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Do sharks sleep?
It's a common misconception that no sharks ever sleep.
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Into the wild: Studying the behavior of great white sharks
White sharks have been neither bred nor raised in captivity, and, thus, what biologists...
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The survival story of Guadalupe fur seals
Learn about the Guadalupe fur seals of Guadalupe Island, off the northwestern coast...
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Images

white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) populations are frequently centred...
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white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Most white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) weigh between 680 and 1,800 kg...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Patrick O'Neill Riley
white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Some individual white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) may travel far out...
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White shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) have a sharply pointed conical snout,...
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white shark
A great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) breaching the surface in pursuit...
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marine food chain
A food chain in the ocean begins with tiny one-celled organisms called diatoms. They...
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great white shark
Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).
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tooth size comparison: megalodon and modern great white shark
Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon) tooth (right), significantly larger than...
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megalodon size
Studies estimate that the body mass of adult megalodons (Carcharocles megalodon)...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Patrick O'Neill Riley

Interactives

All About Sharks.
Explore the evolution and conservation of these predators of the deep in our interactive.
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