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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shark attacks in Hawaii spike in October, and scientists think they know why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sharktober is real in Hawaii — and it's down to the reproductive pattern of predatory tiger sharks, an analysis of 30 years of data reveals. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BhmfCV39LJ8y7TNW2qWbJ4-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers in Hawaii analyzed 30 years&#039; worth of data on shark bites and found a significant rise in October ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three tiger sharks ( Galeocerdo cuvier ) North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, USA ( Central Pacific Ocean ).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange shark with two rare conditions in Caribbean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fishers caught a bright orange shark off Costa Rica that had albinism, alongside the species' first scientifically documented case of an extremely rare condition called xanthism. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:24:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:46:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VaFeQPizXPrYMUo6GeG92f-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Garvin Watson and Parismina Domus Dei. Parismina Limón Bar, Costa Rica.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nurse sharks are normally yellow to gray-brown, but this one was bright orange. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of an orange shark with xanthism caught on a line next to a boat. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the world's slowest animal? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What does survival look like for animals who live in the slow lane? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FBT7kLnh4X4mA66E6uVEvM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Three-toed sloths may move as little as 1 mph (1.6 km/h), although several estimates suggest it&#039;s typically in the realm of just tens of meters per hour.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a three-toed sloth with its baby on a branch]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient shark discovered deep inside world's longest cave system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The National Park Service has announced another ancient shark discovery at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. The latest find, named Macadens olsoni, had a unique curved row of teeth and lived around 340 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YTF3Jwhg7bsc6BHhzibekV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of Macadens olson hunting in the Mississippian Sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of Macadens olson hunting in the Mississippian Sea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shark Week team discovers unusual 'black makos' off California coast  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Weird makos filmed off the California coast in a new Shark Week show raise questions about what these sharks actually are. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:54:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:42:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w4jnNJVfLnkxZRKwhCLaiC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of the Discovery Channel]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mako shark the Shark Week team caught while filming &quot;Black Makos of the Abyss.&quot; ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a mako shark breaching and biting bait]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to watch Shark Week 2025: Live TV & streaming schedule for Discovery special ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ All the broadcast information, including full program guide and show synopses, so you can watch Shark Week 2025 from anywhere from July 20-26. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:35:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fran Ruiz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AEnJc7vYNShVettZqR9Hcc-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The poster for Shark Week 2025, featuring a Great White Shark with jaws agape alongside the Shark Week logo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The poster for Shark Week 2025, featuring a Great White Shark with jaws agape alongside the Shark Week logo.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do sharks freeze when flipped upside down? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many shark species are temporarily paralyzed when turned upside down. But what benefit does this trait have? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:23:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q7fwZ5mv2sKFdCzwXoHczn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A diver in the Northern Bahamas Banks examines an upside down tiger shark that is in a trance-like state known as tonic immobility. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A scuba diver holds a shark upside down underwater as many other smaller sharks and fish swim around]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do sharks make noises? An accidental discovery might just answer that question ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists noticed the clicking sound after handling the rig sharks during routine behavioral experiments. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:48:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 22:55:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xFA9vxXWQEUgXhkZpUrnaF-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Paul Caiger ]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Octopus spotted riding on top of world's fastest shark ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coast of New Zealand. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gz87Zux682PWhsdMEMRRQi-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Wednesday Davis]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The oddity of an octopus riding a shark.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The oddity of an octopus riding a shark.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Massive male great white shark tagged and released off Florida coast in new video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have tagged a giant male great white shark off the East Coast. The researchers said "Contender" is the largest male white shark ever caught and studied in the northwest Atlantic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:10:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:32:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a7sF7FG4ZmFrxcFtuafotY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a photo of a man pulling a great white shark into a boat]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a man pulling a great white shark into a boat]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Animal quiz: Test yourself on these fun animal trivia questions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How much do you know about the animals we share the planet with? Take our quiz to find out! