These spiny or slimy ocean creatures display an astonishing diversity of appearances, behaviors and lifestyles—and many are ...

They come in many different shapes and sizes, though. Here are some fun facts about sea cucumbers, from the National Wildlife Federation: They actually have feet to move around. They can grow up ...

MAFIA ISLAND, Tanzania — His white beard streaming in the turquoise waters, Waziri Mpogo dives under the surface a few hundred meters offshore of a palm-lined beach. Holding his breath ...

A man holds a sea cucumber in the tide pools at Cabrillo Beach in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles on Dec. 30, 2005. Wildlife traffickers pleaded guilty in federal court in August 2023 ...

Despite what the name suggests, sea cucumbers are not vegetables. They’re a tube-shaped sea creature that has been an important part of Chinese cuisine for centuries. In fact, it has been ...

“Weird things found on the beach,” the park wrote in a July 19 ... Park staff suspect the creatures may be “a form of sea cucumber” or possibly a sea slug. “But they couldn’t be ...

Some use camouflage or mimicry, while others have protective armor. Sea cucumbers, however, use one of the most unusual tactics we’ve seen. As you can see in the above video, they shoot their ...

Scientists found a pink deep-sea creature with 10 tentacles off the coast of Canada and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Marcos Paulo Prado via Unsplash From aboard a research ...