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What is the oldest shark?At nearly 400 years old, the oldest-known living vertebrate crossed the oceans the same time as the Mayflower.
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Critically endangered hammerhead shark found dead on US beach was pregnant with 40 pupsThe 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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Great white shark washes up on South Carolina beach in rare, unusual strandingThe 10-foot-long female stopped breathing after locals tried several times to coax her back into the water. The cause of the animal's death remains a mystery.
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Watch 2 megamouth sharks caught on video for the 1st time everThis rare video, showing two megamouth sharks swimming off the coast of San Diego, is scientists' 'only knowledge' of the sharks' social lives.
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Missing man's remains found in shark's belly, but it's 'very very unlikely' the shark killed himThe remains of a missing person from Argentina were recently found inside the belly of a dead school shark. But experts say it is improbable that the shark killed him.
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Megalodon: Facts about the long-gone, giant sharkMegalodon was the largest shark and one of the largest fish on record. It went extinct about 2.6 million years ago.
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In rare attack, great white shark decapitates diver in Mexico. But why?A great white shark recently decapitated a Mexican fisher as he was diving for shellfish. But what was the reason for the unusually gruesome attack?
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Threatened shark meat is being served as fish and chips in AustraliaFish and chip shops across Australia are using threatened shark meat in their food.
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Massive megalodon tooth discovered in Chesapeake Bay by 9-year-old fossil hunterA 9-year-old girl from Maryland, who has collected more than 400 fossilized shark teeth, discovered a 5-inch megalodon gnasher on Christmas Day.
