Sharks Are Friends, Not Food!

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  Bethany Frasier

  

  There's a fascinating new clue to the giant megalodon's extinction

  Mashable - Mark Kaufman

  The competition may have been intense. One of the most striking fossils around today are the teeth and reconstructed jaws of the megalodon. The jaws of the extinct shark are so big, one or two people can stand inside them. They're relics of a dominant predator that thrived some 20 million to 3.6 …

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  Bethany Frasier

  

  Photographer Spots Giant Bite Mark on Huge Great White Shark

  petapixel.com - Phil Mistry

  Shark conservationist, filmmaker, and photographer Jalil Najafov was on a great white shark expedition in Mexico and could not believe his eyes when …

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  Bethany Frasier

  

  Sharks evolved over millions of years as an apex predator, yet are no match for humans

  CNN - By Megan Marples

  (CNN) — Sharks have called the Earth's oceans home for hundreds of millions of years and adapted to thrive in harsh environments. While these top hunters of the deep blue have evolved to survive cold and dark climates, sharks are no match for the ultimate predator -- humans. That's why Shark Week, …

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  Bethany Frasier

  

  Bull Sharks Develop Social Bonds That Can Span Years, Study Finds

  Newsweek - Caroline Tien

  Even the toothiest of fish need friends, a study published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science on June 23 suggests. By observing the behavior of …

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  Bethany Frasier

  

  Sharks Were Almost Wiped Out 19 Million Years Ago, And They Never Recovered

  ScienceAlert - Carly Cassella

  More than 19 million years ago, the world's open oceans were absolutely teeming with sharks, roughly ten times more than today. Then, suddenly, these …

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  Bethany Frasier

  

  The world saw a shark-pocalypse 19 million years ago, and we don’t know why

  Ars Technica - Doug Johnson

  Researchers find evidence of a huge shark die-off but aren't sure what happened. Sharks have been swimming and hunting in the world's oceans for 450 …