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Dolphin may be declared as state river animal

River dolphin, an endangered river animal found in the Brahmaputra and a few of its tributaries, is going to be declared as the State River Animal by the State Government soon. This was disclosed by H Sarma, DFO, Dhubri at a meeting organised here by the Centre for North East …

Giant Antarctic sea creatures discovered

Sydney: Scientists studying Antarctic waters have filmed and captured giant sea creatures, like sea spiders the size of dinner plates and jelly fish with six-m eter-long tentacles. A fleet of three Antarctic marine research ships returned to Australia this week ending a summer expedition to the Southern Ocean where they …

Baffling giants in the ocean depths

Scientists gather mysterious creatures from icy Antarctic waters Organisms that are stalk-like in structure and resemble glass tulips, spotted in Antarctic waters in January, among others. SYDNEY: Scientists investigating the icy waters of Antarctica said on Tuesday they had collected mysterious creatures including giant sea spiders and huge worms in …

Hot times for king penguins

The king penguin, a species that rebounded from near extinction over the past century, could be wiped out in coming decades because of global warming. The king penguin, a species that rebounded from near extinction over the past century, could be wiped out in coming decades because of global warming. …

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