Scientists have captured rare underwater footage showing remoras, or sucker fish, attached to humpback whales off Australia’s coast. The fish use suction-like discs on their heads to cling to the massive whales, feeding on sea lice and dead skin while travelling effortlessly through the ocean. #remoras | #underwaterfootage | #humpbackwhale | #Australia | #RepublicWorld | Republic

A diver captured the moment a scallop managed to avoid being captured for an 11-armed sea star’s next meal. Jules Casey was diving in Victoria, Australia’s Port Phillip Bay, when she said she saw the starfish slowly creep toward the scallop. “As the starfish began to touch the scallop, the scallop reacted by pumping its shell,” she said. “The scallop eventually broke free and swam a short distance to safety.” | CBS News

A woman helped to pull a shark out to sea that was stranded on an Oregon beach. | NBC News