Science
Girl power in the deep blue sea: World’s largest fish are female – Reuters
Male and female whale sharks – filter-feeding marine behemoths – grow at different rates, with females doing so more slowly but getting much larger than the guys, according to research that offers deeper insight into the biology of Earth’s largest fish.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Male and female whale sharks – filter-feeding marine behemoths – grow at different rates, with females doing so more slowly but getting much larger than the guys, according to research that offers deeper insight into the biology of Earths largest fish.
Researchers said on Wednesday they had tracked the growth of 54 whale sharks over a 10-year period in the vast Ningaloo Reef off Australias west coast, where hundreds of these slow-swimming endangered fish migrate annually….
-
General6 hours agoAustralian celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89
-
Noosa News24 hours agoBrisbane’s original 1979 electric trains take one last journey
-
Noosa News16 hours agoRainbow Beach surfer’s untold 7/7 story
-
General22 hours agoParis opens River Seine for public swimming for first time since 1923