Tag: sharks

Scots angler left stunned after coming face to face with giant basking shark circling his kayak

Animal News

Heather Campbell - September 11, 2023

A SCOTS angler was left stunned after coming face to face with a giant basking shark which popped up to circle his kayak. Ally Connell...

Photographer captures incredibly rare snaps of thresher shark breaching out of sea

News

Iona Young - July 20, 2021

A KEEN photographer has captured incredibly rare images of a thresher shark breaching in the Irish Sea. Richard Lovelock, from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, was on a...

Secret of the Great White shark revealed by University of St. Andrews

Scottish News

Peter Laing - April 20, 2015

Warm bodied fish, including the Great White shark, can swim more than twice as fast as other colder bodied species, according to new research. "Warm...

Crowning glory of Jubilee week at Aquarium

In Brief

Deadline News Journalist - May 29, 2012

DEEP Sea World, Scotland’s national aquarium, is inviting younger visitors to become royalty for the day as part of their Kings and Queens event...

New legislation safeguards sharks against anglers

In Brief

Guest - March 30, 2012

Changes introduced by the Scottish Government mean vulnerable species of sharks, skates and rays now have greater protection, over and above EU legislation. The Scottish...

Santa Claus goes underwater to deliver presents to some fishy characters

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - November 22, 2010

A SCUBA Santa Claus is braving shark-infested waters to prove that there isn’t any length he won’t go to deliver presents. The intrepid Father Christmas...

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