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What the Megalodon Left Behind

The largest shark ever to exist on this planet, Carcharocles megalodon, could grow...
July 2018
Great White Sharks are powerful swimmers, capable of going 50 kph/35 mph.
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Built for Speed

Great White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are powerful swimmers, capable of going...
Follow Omoo, a Great White Shark, at she swims across the Pacific.
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TOPP cartoon of Omoo

Omoo, a Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), carries a satellite tag that...
Giant Pacific Manta Ray, Roca Partida Sea Mount, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico
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Tagging and Tracking Animals Underwater

How do we know where ocean animals swim day and night? Scientists are getting...
May 2012

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