When she was 11 years old, Alison Towner read a book her father wrote. She’d lost him six years earlier.

Alison Towner used to be an intern for the Manchester Evening News and is now a head marine biologist in South Africa (Image: Alison Towner) ...

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- Alison Towner is a marine biologist and a PhD candidate specialising in sharks. To receive Opinions Weekly, sign up for the newsletter here. *Want to respond to the columnist? Send your letter or ...

Marine Biologists use their skills in biology to focus on biological life underwater and its associated aspects.

"The astonishing predation, off the coast of Mossel Bay, South Africa, represents unprecedented behavior underscoring the exceptional proficiency of the killer whale," remarks Dr. Alison Towner ...

video: Direct observation of killer whales predating on white sharks and evidence of a flight response view more Credit: Alison Towner The first direct evidence of orcas killing white sharks in ...

Alison Towner used to be an intern for the Manchester Evening News and is now a head marine biologist ...

Because marine life needs to adapt so differently to live under the water, the entire field of Marine Biology is dedicated to its subsequent life! Marine Biologists are interested with this very ...

Concluding, Dr. Towner highlights that the new findings on killer whales provide important further insights into how adaptable mammalian predators specialize and diverge ecologically.