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The megalodon was the largest shark to ever live, but luckily for us, it’s definitely extinct.

The stingray it on the left, and the skate is to the right.

Skates lay black, ravioli-shaped egg cases. Rays give birth to live pups.

A diver is about a meter behind the coelacanth discovered at a depth of 144 meters in North Maluku, Indonesia.

Researchers in Indonesia have filmed a rare coelacanth nearly 500 feet underwater—marking the first time the fish has been recorded in its native environment.

A Maori octopus was spotted clinging to a shortfin mako shark, leaving scientists puzzled.

It seems pants are a common place for smugglers to conceal animals.

The Neptune Memorial Reef off Florida’s coast.

Neptune Memorial Reef is a piece of art, a cemetery, and a haven for wildlife.

A new study shows that octopuses become bosses and fish become subordinates when the two species hunt together.

A Los Angeles high school turned out to be a hotbed for fossils.

Millions of fossils, from shells to the largest known shark species, were unearthed beneath San Pedro High School.

This green frog could be contemplating a big change.

In the animal kingdom, it’s not that unusual to start out as one sex and end up as another.

People had some interesting ideas about eels (top) and lamprey (bottom).

This excerpt from Ben Gazur’s book ‘A Feast of Folklore: The Bizarre Stories Behind British Food,’ out September 19 in the UK and November 19 in the U.S., dives into some unusual history.

Mercury in seafood is another growing concern thanks to global warming.

Frilled sharks are usually found in the deep ocean, but this one popped up in waters off Japan in 2007.

The creepiest sharks are found thousands of feet beneath the sea.

An aerial view of the rust-colored Kutuk River in Gates of the Arctic National Park in Alaska. Thawing permafrost is exposing minerals to weathering, increasing the acidity of the water, which releases metals like iron, zinc and copper.

A new study shows that rusty discoloration in Alaska’s otherwise pristine streams and rivers is likely due to melting permafrost—and that’s a problem for Arctic animals and people.

Time is running out to make this spring dish.

Looking for an easy, delicious ramp recipe? This fish dish will make the most of the elusive allium.

The alien-looking, bloodsucking fish have cells that may form the same rudimentary nervous system we have.

A semi-accurate rendering of a crocodile.

From the “dark politicks” of cuttlefish to the “prodigious bigness” of snakes, here are 10 accounts of the first times explorers encountered new animals, foods, and more.