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Shark quiz: How much do you know about these iconic ocean superstars?Quiz Sharks are formidable fish, having survived multiple mass extinction over hundreds of millions of years. But how much do you know about these misunderstood creatures? Take our science quiz to find out.
By Lydia Smith Published
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Incredibly rare, ghostly white shark discovered off AlbaniaA ghostly white angular roughshark found near Sazan Island, Albania, is the first example of leucism ever recorded in the species.
By Melissa Hobson Published
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380 million-year-old remains of giant fish found in Australia. Its 'living fossil' descendant, the coelacanth, is still alive today.Researchers have discovered a new extinct species of coelacanth that lived 380 million years ago.
By Richard Cloutier Published
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Northern sea robin: The bizarre fish with crab legs it uses to taste the seafloorThe northern sea robin is a strange-looking fish with legs that it uses to "taste" the seafloor.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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Stunning video shows sharks devouring sea urchins, spines and allSharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps.
By Jeremy Day Published
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Alligator gar: The 'living fossil' that has barely evolved for 100 million yearsThis living fossil can grow as large as an alligator, has two rows of needle-sharp teeth, and such strong armor that it survived predatory dinosaurs.
By Melissa Hobson Published
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How did sharks become Earth's 'ultimate survivors'? Paleontologist John Long finds answers in new book 'The Secret History of Sharks'"The Secret History of Sharks" author John Long met with Live Science to discuss his new book, recent revelations about megalodons, and how he got over his fear of great whites.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Angular roughshark: The pig-faced shark that grunts when capturedAn angular roughshark pulled from the water near Elba, an Italian island near Tuscany.
By Lydia Smith Published
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Watch baby Japanese eel escape from stomach of predator in X-ray videoAn eel inside the digestive tract of a dark sleeper fish before its escape attempt.
By Melissa Hobson Published
