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WONDERS OF THE OCEAN

Well, not quite – but it’s true that about 80 per cent of our ocean floor remains unexplored and uncharted. Discovering what our ocean depths look like and what life might be found there is just as ch

Far from the shore, out in the vast expanses of the open seas lives a group of unusual animals, collectively known as ‘neuston’. Their home is the giant, two-dimensional skin of the sea, which forms a

Male Dawson’s burrowing bees engage in a vicious brawl as they wait for a female to emerge from her burrow. Found only on the claypans of Western Australia, this is the country’s third-largest bee spe

Walruses live in the arctic and sub-Arctic. They are one of the largest pinnipeds (meaning fin-footed) and are related to seals and sealions. Their Latin name, Odobenus rosmarus, translates as ‘tooth-

Bass may be opportunistic feeders but the key to big fish success is tempting them with the dish of the day – as James Batty explains