Bamboo sharks walk. Ninja lantern sharks glow in the dark. Whale sharks can carry up to 300 babies at a time, at different fetal stages and from different parents. Zebra sharks experience “virgin birth”. These are but a mere sampling of the most fascinating shark discoveries of the decade. Some …
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It was a sad ‘skate’ of affairs. The huge shark that forced some Long Island beaches to close may also have been responsible for the damage done to this doomed fish, authorities said. First responders in Hempstead took this photo Monday of a very dead skate that came ashore with …
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The state Marine Patrol says a woman has been killed in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Maine, a rare occurrence that only an unprovoked shark has ever recorded in the state. July 27, 2020 11:58 PM 1 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article HARPSWELL, …
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A “significant size” shark was seen in Hempstead, LI, on Monday, causing local beaches to close, authorities said. The city tweeted an early afternoon alert saying: “A shark of significant size was seen off the coast of Lido West Beach. “The shark was spotted by a Hempstead city lifeguard on …
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In 2015, a video of hammerhead sharks and silky sharks swimming in an underwater volcano, with high water temperatures and acidity levels, went viral. Nicknamed “shark shark”, people wondered if there was any place where sharks couldn’t survive. (Spoiler alert: There are a few, like Mount Everest and your backyard …
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