Smile for the camera! Whale shark swallows an entire shoal of fish in award-winning photo Photographer Evans Baudin captured the rare scene on a private dive in Mexico during coronavirus lockdown The huge female whale shark was friendlier than normal, and swam right towards the 32-year-old daredevil He managed to photograph astonishing moment the whale shark … Read more
Willy the fish: Penis-shaped statues of leaping piscenes are demolished in Morocco as locals say they should never have been erected Moroccans have scoffed and raged at the statues of the peach-coloured fish Demolition began on Thursday in the coastal town of Mehdia, near Kenitra Locals are angry that money was spent on statues instead … Read more
Scientists say buildings on Mars could be made from a substance found in fish scales and fungi called chitin. Chitin is one of the most ubiquitous organic polymers on Earth, and when mixed with Martian soil, it could make a sturdy enough material to build tools and shelters. The organic polymer could be sourced on Mars from … Read more
The cave angel fish was first observed walking on rocks in a Thailand cave four years ago and now, scientists have identified nearly a dozen species of fish with the same ability. The team analyzed pelvic structures of about 30 hillstream loach species and found 11 match that of the rare, blind Cryptotora thamicola identified … Read more
Angry locals leave stinking dead fish on ‘rudely parked’ Aston Martin V8 Vantage after owner left £120,000 car in private space on quay in Devon Devon locals left dead fish on the windscreen of an Aston Martin V8 Vantage The £120,000 car was left ‘rudely parked’ in a space reserved for fishermen The car was blocked … Read more
World’s most expensive fish washes up on English coast: ‘Remarkable’ 28-stone blue fin tuna – that can sell for as much as £2.5million – is found dead in harbour in West Sussex Largest of the tuna species it can reach up to 3m in length and weigh 600kg The species is used to open sea … Read more
Nearly 50,000 salmon escape from fish farm in Argyll after four of its pens were damaged during Storm Ellen North Carradale farm in Argyll had mooring ropes damaged during bad weather Another 30,000 salmon also died in the incident, while 125,000 were captured Will now be concerns about the farmed salmon breeding with wild counterparts … Read more
The summer heatwave has killed thousands of fish, leaving them rotting in the sun as environment chiefs battle to stop more deaths. Countless species have been hit by the blistering heat and vicious rain with rivers, ponds, lakes and canals affected. The crisis comes as Brits rush to the bankside after lockdown – with officials … Read more
Daytime adverts for sausage rolls, mustard and ketchup will be banned under the Government’s obesity crackdown, it was claimed today. All foods with more than 1.5g of salt face being barred from television screens until after the 9pm watershed. It includes British cupboard staples such as ketchup, Marmite and soy sauce — all of which … Read more
Huge 40lb mackerel kills fisherman by leaping out of the ocean and hitting him in the chest in freak accident in Australia Northern Territory man died in ‘freak incident’ while fishing with family, friends He died after a fish launched itself into his boat, and struck him in the chest The 56-year-old was rushed to … Read more