Why can marine mammals breathe long underwater?
Scientists have studied myoglobin, a protein that stores oxygen in the muscles of mammalian marine animals. It's a non-stick protein.
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Scientists have studied myoglobin, a protein that stores oxygen in the muscles of mammalian marine animals. It's a non-stick protein.
The marine animal named Pyura chilensis surprised many people by mistaking it for a bloody stone.
Recently, a herd of dolphins amounted to about 100,000 children gathered on the coast of San Diego (USA), creating an extremely interesting scene.
According to a reporter in Australia, several species of crabs, oysters, corals containing substances that can be used as cancer drugs have been discovered in the Kimber…
The lantern shark in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean emits light from the spine so that enemies think they are dangerous animals.
According to Vu Trong Nhien, 56 years old, living in Quang Ha town, Hai Ha district, on March 20, many people dragged each other into the boat of a fisherman named Son w…
The incident happened in the city of Coronel, about 530 km from Chile's capital, Santiago. In addition to shrimp body, people still see hundreds of crabs on the beach, t…
A sea mouse (also called a deep sea) has been hit by a storm on the Kent coast (England). Usually, this species is found at depths of more than 2,000m.
Local police said, when witnessing the incident, the friend of the ill-fated man swam to help but not because the wound was too heavy.
Acidic oceans are dissolving the shells of marine organisms, making these creatures unable to resist predators.
Despite the terrifying nickname, vampire ink doesn't suck the blood of animals and even helps the ocean become cleaner.
American photographer Michael O 'Neil specializes in wild life said:
Because a species of shrimp lives in a place where there is almost no food, it gives them enzymes capable of digesting wood so they can eat wrecks.