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Sharks kill each other from the womb
Oceanography

Sharks kill each other from the womb

With an average body length of 2.5m, sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) are distributed throughout the world. We live in the waters near the coast. In the United Stat…

December 17, 2018
American fishermen caught 600kg sharks
Oceanography

American fishermen caught 600kg sharks

Jason Johnston, a resident of Mesquite, Texas, and some other fishermen caught a short-finned Mako shark near the Huntington Beach, California state, on June 3, the Los…

December 17, 2018
Daredevils turn sharks into yachts
Oceanography

Daredevils turn sharks into yachts

Teenager Chris Kreis of Florida (USA) desperately drove whale sharks and returned to the video when fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. This rare sight occurred on June 8, wh…

December 17, 2018
Decode the light on the shark's back
Oceanography

Decode the light on the shark's back

The lantern shark in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean emits light from the spine so that enemies think they are dangerous animals.

December 17, 2018
Giant white sharks eat more than people think
Oceanography

Giant white sharks eat more than people think

A new study has just been published by Australian scientists showing that giant white sharks, the world's largest carnivorous fish, consume three to four times as much f…

December 17, 2018
Catch a shark with two heads
Oceanography

Catch a shark with two heads

When a fisherman caught a new bull shark recently off the coast of Florida, USA, he was surprised to discover that one of the fetuses still alive inside the mother shark…

December 17, 2018
Sharks kill surfers
Oceanography

Sharks kill surfers

Local police said, when witnessing the incident, the friend of the ill-fated man swam to help but not because the wound was too heavy.

December 17, 2018
The shark has the strongest jaw
Oceanography

The shark has the strongest jaw

Cow sharks have the strongest bite of sharks, many times the force needed to kill and eat prey.

December 17, 2018
Indonesia: consecutive sharks 'ashore'
Oceanography

Indonesia: consecutive sharks 'ashore'

Within three days, two large sharks - one 13m long, 4 tons in weight and one 9m long, weighed 2 tons - were found washed ashore in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Both children d…

December 17, 2018
Catch a 350kg gray back shark
Oceanography

Catch a 350kg gray back shark

It was captured a gray back shark, the most ferocious shark on the sea weighing 350kg outside the coast of Los Angeles.

December 17, 2018
Sharks break teeth because of hunting
Oceanography

Sharks break teeth because of hunting

A white shark jumped out of the water to catch its prey. He had thought that he would have lunch, the fat seal. But instead, it bites into a model used by British photog…

December 17, 2018