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Orcas attacked a great white shark to gorge on its liver in Australia, shredded carcass suggestsOrcas have been feasting on sharks' livers off the coast of South Africa for several years and could now be doing the same in Australia, the carcass of a great white suggests.
By Sascha Pare Published
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The strange story of sharks that lived in a golf course pond for 20 years — then vanishedIn the 1990s, a group of juvenile bull sharks were left stranded in a golf course pond in Australia, where they thrived for decades. Now scientists are trying to understand why.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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Scientists have figured out when the biggest bull sharks are most active — and it's not when official advice suggestsResearchers tracked more than 200 bull sharks off the coast of New South Wales to find out exactly when they were most active and posed the greatest risk to humans.
By Lydia Smith Published
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2 liver-eating orcas forced an entire population of great white sharks to flee their home watersResearchers have discovered that hundreds of great white sharks that vanished from their home off the Western Cape of South Africa have moved east in order to survive — but this could spell trouble for both the sharks and the people living there.
By Alison Kock Published
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Every year, dozens of female hammerhead sharks mysteriously convene in French Polynesia under the full moonEvery austral summer, Rangiroa and Tikehau atolls in French Polynesia host a mysterious assembly of female great hammerhead sharks — a critically endangered and typically solitary species.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Great white sharks: The world's largest predatory fishGreat white sharks are the largest predatory fish in the world, but scientists still have much to learn about these iconic predators.
By Patrick Pester Last updated
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2 male great white sharks have traveled thousands of miles together and no one knows whyAlthough usually solitary animals, two juvenile great whites, nicknamed Simon and Jekyll, have been tracked traveling more than 4,000 miles together along the U.S. east coast.
By Ethan Freedman Published
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Great white sharks are washing up on Canadian beaches — but experts claim this could be a good thingMore great white sharks are stranding on Canadian beaches than usual, which could be a sign that the population of this threatened species is rising.
By Ethan Freedman Published
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Odd new shark species with humanlike molars discovered in AustraliaThe painted hornshark is only found in the deep waters of northeastern Australia.
By Kiley Price Published
