Bull Sharks Form Social Bonds, Finds Study; Changes age-Old Perception of Predators

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Bull Sharks Form Social Bonds, Finds Study; Changes age-Old Perception of Predators

A recently published long-term study has been carried out in the Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji which has discovered that bull sharks have stable social connections, that they show preferences towards particular companions instead of associating with anyone randomly, which supports the old view of sharks as highly individualistic creatures. The study conducted by […]

Scientists take a deep dive into how ‘elasmobranchs’ use the ocean depth

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Scientists take a deep dive into how ‘elasmobranchs’ use the ocean depth

Using sophisticated electronic tags, scientists have assembled a large biologging dataset to garner comparative insights on how sharks, rays, and skates – also known as “elasmobranchs” – use the ocean depths. While some species spend their entire lives in shallow waters close to our shores on the continental shelf, others plunge hundreds of meters or […]