Rare video shows an orca ripping open a 30-foot-long whale shark before feasting on its liver

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An annotated image shows an orca pulling out the liver from a whale shark.
An annotated still from the video. Divers have captured rare footage of a killer whale ripping out the liver from a shark.

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Sharks have bitten an unusually high number of people in New York this year. Two experts explain why and how to stay safe.

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A Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias Taurus) swims among reefs near South Africa
Sand tiger sharks are also known as ragged-tooth sharks because of their jagged chompers.

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'Cocaine sharks' may be consuming drugs dumped off the coast of Florida, sending them a little crazy, scientists say

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A bull shark comes close to inspect a tourist's camera during an eco tourism shark dive off in Florida on May 5, 2022.
A bull shark comes close to inspect a tourist's camera during an eco tourism shark dive off in Florida on May 5, 2022.

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Hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' when deep diving up to 2,500 feet to avoid freezing to death

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A still from a video shows a shark lit by a single source light. It's gills are almost invisible.
A video caught at in deep sea shows a hammerhead shark. Its gills look almost invisible as it holds its breath.

Alec B.M. Moore and Andrew R. Gates (2015). Deep-water observation of scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini in the western Indian Ocean off Tanzania. Marine Biodiversity Records, 8, e91

Okay, Ninja Vs. Shark Movie, You Have My Attention

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Ninja Vs. Shark. It’s a movie. A real movie, one coming to theaters in Japan next month. It even has a real trailer, which is without question the most ludicrously violent, and violently silly, movie trailer I have ever seen.

I'm a professional shark spotter. It took time to get confident at it – this is what I've learned.

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Naveron Lesch.

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Progress Shark, a 32-foot model of a great white wearing a rainbow leotard, is the breakout star of WorldPride in Sydney, Australia

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People look at the model of a great white shark, which is decorated with a rainbow sleeve
The Australian Museum said it's "blown away by all of the love" being shown for Progress Shark.

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A bull shark likely behind fatal attack of 16-year-old girl swimming in a river, say authorities

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Bull shark
Bull sharks often frequent river systems that brings them into contact with humans.

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A diver was decapitated by a 19-foot-long great white shark in Mexico in front of a fisherman, report says

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A diver was decapitated by a 19-foot-long great white shark in Mexico in the first fatal shark attack of the year.

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