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Watch 1st-ever footage of whale shark eating from the bottom of the ocean
By Ethan Freedman published
The world's biggest shark species usually filter feeds, passively gathering krill and other plankton while swimming through the water. But new footage shows something entirely different.
Rare 1,760-pound goblin shark pregnant with 6 pups trawled up from Taiwan waters
By Sascha Pare published
Fishers who caught the deep-sea shark originally planned on selling it to a restaurant, but the Taiwan Ocean Artistic Museum obtained the specimen and plans on displaying it.
Great white sharks have almost no interest in eating humans, study confirms
By Ethan Freedman published
Juvenile great white sharks are near to people in Southern California nearly every day but rarely bite them.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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