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:04:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:47:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LEWUZdUn5jkss5x7hZN9FR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Funny burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) tilts its head outside its burrow on Marco Island, Florida.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Funny burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) tilts its head outside its burrow on Marco Island, Florida.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists examine bloody mating wounds to reveal details of sharks' secret sex lives  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shark sex is a bitey business, with males grasping females with their teeth during the act. The resulting wounds are helping scientists to figure out when and where sharks are doing the deed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:19:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:56:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kRLMrv2F4NpYvE3FcfJwb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A sand tiger shark (&lt;em&gt;Carcharias taurus&lt;/em&gt;) in the Indian Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sand tiger shark seen from below in the Indian Ocean. The open jaws reveal needle-like teeth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Mega momma' great white shark killed on drumline may reveal secrets about iconic predator ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists hope the body of a pregnant great white shark killed on a drumline will reveal some of the mysteries of the species' reproduction. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:38:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:28:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hGVnBRF8hyecZPxRxs8MMm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 18.4-foot-long great white shark (not pictured) was caught on a drumline in Queensland in August. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Curious white shark turns to look at camera in deep blue water]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dramatic photo captures moment giant bird closes hidden 3rd eyelid while snatching locust from mid-air ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The secretary bird photograph was among the winners of the 2024 Royal Society Publishing Photography Prize. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 10:41:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kUhYpCSEkenazBpN9kEdrB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Secretary bird gullet by Peter Hudson]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Peter Hudson&#039;s photograph of a secretary bird won the ecology and environmental science category of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A secretary bird catching a locus with its beak.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orca gang develops brutal hunting strategy to take on the world's largest shark — 'This is a fascinating behaviour' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The orca attacks appear to be led by a large adult male, suggesting that he may be leading the charge on this predatory behavior. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 12:33:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3N39J7bBAfwgQ4MacAfxbU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The orcas target the whale sharks&#039; pelvic area, causing them to bleed out and giving the orcas access to the sharks&#039; nutrient-rich livers. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pod of orcas attacking a whale shark, bringing their prey to the surface. One orca is biting near the pelvic area. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shark quiz: How much do you know about these iconic ocean superstars? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sharks are formidable fish, having survived multiple mass extinction over hundreds of millions of years. But how much do you know about these misunderstood creatures? Take our science quiz to find out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:51:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:38:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jT2oo5tUZHPKMdPyyCjnzb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A great white shark (&lt;em&gt;Carcharodon Carcharias&lt;/em&gt;) — the biggest predatory fish on Earth — swimming off Guadalupe Island. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mexico, Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias); Guadalupe Island.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Incredibly rare, ghostly white shark discovered off Albania ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A ghostly white angular roughshark found near Sazan Island, Albania, is the first example of leucism ever recorded in the species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:32:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Sharks]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SKewo5Y8onEQ8rKL5qfuoc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photographs Andrej Gajić, Sharklab ADRIA, study funded by the Explorers Club Expedition Grant “What lurks in the depths?!”]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researcher Andrej Gajić holds the shark underwater.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man holds a small white shark underwater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning video shows sharks devouring sea urchins, spines and all ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 May 2025 12:54:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Day ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pQpks9CP62tfFMwFiXanna-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Giordano Cipriani via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did sharks become Earth's 'ultimate survivors'? Paleontologist John Long finds answers in new book 'The Secret History of Sharks' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "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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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:33:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3QusdeAjbwytpMVkcUGwwb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Greate white shark photo taken from a shark diving cage.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Greate white shark photo taken from a shark diving cage.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Angular roughshark: The pig-faced shark that grunts when captured ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An angular roughshark pulled from the water near Elba, an Italian island near Tuscany. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/naPzEmRPE4bPV4VoWKP9hQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Isola d&#039;Elba App]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An angular roughshark pulled from the water near Elba, an Italian island near Tuscany.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Profile photo of the angular roughshark.