senses that allow them to detect ...

When I was little, I saw a movie about shark attacks. It made me nervous to go into the water. I talked about that with my friend Nora Hickey. She’s a fish veterinarian at Washington State University.

Juvenile bull sharks are not all feeding or behaving the same way, even within the same nursery. These individual differences ...

Sharks get a bad rap in most media. On the very rare occasions when a shark attacks a human, even when there are warnings that sharks are in the area, the sharks are at fault and anti-shark campaigns ...