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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tasselled wobbegong: The master of disguise that can eat a shark almost as big as itselfTasselled wobbegong sharks are so well camouflaged they can vanish on the seafloor, waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass before lunging forward to suck their victims into their giant mouths.
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'It's like we opened a buffet': Sharks in Gulf of Mexico learn to steal food from fishing netsSharks in the Gulf of Mexico are learning to associate boat engines with food, leading to more and more cases of depredation, experts say.
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