A new database cataloging the maximum body size of marine animals looks set to be crucial in conservation efforts The database will plug gaps in scientific knowledge around the impact of body size on ...

A groundbreaking database, the Marine Organismal Body Size Database (MOBS), has been launched to track the maximum body sizes of over 85,000 marine species, including everything from tiny zooplankton ...

The hunt is on and a predator finally zeroes in on its prey. The animal consumes the nutritious meal and moves on to forage ...

Sea otters are North America’s smallest marine mammal, weighing just 30 to 100 pounds, but their appetites are huge. They burn calories at three times the rate expected for their size, chomping on ...

When Dwayne LaGrou asked Weird Animal Question of the Week what animals have the largest eyes for their body size, we were sure the answer would be guilty-looking dogs. The actual candidates proved to ...

The mystery behind why Alaskan horses, cryptodiran turtles and island lizards shrunk over time may have been solved in a new study. The new theoretical research proposes that animal size over time ...

Sometimes it takes a dire moment to instill change, and for one Delaware resident, that came over two decades ago when she had to keep a beached sea turtle in her laundry room overnight. At that time, ...