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Elusive prickly sharks spotted gathering at underwater mountain off Panama — but why remains a mysteryResearchers have spotted an atypical gathering of rare prickly sharks around a seamount off Panama.
By Melissa Hobson Published
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Watch rare endangered pink handfish walking in 19th-century shipwreck off TasmaniaTechnical scuba divers found a rare pink handfish hidden among the wreckage of the SS Tasman.
By Elise Poore Published
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'Ghost shark' with enormous head and giant iridescent eyes discovered off ThailandA new species of deep-sea chimaera with a ghoulish appearance has been discovered in the Andaman Sea.
By Elise Poore Published
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Prehistoric fish with giant jaws filled with razor-sharp teeth are the ultimate living fossilsGars have the slowest rate of evolution of all jawed vertebrates, having barely changed since first appearing at the time of the dinosaurs.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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Elusive megamouth shark caught off Zanzibar for 1st time, gets sold for $17Megamouth sharks were first discovered in 1976 and fewer than 280 have ever been seen, meaning we know very little about this enigmatic species.
By Rhett H. Bennett Published
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Great white shark gets liver torn out by lone orca in under 2 minutes in shocking shift of hunting methodsDisturbing footage shows the moment a single orca chased down a great white shark and killed it, then swam away with the shark's liver in its jaws.
By Melissa Hobson Published
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16-foot-long shark bites stranded pygmy whale's head off as human tries to rescue itA shark instantly killed a stranded pygmy sperm whale on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula, where officials had warned about increased shark activity.
By Patrick Pester Published
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'Unnerving' rise in fatal shark attacks recorded last year. Should we be worried?The number of unprovoked shark attacks spiked slightly last year, while the number of fatal bites doubled compared with the previous year. However, the statistics are not as concerning as they initially sound, experts say.
By Harry Baker Published
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325 million-year-old shark graveyard discovered deep within Mammoth Cave harbors new fossilized speciesTwo new ancient shark species have been uncovered in Mammoth Cave with teeth that "look like they just came out of the shark's mouth yesterday."
By Melissa Hobson Published
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