Fishes
The oldest swimmers. More than half of all vertebrates live underwater.
The first fishes have arrived; the full branch is growing.
Meet the stars
- ★ Great White SharkThe Shark Who Looked UpOne famous great white shark swam from Africa to Australia and back, about 20,000 kilometres, in under a year.3 min story
- ★ Common SeahorseThe Father With a Secret PocketAmong seahorses it is the father who gives birth, releasing hundreds of tiny babies from a pouch on his belly.3 min story
- ★ CoelacanthThe Fish Time ForgotDeclared extinct for 66 million years, the coelacanth turned up alive in a fishing net off South Africa in 1938.4 min story