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![A shark swims in blood-infested waters.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bQRrL8yPtoCTmAvydTzxM8-320-80.jpg)
Watch a great white shark devour a seal off the coast of Cape Cod, shocking nearby whale watchers
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
A video that captures a shark attacking a gray seal is going viral and marks the first great white shark sighting of the season in Cape Cod.
![A shark fin above the water at dusk](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x3vHf5xd3ntHPtTMnqFU7C-320-80.jpg)
Shark launches 3 attacks on surfer in Australia, in deadly and 'atypical' encounter
By Hannah Osborne published
The victim was surfing off the coast of South Australia when a shark dragged him under. Bits of wetsuit were later found.
![A close up picture of two piranha fish with their sharp triangular teeth exposed.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QmKnSFNJarRRMCqbhzWt9G-320-80.jpg)
Piranhas swarm 8 tourists at Brazilian resort, leaving them with bloody legs and feet
By Sascha Pare published
Piranhas had become accustomed to the free food discarded in the river. Once first blood was drawn, the school attacked en masse.
![silhouette of two oceanic whitetip sharks swimming with sunlight coming through blue water](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W5DvVcf2dFJ9TcwAsjRGoW-320-80.jpg)
What is the deadliest shark attack ever recorded?
By Lydia Smith published
During World War II, the sinking of a U.S. Navy ship led to one of the worst known shark attacks in history, with up to 150 killed in a feeding frenzy.
![Apristurus ovicorrugatus close up showing the shark's face with white eyes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aXXveQYMTgtnGjP7FPakgh-320-80.jpg)
Weird demon shark with bright white eyes discovered off Australia
By Hannah Osborne published
The shark Apristurus ovicorrugatus was identified as a new species over a decade after the first mystery egg cases were found in a Western Australian museum collection.
![A lancetfish lying on the sand on a beach in Oregon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bK5Lh9ANmw5uTm7ULyS9aD-320-80.jpg)
Elusive cannibal fish from the twilight zone are washing up on Oregon beaches and no one knows why
By Hannah Osborne published
Oregon State Parks said several lancetfish have washed up on beaches in recent weeks in a highly unusual spate of strandings.
![A Greenland shark swimming in the St. Lawrence River estuary in Canada.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h4b9MQH9j3qvzzXKvnRtcY-320-80.jpg)
What is the oldest shark?
By Cameron Duke last updated
At nearly 400 years old, the oldest-known living vertebrate crossed the oceans the same time as the Mayflower.
![The dead hammerhead shark is towed away on a truck.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojzFPdvYZvyNQqUpheq7Qd-320-80.jpg)
Critically endangered hammerhead shark found dead on US beach was pregnant with 40 pups
By Harry Baker published
The 14-foot great hammerhead washed ashore on a beach in Alabama. Researchers have since dissected the expectant mother but are unsure exactly what killed her.
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