and the segmentation and bristles are visible on the animal's underside (bottom image). This new species of Themis scaleworm (Polynoidae, a group of annelid worms) was collected on deep-sea research ...

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom ... otters in southwest Alaska as a “distinct population ...

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With these environmental shifts, animals will either adapt or be unable to survive in the new climate. Murres are not the only species in Alaskan waters undergoing significant changes. Huettmann ...

Inside deep-sea coral in the Pacific ... All linked stories were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet.

The sea cucumber’s color is “unique,” researchers said, and its smaller number of tentacles (15 compared to 18 found in other related species) sets the animal apart. The species earns its ...