The giant freshwater stingray may be the world’s ... though such accounts are not verified because weighing the enormous and awkward animals is very difficult. Brown to gray in color, the ...

These freshwater giants have greenish-grey coloring and elongated, spade-like snouts with two pairs of whisker-like organs that dangle near their mouths. These organs, called barbels, help the ...

This majestic, inflatable sea beast is one of the most unusual aquatic animals ever ... a tide pool at the beach and dumped them into a freshwater aquarium, it wouldn't last long.

Find out about the animals and plants that rely on ponds, the history and key features of this habitat, and why we need to protect and create more ponds. Research suggests that ponds support more ...

New research revealed 24% of freshwater animals are vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered and at risk of extinction (with some considered extinct in the wild). A January 2025 study found ...

According to a study published in Nature magazine, a quarter of freshwater animals are at risk of extinction. To establish this, researchers analyzed public data as well as the scientific work of ...

They found at least 4,200 of them are at HIGH risk of extinction, which equates to 24 per cent of freshwater animal species. Ian Harrison is a co-author of the report and co-chair of the Fresh ...