sharks
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Dead Alligators Dropped To The Bottom Of The Sea Make For A Rare And Delicious Meal
An experiment to see how deep-sea creatures might react to the presence of an uncommon food source—alligator carcasses—has resulted in some fascinating new science.
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One Of The Most Eaten Sharks In The World Is Now In Greater Danger
This week, conservation experts from around the world are meeting in Geneva for the triennial Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species conference of the parties. One of the highest-profile proposals is to provide protections for shortfin mako sharks, which are among the most common sharks caught for food. Yet in a bizarre twist, the…
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‘Ghost’ Fishing Gear Is A Bigger Threat To Sharks Than We Realised
Not even the oceans’ top predators can escape the ruinous embrace of humanity’s plastic waste, suggests new research. The study indicates that over recent decades, many hundreds of sharks have been reported falling victim to entanglement in fishing gear and other marine plastic debris.
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Shark Bite Mystery Solved 25 Years Later Thanks To Tooth Tweezed From Foot
A Florida man’s long shark bite saga is finally over. Thanks to scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History, Jeff Weakley was able to find out the identity of the creature whose tooth was lodged in his body for over two decades: a blacktip shark.