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a life size model of a megalodon
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The Model Megalodon

Take a trip to the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. and you...
Two Catsharks with a black background
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Leopard Catsharks

These gorgeous sharks are leopard catsharks (Poroderma pantherinum) found in the...
A southern African frilled shark
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A Toothy Grin

The southern African frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus africana) is a very rare shark...
A cookie cutter shark specimen
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Cookie Cutter

This cookie-cutter shark (Isistius brasilienses) has a unique bite mark that they...
Baby shark attached to yolk sac
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A Blind Shark Baby

The blind shark (Brachaelurus waddi) is lecithotrophic viviparous— the eggs are...
a bull shark in a net
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A Bull Shark's Toothy Grin

Understanding shark movements and population sizes require scientists to catch...
A scientist measures the length of a shark
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Sizing it Up

The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is studying the movements of sharks...
scientists insert an acoustic tag under a shark's skin
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Tagging a Shark

Scientist Charles Bangley of the Smithsonian's Environmental Research Center...
Side view of a great white shark swimming in bright blue water.
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Great White in the Sunlight

Most people know the great white shark is a formidableĀ predator. It may come...
A painting of a shark attacking a man
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Watson and the Shark

A shark swims above.
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A Shark's Toothy Grin

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