sharks
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How Are Doves And Sparrows Ending Up Inside Baby Sharks?
Back in 2010, scientists were monitoring a shark population on the Mississippi-Alabama border. They had hauled up a small tiger shark to tag when something strange happened: It puked up feathers. A DNA analysis revealed that the shark had eaten a brown thrasher, a speckled migratory songbird related to the mockingbird.
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Newly Decoded Great White Shark Genome Hints At Why They’re So Indestructible
The great white shark is impressively terrifying (though not actually much of a threat to humans). But a new study shows that the animal is also an impressive feat of evolution. For the first time, scientists say they’ve fully unspooled the genome of the great white, a discovery that will help us better understand why sharks…
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Mysterious Shark Species Discovered In Museum Collection May Already Be Extinct
It’s a new year, and the world has its first new species of shark in 2019. Meet Carcharhinus obsolerus! Though, it’d be wise to temper your expectations if you hope to see the newly-described species in the wild. The unique shark — described based on a few specimens caught many decades ago — may actually…
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Let’s Gush About The Meg’s Best Moment
Whether you love The Meg, hate The Meg, or anything in between, there’s one moment that’s so hilariously amazing, we just had to call it out.