Meet the manta rays, barracudas, sharks, sperm and right whales, and seals in their natural habitat

Meet the manta rays, barracudas, sharks, sperm and right whales, and seals in their natural habitat

Underwater footage of manta rays, barracudas, sharks, sperm and right whales, seals, and a shipwreck.
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    Hell Creek was home to T. rex, Triceratops, and now…these foot bones.
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    Some spiders seem to “gallop” across the surface of water.
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    Learn about the different kinds of volcanic eruptions.
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    Learn about tiger sharks and various types of rays, including the spotted eagle ray, the manta ray, and the stingray.
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    John Rafferty, associate editor of Earth sciences of Encyclopædia Britannica, discussing the sounds that whales make and the differences between the sounds of baleen whales and toothed whales.
  • Manta rays swimming in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef, off the eastern coast of Australia.
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    Marine biologists studying the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the waters off Moorea, French Polynesia.

News •

Prehistoric whale reveals extreme skull asymmetry • Nov. 9, 2026, 12:00 PM ET (Phys.org)
Baby manta rays stick to the shallows to avoid sharks and orca • Oct. 22, 2026, 12:00 AM ET (Popular Science)

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