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ White Shark Café: The mysterious meeting spot for great whites in the middle of the Pacific Ocean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Every winter and spring, great white sharks that usually dwell off the coast of California gather in a remote section of ocean the size of Colorado — and scientists are slowly piecing together why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fCVWpbbHCg5ELKeC8UPePK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The White Shark Café is located midway between Baja California and Hawaii in the eastern Pacific Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of the eastern Pacific Ocean off Baja California with clouds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A really big shark got gobbled up by another, massive shark in 1st known case of its kind ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Pallardy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CV74PVfxSTc94G9XxPfuPR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jon Dodd]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The pregnant porbeagle shark after being tagged off Cape Codd. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a side view of a porbeagle shark&#039;s face underwater with its mouth open]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great white sharks split into 3 populations 200,000 years ago and never mixed again — except for one hybrid found in the Bermuda Triangle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:22:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristel Tjandra ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uWAzHn9JcWAsthc9mtS6y4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Great white sharks are at high risk of extinction. Scientists are studying their distinct populations in different oceans to assess any potential for interbreeding. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Great white surfacing onto the water]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sharks in an Italian aquarium keep having 'virgin birth' after years without males ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:52:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Reham Atya ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ETGjM4GjzEvQxcz8VYkuY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Esposito et al/Scientific Reports 2024]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The pups born at the Cala Gonone Aquarium in Italy represent the first documented case of facultative parthenogenesis in the common smooth hound shark (&lt;em&gt;Mustelus mustelus&lt;/em&gt;).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three images, all pictures of a small shark pup swimming.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secret of why Greenland sharks live so incredibly long finally revealed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Surprising 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:17:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YXM4M8KFaJF5b27QPsVB3n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers may have finally discovered the secret behind the Greenland shark&#039;s startling longevity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Greenland shark or Greenland sleeper shark, Somniosus microcephalus and divers, St. Lawrence River estuary, Canada, (shark was wild &amp; unrestrained )]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Searching for 'Makozilla' — the supersized mako sharks in the North Pacific ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GyCDL5Qb9ryf7hcVQPqNzD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mako shark attacking a piece of bait in the new Shark Week show &quot;Makozilla.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up of a mako shark tearing at a piece of bait with water splashing ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tasselled wobbegong: The master of disguise that can eat a shark almost as big as itself ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/tasselled-wobbegong-the-master-of-disguise-that-can-eat-a-shark-almost-as-big-as-itself</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tasselled 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:00:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8AWEu7PxnsPGY666mYKDj7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It's like we opened a buffet': Sharks in Gulf of Mexico learn to steal food from fishing nets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sharks 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:46:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/24dUtDqrFvDZLU9Yv6u9V3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a large shark appraoching the camera as it takes a bite out of a fish]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large shark appraoching the camera as it takes a bite out of a fish]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orcas are eating sharks in the Gulf of California — and it may be happening more than we think, experts say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Records of orcas hunting sharks in the Gulf of California are on the rise, as experts say we may have underestimated how much this happens. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 09:11:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgcMdowaU4NvmwgzQ624wL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Orcas have been observed eating sharks in Cabo Pulmo National Park in the Gulf of California. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two Orcas photographed underwater in Norway.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Florida shark attacks caused by heat, not scary orcas, experts say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People had linked recent shark attacks in the Florida panhandle to orca activity in the Gulf. But a combination of dry weather and heat was the real driving force. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:29:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/36X3TNBaSafhvuAYuvAtxj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bull shark underwater off the coast of West Palm Beach, Florida. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photograph of a swimming bull shark.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient, 30-foot relative of great white shark unearthed in Mexico quarry ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/ancient-30-foot-ancestor-of-great-white-shark-unearthed-in-mexico-quarry</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Exceptionally preserved" fossils of an ancient shark that lived alongside the dinosaurs has finally revealed what the predator looked like — and why it may have gone extinct. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 23:01:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/anogNpEni5sHKUgziqBuyQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Vullo et al/Proceedings B]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch hammerhead sharks swim in 'cyclones' around ancient volcano in rare footage ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/watch-hammerhead-sharks-swim-in-cyclones-around-ancient-volcano-in-rare-footage</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Filmmakers have captured hundreds of hammerhead sharks circling a volcanic island off Costa Rica for a new Netflix wildlife series. