A large female torpedo ray carcass was reported Dec. 22 north of Duck Harbor. Duck Harbor is in Wellfleet, on Cape Cod Bay.

New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance examined the dead torpedo ray found Dec. 22, 2025 and discovered it was an adult female ...

Researchers have documented Gulf torpedo rays (Torpedo sinuspersici) using electric shocks to deter large sharks. Photograph by Andy Murch, Nature Picture Library With powerful jaws and high levels of ...

Unlike more agile or camouflaged species, torpedo rays tend to be slow-moving and often lie hidden on the seafloor. The ocean is full of animals with clever survival strategies, from camouflage and ...

It's been a busy time for marine wildlife rescuers and researchers, as more sharks were recently found dead along the Cape shoreline. The sharks this time of year are trying to navigate out of Cape ...

With powerful jaws and high levels of resistance to toxins, big-bodied sharks such as tiger sharks and great whites can eat just about anything. Sea snakes venomous enough to kill a human with one ...