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The Shark Detect Pro is the brand’s latest cordless and it’s a clever, feature-packed vacuum that makes cleaning much easier. It had a launch price of £349.99/$379.99 and that’s the price you’ll pay today if you buy direct from Shark. Still, when we reviewed it, it had already been reduced to £279.99/$299.99 in the Black Friday sale. Now, with another 30% reduction, its price in Amazon’s Spring Sale puts it well into the budget-friendly range – although it’s far from a budget product. You can buy it in the…

Robot vacuums are one of the great modern conveniences. They can check one time-sapping chore off your daily to-do list and if you can find a self-emptying model for a decent price, that’s one fewer thing for you to worry about. As it happens, the is a self-emptying option and it’s 46 percent off for the Amazon Big Spring Sale. That means it’s currently $350, which is $300 off the regular price and not too far away from its record low.SharkThis self-emptying robot vacuum is $300 off it's regular price. $350 at AmazonThis…

Killer whale OCX043 encountered with three other whales 175km west of Bandon, Oregon, on September 9, 2021 (Encounter 9). This whale was sighted previously 300 km offshore of Monterey Bay, California on January 23, 2020. Credit: Robert L. Pitman, Oregon State University.University of British Columbia researchers believe a group of killer whales observed hunting marine mammals including sperm whales, as well as a sea turtle, in the open ocean off California and Oregon could be a new population.Based on available evidence,…

A Lone Orca Killed a Great White Shark in First Documented Attack of Its Kind For the first time, scientists observe a single killer whale killing a great white shark, and then eating its liverBy Stephanie PappasA killer whale breaches the sea surface. Credit: blickwinkel/Alamy Stock PhotoAn infamous orca killed a great white shark by itself last year in South Africa and devoured the shark’s nutritious liver. It’s the first time a killer whale has been observed preying on a great white shark alone, and the entire attack…

A groundbreaking study documents the first-ever observation of an orca individually consuming a great white shark in South Africa, challenging previous notions of orca hunting behavior and highlighting their adaptability. This discovery raises concerns about the ecological impact on shark populations and emphasizes the importance of collaborative science and adaptable conservation efforts in understanding and protecting marine ecosystems. Credit: Christiaan Stopforth, Drone Fanatics SAResearch reveals “astonishing”…

For the first time ever, a lone orca has been observed killing and eating a great white shark. Although orcas were already known to hunt great whites in packs or pairs, one had never been seen going solo before. The finding suggests the emergence of a new hunting strategy.In 2022 we heard how just two male orcas – named Port and Starboard – had been found responsible for fatal attacks on multiple great whites over a five-and-a-half-year period in South Africa's Gansbaai coast region.Scientists from the Dyer Island…

Orca pack hunting is legendary. Working in tightly regimented groups, these fierce predators can bring down far more difficult prey than any one orca could handle alone.But white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias), the terror of the seas? An orca (Orcinus orca) laughs at the white shark. In fact, scientists off the coast of South Africa have now observed that a single orca, acting alone, can dispatch a white shark extremely handily, triumphantly making off with its delicious, nutritious liver."As previously in South Africa,…

Researchers studying orcas off the coast of South Africa recently observed one of the whales consuming a great white shark alone, in just two minutes.Forget Collars—There's a Kinder Way to Track Polar Bears in the ArcticSince 2017, two orcas in particular have been wreaking havoc on the great whites off South Africa’s Mossel Bay. Dubbed Port and Starboard (cute!), the apex predators have developed a taste for the massive sharks’ nutrient-rich livers (less cute). Haunting video of the whales actively feeding on a great…

Charlotte the stingray, who may or may not be a single mom who works two jobs, who loves her kids and never stops.Image: Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO /FacebookCharlotte the mysteriously pregnant stingray may already be my favorite animal of 2024. Charlotte’s handlers at a North Carolina aquarium recently revealed that she was carrying several pups, despite her only male company being a pair of sharks. While there was early speculation of some interspecies mingling being to blame here, Charlotte’s pregnancy is…

The discovery of a new fossil shark species, Palaeohypotodus bizzocoi, in Alabama, marks a significant contribution to paleontology, providing insights into marine life recovery post-dinosaur extinction and enhancing understanding of Alabama’s rich fossil fish diversity. Palaeohypotodus bizzocoi teeth. Credit: Ebersole et al.Following the extinction of the dinosaurs, this shark emerged as one of the top predators of the ocean.A team of scientists recently announced the discovery of a new fossil shark species from Alabama,…