Winter died at age 16 from a gastrointestinal issue was discovered only a week and a half before her death. Her life story inspired two family-friendly films.

Here’s where to go for incredible big animal encounters in French Polynesia, from whales to turtles.

The online ticket-booking service joins a growing list of tourism companies to cease selling tourism experiences with companies like SeaWorld that feature animal performances.

A Florida diver’s lifelong dream to encounter sharks up close brings her to the Bahamas for a conservation liveaboard and chainmail diving.

A recently uncovered fossil shows that scorpions the size of Labrador retrievers roamed the prehistoric seas.

Divemaster Rugene "Spider" Marinus of Toucan Diving and Phyllis Mihalas cut cluster of line, hooks and rope off the trapped creature.

The joy and drama of life are on simultaneous display as sea turtle hatchlings dash across the beach of Heron Island to the ocean under the preying eyes of silver gulls.