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Unexpected facts about sharks
Oceanography

Unexpected facts about sharks

Sharks are likened to vampire and vampire assassins of the Ocean world. They can kill the enemy in a split second before the prey even knows what is going on.

December 17, 2018
Sharks in Australia are tagged
Oceanography

Sharks in Australia are tagged

Australian scientists have attached tags containing signal transmitting devices to 338 sharks to determine their location to provide a timely warning, limiting attacks c…

December 17, 2018
Big sharks bite small sharks
Oceanography

Big sharks bite small sharks

American scientists were surprised when a big shark jumped up and swallowed the small shark they had just caught.

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
The largest whale shark population ever
Oceanography

The largest whale shark population ever

Up to 420 whale sharks have gathered in an area of ​​the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), forming the world's largest whale shark population ever.

December 17, 2018
Image: Giant whale shark mouth 1.5 m wide
Oceanography

Image: Giant whale shark mouth 1.5 m wide

At first glance, the diver is faced with a giant fish with a wide mouth as if trying to swallow him. But in fact, the 5-meter whale shark (also known as the whale shark)…

December 17, 2018
Female whale shark is a
Oceanography

Female whale shark is a

A new analysis of whale shark embryos suggests that whale sharks (also known as whale sharks) may be

December 17, 2018