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Shortfin Mako Shark

The shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) is found offshore in tropical and warm...

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Tiger Shark

Three bar jacks and a female tiger shark, nearly 4-meters long, swim off the coast...

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Hammerhead Shark at Sunset

A male great hammerhead shark swims in the Bahamas at sunset. Scientists...

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Young Lemon Shark Swims Through Mangroves

A lemon shark pup swims through a shallow mangrove forest off the coast of...

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Blue Shark

Named for the radiant blue color on its back and sides, the blue shark (Prionace...

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Oceanic Whitetip Shark

An oceanic whitetip shark swims near a biologist in the Bahamas in this image...

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Face to Face with a Tiger Shark

What would you do if you came face to face with a shark? Brian Skerry lives for...

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Image Gallery: The Perfect Underwater Photo

For nearly 35 years, National Geographic photojournalist Brian Skerry has been...

Personal Perspectives

Swimming With Sharks

Lying in water only a foot deep, I watched the shark meander lazily through the...

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Image Gallery: Swimming with Sharks

For nearly 30 years, National Geographic photojournalist Brian Skerry has been...

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Thresher Shark Killed by a Gillnet

"Tens of millions of sharks are killed each year, often only for their fins. I have...

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Caribbean Reef Shark

Several Caribbean reef sharks swim over a coral reef in the Bahamas in this image...