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Walrus calf found alone and miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope is getting bottle fed and receiving round-the-clock "cuddling" from animal welfare workers who are trying to keep the 1-month-old alive.

Baby walrus receives 'cuddle therapy' from lucky wildlife experts

 A small child is ready for some swimming fun by the water.

Here's why parents need to be careful of 'dry drowning'

Jellyfish 370

Scientists find oldest fossilized jellyfish - study

 The Great Blue Hole off the coast of Belize.

What did divers discover in Belize's Great Blue Hole?

 Perucetus colossus, an early whale from Peru that lived about 38-40 million years ago, a marine mammal built somewhat like a manatee that may have exceeded the mass of the blue whale, long considered the heftiest animal on record, is seen in an undated artist's rendition.

Ancient whale from Peru may be most massive animal ever on Earth

By REUTERS
A humpback whale breaches off in the coast of Ilhabela, state of Sao Paulo, Brazil July 22, 2023.

Brazilian citizen scientists see humpbacks return decades after mass killings

By REUTERS
Dark blue waves on the surface of the open ocean.

World Drowning Prevention Day: Never say it can’t happen in your family

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image of the colors created by a large bloom of phytoplankton off the coast of Russia’s Kola Peninsula on July 14.

Climate change has significantly changed the color of the ocean - study

 The site of a 13-year-old's drowning.

Number of drowning deaths in 2023 almost matching 2022's numbers

By Walla!
Smoke from hazard reduction burns of bushland around the city of Sydney can be seen in the sky above a sailing boat in Australia, May 29, 2018.

Australian man and dog recovered after spending months lost at sea

 An artistic illustration of the megalodon shark, one of the largest sharks to ever lurk in Earth's oceans.

Megalodons were slow-swimming, warm-blooded predators – study

 Whale Shark and a diver.

Shark Awareness Day: One-third of sharks and rays at risk of extinction

 ONE TREE gives us full knowledge, the other gives us immortality.

Socotra: Exploring the mysterious island echoing the biblical story of Cain and Abel

By Walla!
 The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph.

Family of Titan victim outraged by submarine-themed ball at his college

 The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph

What did the final moments of the Titan sub crew look like?