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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Sharks: Setting the Record Straight

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Caribbean reef sharks swim over a coral reef in the Bahamas.
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Ocean Portal's Top Shark Resources

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Grey reef sharks are among the most versatile and tough predators on a Pacific coral reef, but they are also among the most vulnerable species, as they are threatened by wasteful fishing practices like shark finning.
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Where the Shark and the Snapper Roam

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Millions of sharks are caught each year for their dorsal fins, which are prized for shark fin soup. Top predators like sharks are important to maintaining biodiversity, and their removal can have ripple effects through an ecosystem.
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Finned Sharks in South Africa

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An illustration of the megalodon shark.
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Ancient Giant Megatooth Shark

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Long Live the Sharks and Rays

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Shark!

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The dwarf lantern shark sits in a human hand.
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5 Reasons to Revere, Not Fear, the Shark

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Great White Shark at sea surface – marvels of evolution.
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Great White Shark at Surface

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A great white shark gaping its jaws at the surface of the water; gaping is used as a form of communication in sharks
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Gaping Jaws of a Great White Shark

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Fossil tooth whorl of ancient shark.
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Fossil tooth spiral

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A diagram of a shark's six highly refined senses: smell, hearing, touch, taste, sight, and electromagnetism
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Shark Senses

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