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The latest shark news, photos and videos

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Cold-shocked bull shark recuperating at Florida aquarium

A juvenile bull shark that was brought in to the Tarpon Springs Aquarium in Florida is making a slow but steady recovery after it was found suffering from extreme cold shock on a Florida beach. The shark was brought to the aquarium last week by a local charter captain after it was found alive but […]

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VIDEO: Drone operator warns boy of incoming sharks

 While operating his drone camera on a beach in the Bahamas, Artem Tkachenko noticed a school of sharks heading directly for a young boy as he was swimming in the surf. Although it is not clear whether the sharks intended to attack the young boy, Tkachenko warned the young swimmer who was able to make […]

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Great whites popping up off the coast of Florida

With water temperatures plummeting throughout their usual habitats, great white sharks sightings off the coast of Florida have been plentiful recently. The behavior has become a regular occurrence for the species as they seek the warmer water and ample feeding grounds of the Sunshine State. Savannah, a 460-pound female shark that was tagged as part […]

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VIDEO: Whale shelters diver from shark

A recent video of a humpback whale reportedly shielding a diver from a circling tiger shark has been making the rounds on social media. The video, taken in September of 2017, shows biologist Nan Hauser of the Center for Cetacean Research and Conservation snorkeling alongside an adult humpback whale off the coast of the Cook Islands in […]

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Defendants plead not guilty in shark cruelty case

Michael Wenzel of Palmetto, Robert Lee Benac of Bradenton, and Spencer Heintz of Palmetto pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges stemming from an incident in which they keel-hauled a live blacktip shark behind a boat while filming its gruesome death. Wenzel and Benac face two counts of Aggravated Animal Cruelty, a third-degree felony, and one […]

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Shark scavenging research reveals forensic clues

Shark feeding habits are helping scientists identify marks on human bones found in the ocean. By analyzing shark scavenging behavior, the University of Florida’s C.A. Pound Human Identification Laboratory identified which marks were left behind by sharks, what species of sharks made the marks and where the feedings might have occurred. Most research focuses on […]

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New England cold snap leaves sharks in shock

Three thresher sharks were found dead Massachusetts’s Cape Cod Bay this week as temperatures plunged following a cold front this week that caused sub-freezing temperatures across most of the country. Experts believed that the sharks died due to cold shock. Temperatures in the area were as low as five degrees. The three thresher sharks were all […]

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Researchers pull in 500-year old Greenland shark

Scientists collecting specimens during a research expedition in the North Atlantic Ocean caught what is estimated to be a 500-year-old Greenland shark, believed to be the oldest living vertebrate ever discovered. Based on its overall length of 18 feet, experts used its annual rate of growth of 1 cm per year along with radiocarbon dating […]

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Study finds fear of sharks reduced through understanding

An experiment involving more than 500 visitors to an aquarium ‘shark tunnel’ has shown the public’s fear of sharks reduces when they learn about the species by watching their behaviour. University of Sydney researchers conducted a randomised experiment in Shark Valley at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium in November 2013, by setting up iPads running survey […]

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VIDEO: Curious nurse shark nips newlywed

A women got a bit of a startle when a six-foot nurse shark clamped down on her hand while snorkeling in the shallows of the Caribbean during her honeymoon. Sarah Illig posted a video of the encounter, which was filmed by her husband Evan Carroll, to YouTube. Ill was not seriously injured by the encounter. “Mid snorkeling with […]