Sharks come from a family of fish containing between 400 and 500 species (depending on who you ask!). Dating back over 400 million years, long before the dinosaurs, the sharks have had plenty of time to diversify into a wide variety of forms, some of … [Read more...]
10 Most Dangerous Fish in the World
Before we get going on this list of the world's most dangerous fish I'm going to tell you what I'm not putting on the list. Firstly, sharks - technically they should be occupying most of the top spots but as I've already done a rather excellent article on … [Read more...]
Candiru – The fish that can swim up your penis?
Imagine the situation - you are taking an evening dip in the Amazon River (for some unknown reason?!). Suddenly you feel it. A strange wiggling sensation inside the "old chap" followed by an excruciatingly intense pain. What has just happened is you have … [Read more...]
Most dangerous sea creatures
Covering 70% of the world's surface the sea is home to some of the most unusual, mysterious and deadly animals on the planet. As humans are not native to the oceans this makes us easy pickings for many of these creatures, although thankfully we are … [Read more...]
Most Dangerous Sharks
Few animals instill quite the same fear as sharks. As apex predators many types of sharks are well equipped to inflict serious injury; large, fast, powerful and armed with row upon row of razor sharp teeth these fish are finely honed killing machines. … [Read more...]
