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The species is transsexual in Antarctica
Oceanography

The species is transsexual in Antarctica

A mussel in Antarctica possesses male sex organs when they are young, but turns into females during adulthood. The species Lissarca miliaris was first described in 1845…

December 17, 2018
Adult killer whales still rely on their mothers
Oceanography

Adult killer whales still rely on their mothers

Scientists found the longest menopausal killer whale among the animals except humans. This helps them to nurture the grown-up sons, increasing the ability to transmit se…

December 17, 2018
Decoding shrimp phenomenon
Oceanography

Decoding shrimp phenomenon

Microbiologists of the University of Portsmouth (UK) discovered that paramyxean parasites are the culprits that make males turn into females.

December 17, 2018
The unique
Oceanography

The unique

Biologists say that the main food of the swordfish is ant, beetle, tailed bug (springtail) and flies, if these insects accidentally fall into the water. However, the mai…

December 17, 2018
The fiery head of the parrot fish
Oceanography

The fiery head of the parrot fish

The strange sound like the sound of gunshots in the water suddenly came out when a group of scientists from the Beaufort Laboratory (USA) were diving in the North Pacifi…

December 17, 2018
Strange fasting fish to hatch eggs in the mouth
Oceanography

Strange fasting fish to hatch eggs in the mouth

A fish commonly found in waters off Malaysia has a way of hatching eggs in the mouth. The strange thing is that not all females, but males, will carry all the eggs in th…

December 17, 2018
Art of 'flirtatious' unique to squid
Oceanography

Art of 'flirtatious' unique to squid

Scientists from Macquarie University (Australia) observed this behavior. On one side of the body, it disguises itself as the color of the female to prevent the opponent…

December 17, 2018
The first white killer whale was discovered
Oceanography

The first white killer whale was discovered

Scientists say they have discovered a fish believed to be an adult white killer whale off the coast of Kamchatka, eastern Russia. They named it Iceberg. If this informat…

December 17, 2018
See fish using food picker tool
Oceanography

See fish using food picker tool

For the first time, scientists took a series of images of the black-spotted fishing fish, scientifically named Choerodon schoenleinii, using tools to pick up meat in a s…

December 17, 2018
Female whale shark is a
Oceanography

Female whale shark is a

A new analysis of whale shark embryos suggests that whale sharks (also known as whale sharks) may be

December 17, 2018