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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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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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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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A really big shark got gobbled up by another, massive shark in 1st known case of its kindA pregnant porbeagle shark is believed to have been eaten by a great white, with the larger predator swallowing its tracking device off the coast of Bermuda, scientists report.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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Great white sharks split into 3 populations 200,000 years ago and never mixed again — except for one hybrid found in the Bermuda TriangleScientists found three distinct great-white-shark populations that congregate in different oceans and do not interbreed. Their separation may have implications for conservation.
By Kristel Tjandra Published
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Sharks in an Italian aquarium keep having 'virgin birth' after years without malesTwo endangered female sharks found to be reproducing asexually in the absence of males in what appears to be a vital survival mechanism amid declining male populations.
By Reham Atya Published
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Secret of why Greenland sharks live so incredibly long finally revealedSurprising new research has revealed why the world's longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, has such a lengthy lifespan. The findings could have big implications for the species' future.
By Elise Poore Published
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Searching for 'Makozilla' — the supersized mako sharks in the North PacificA decade after a huge mako shark dubbed "The Beast" was caught off the California coast, experts search for its enormous relatives.
By Hannah Osborne Published