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 08:53:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RN6Tahs5JhEWiNSHy64eyj-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hammerhead sharks (Sphyrnidae) gather in waters off Cocos Island.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hammerhead sharks gather in waters off Cocos Island.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There's 5 times as many bull sharks off Alabama now — but don't worry about shark bites ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/theres-5-times-as-many-bull-sharks-off-alabama-now-but-dont-worry-about-shark-bites</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Juvenile bull shark numbers have significantly increased in Mobile Bay, Alabama, as waters warm — but swimmers don't need to worry, researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 13:00:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TUo9EpPNfPRvkjTS8kVXiX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alastair Pollock Photography via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Bull shark with school of fish at Beqa Lagoon Fiji.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bull shark with school of fish at Beqa Lagoon Fiji.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elusive prickly sharks spotted gathering at underwater mountain off Panama — but why remains a mystery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have spotted an atypical gathering of rare prickly sharks around a seamount off Panama. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 08:00:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/N6BjaEhQhWiHEVfQhKjAt4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cordillera de Coiba, Pacific Panama.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cordillera de Coiba of Panama, tiny tropical islands amidst blue ocean.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Ghost shark' with enormous head and giant iridescent eyes discovered off Thailand ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/fish/ghost-shark-with-enormous-head-and-giant-iridescent-eyes-discovered-off-thailand</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new species of deep-sea chimaera with a ghoulish appearance has been discovered in the Andaman Sea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:55:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kAVxP9GvR6EYbfAb7dMxg3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[David A. Ebert]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Found at depths below 1,640 feet (500 meters), these ghostly figures lurk in dark waters of the deep-sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Side profile of the new species of ghost shark found in Thailand; brown skin, feathered fins and a long rat-like tail.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elusive megamouth shark caught off Zanzibar for 1st time, gets sold for $17 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/elusive-megamouth-shark-caught-off-zanzibar-for-1st-time-gets-sold-for-dollar17</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Megamouth sharks were first discovered in 1976 and fewer than 280 have ever been seen, meaning we know very little about this enigmatic species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:58:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:46:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rhett H. Bennett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zf6CyCiT7BUz5Wx2vDefAK-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Wildlife Conservation Society, Tanzania Marine Programme.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photo of the megamouth that was found off East Africa.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of the megamouth that was found off East Africa.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great white shark gets liver torn out by lone orca in under 2 minutes in shocking shift of hunting methods ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/lone-orca-kills-great-white-shark-in-less-than-2-minutes-by-ripping-out-its-liver</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Disturbing footage shows the moment a single orca chased down a great white shark and killed it, then swam away with the shark's liver in its jaws. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LsGyAET5dKdLAe7Qj7vqnm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Christiaan Stopforth, Drone Fanatics SA]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A great white shark that was killed by orcas off the coast of South Africa. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of great white shark carcass on a sandy beach.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 16-foot-long shark bites stranded pygmy whale's head off as human tries to rescue it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A shark instantly killed a stranded pygmy sperm whale on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula, where officials had warned about increased shark activity. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xCigQHucrGGL6kESJYyL77-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Unnerving' rise in fatal shark attacks recorded last year. Should we be worried? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The number of unprovoked shark attacks spiked slightly last year, while the number of fatal bites doubled compared with the previous year. However, the statistics are not as concerning as they initially sound, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CXpLpFsEk2pLCfT8uoVdxX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The number of lethal shark attacks in 2023 was double the amount during 2022.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A great white shark&#039;s open mouth preparing to bite]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 325 million-year-old shark graveyard discovered deep within Mammoth Cave harbors new fossilized species ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two new ancient shark species have been uncovered in Mammoth Cave with teeth that "look like they just came out of the shark's mouth yesterday." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 12:01:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nDyMoyYNzfY2wpJAgV4TuB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A reconstruction of the new Middle to Late Mississippian ctenacanth sharks from Mammoth Cave National Park and northern Alabama. Glikmanius careforum is seen swimming in the foreground, with two Troglocladodus trimblei swimming above. Artwork by Benji Paynose.