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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is regarded ...

Along South America’s windswept southern coast, Magellanic penguins have spent decades nesting in relative safety. For much of the twentieth century, sheep ranching dominated the region, and pumas ...

This video explores the underwater world of the Pacific Ocean near Fiji, where reef sharks patrol coral ecosystems as one of ...

The top ocean predators during the Cretaceous were primarily giant marine reptiles and sharks, or so researchers have thought. Now, a new study suggests colossal “kraken-like” octopuses once hunted ...

From powerful lions of the savanna to majestic eagles perching in mountain-top nests to stealthy crocodiles in everglade swamps, apex predators inhabit various ecosystems around the world, ensuring ...