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Tiger Shark, Photograph Credit: Klaus Jost

Sharks and Extinction: The Uncertain Future of an Ancient Lineage

More than 400 million years ago, the first sharks ventured through the dangerous seas of the Silurian age. Diminutive and seemingly insignificant, these fragile new species would pave the road for an astounding lineage, one tha...

by Cendan Luis

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Predator of the Shallows: The Infamous Bull Shark

Bull sharks are large, powerful, and highly aggressive predators. Among the sharks which have gained the most notoriety in the eyes of people, it is the bull shark which is considered the most dangerous. Though it may not grow ...

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Bloodthirsty Killers or Essential Predators? The Ecology of Red-Bellied Piranhas

Said in myths to strip an entire cow to the bone in seconds and dilacerate humans who dare to swim through their domain, the piranha is considered one of the most vicious creatures in all of creation. Their violent reputation h...

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The great white shark is the largest of all predatory sharks and among the most powerful predators in the ocean. sharkspictures.org

Notorious & Misunderstood: The Great White Shark

It is July 1, 1916. Charles Epting Vansant, 25, is on vacation with his family in Beach Haven, a resort town in Long Beach Island. He makes his way to the beach for a swim before returning to his family for dinner. Vansant ente...

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Sharks and Extinction: The Uncertain Future of an Ancient Lineage

Predator of the Shallows: The Infamous Bull Shark

Bloodthirsty Killers or Essential Predators? The Ecology of Red-Bellied Piranhas

Notorious & Misunderstood: The Great White Shark

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