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Glikmanius careforum is seen swimming in the foreground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'One of the holy grails of shark science': Watch 1st ever footage of baby great white shark moments after birth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newborn great white shark has been seen in the wild for the first time, and the discovery could help scientists finally solve a longstanding mystery about the threatened species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:58:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y9T5ACtKSgJXiALNFQewAC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carlos Gauna/The Malibu Artist]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This may be the first sighting of a great white shark newborn.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial image captured of a pale great white shark newborn.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humans now kill 80 million sharks per year, 25 million of which are threatened species ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Catch data from 2012 to 2019 reveal shark deaths from fishing increased from 76 million to 80 million per year. Researchers stress that more action is needed to save threatened species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:00:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CaTiGpgzK2ouCYFqSzyqCS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nidhi Gloria D’Costa]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In 2018, on November 15, requiem and hammerhead sharks landed in Cox&#039;s Bazar, Bangladesh.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pile of 7 dead sharks lay together on a dirty tiled floor.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How a scientist accidentally discovered a shark that regenerated its mutilated fin: 'The revelation was astonishing' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An adult male silky shark was spotted with a huge chunk of its fin missing. A year later, it had almost completely regrown. Here's the amazing story behind the discovery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:39:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 May 2025 15:33:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Black ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9oS3XPtjbknr4K5AxdPbiB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Josh Schellenberg, CC BY-ND]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Changes in the dorsal fin from 2022 and 2023.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of damaged shark fin.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 creatures that washed up on the world's beaches in 2023 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rare sightings and haunting creatures of the deep appeared on beaches around the world this year — here are 10 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2023 12:00:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X8cajdeinFFMfcbYNPuhWk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[100 pilot whales beached themselves on Cheynes Beach in Western Australia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pilot whales lies stranded on a beach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Super-healing shark regrows its fin after humans cut a huge chunk off ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The shark is only the second in history to be observed regrowing a dorsal fin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xynye6h76vTx3vZ2xZiNJJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photos by Josh Schellenberg and John Moore]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The shark&#039;s dorsal fin healed and regrew over a year. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The shark&#039;s dorsal fin healed and regrew over a year. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8 animals that have virgin births ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ No males needed — animals that reproduce through the mind-blowing process of parthenogenesis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kmuWu9TD4YDt4pCDrPpPiU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pregnant megamouth shark seen for 1st time after female washes up dead with 7 pups ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A megamouth shark that was pregnant with seven pups when it washed ashore in the Philippines has revealed secrets about how this elusive species gives birth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:05:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eBYRamK5QpoQbxvSsgaGMd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ A megamouth shark off the coast of California]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ A megamouth shark off the coast of California]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great white shark ripped in 2 was 'loaded' with orca DNA, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have analyzed the remains of a great white shark that washed up in Australia in October and confirmed orcas disemboweled the predator to eat its liver — a first in these waters. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:02:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7KW8EUS2kvXRtXxMRzaHQM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ben Johnstone]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Only the shark&#039;s head and spine remained after orcas disemboweled it to suck out its liver.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The carcass of a great white shark washed up on a sandy beach.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great white sharks are hanging out in the twilight zone and scientists don't know why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers recorded the movements of ocean predators and found many diving to depths of over 3,200 feet for reasons that are currently unclear. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:46:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carys Matthews ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EnsAswkP5wSnP7ZunwryLR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Great white sharks have been recorded diving 3,700 feet into the ocean&#039;s midnight zone. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Great White shark smiles at it approaches the camera amidst dark waters]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shark has virgin birth after no male contact for 4 years in Chicago zoo ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/shark-has-virgin-birth-after-no-male-contact-for-4-years-in-chicago-zoo</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An epaulette shark pup born in August at Brookfield Zoo hatched from an egg that was not fertilized by a male shark. It's the second time this species has undergone a virgin birth in captivity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:33:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pfgxErKRtQSdfyqmrhYGnM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jim Schulz/CZS-Brookfield Zoo]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An epaulette shark pup (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) hatched from an egg that was not fertilized by a male at Brookfield Zoo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The epaulette shark pup swims in a tank at Brookfield Zoo.]]></media:text>
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