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Sharks were apparently more aggressive in 2011 when compared to previous years. A statistical analysis released on February 7 shows that sharks attacked 75 people last year, killing 12 of them (16 percent). The death toll is well above the average for the past 20 years, experts say.
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8 February 2012
06:57 GMT |
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Discovery Communications has launched Ultimate Sharks, an iPad app filed under Books in the iTunes App Store. A co-viewing Shark Week Live app, designed to "enhance your enjoyment of the Shark Week TV shows" on the Discovery Channel, is also available as a free download. “Ultimate Sharks immerses you in the pr... |
2 August 2011
05:14 GMT |
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For the first time ever, a group of scientists was able to monitor the migration pattern of large hammerhead sharks, by using advanced tags that could be traced from Earth's orbit. These beautiful animals were kept under observation for a total of about 62 days. They traveled roughly from the coast of South Flor... |
28 February 2011
07:29 GMT |
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Investigators analyzing the eyes of sharks have determined that the organs only contain a single type of cone cell, which means that the marine animals might in fact be color-blind. They are therefore completely incapable of sensing colors.This is weird, experts say, given that some of the closest genetic relatives t... |
18 January 2011
06:59 GMT |
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According to experts at NOAA, it would appear that the number of basking sharks living in populations based in the Pacific Ocean has been steadily declining for years. The experts have no declared the marine animals a “species of concern.” The announcement was made by experts at the US National Oceanic an... |
9 September 2010
06:21 GMT |
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A group of researches from the University of Lyon in France recently discovered that ancient marine reptiles were significantly different from the fish that lived at the same time. They are not talking just about body shape and size, but also about the ability that some creatures had to retain their bodily temperatur... |
11 June 2010
07:03 GMT |
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According to a new series of investigations, it would appear that sharks are more likely to follow the direction and timing of a scent rather than its concentration. That is to say, the beasts are capable of analyzing minute differences between when scent hits one of their nostrils as opposed to when it hits the othe... |
11 June 2010
04:50 GMT |
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From the Oligocene to the Pleistocene epoch, megalodon was the largest shark to have ever lived. It roamed Earth's waters between 25 and 1.5 million years ago, and researchers say that it is the ancestor of modern-day sharks. These creatures could grow to impressive sizes, with some specimens believed to have be... |
19 May 2010
02:35 GMT |
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A team of investigators has recently been able to reconstruct an impressive battle scene between a dolphin and a shark, which is believed to have taken place some 4 million years ago. The data needed to put together what happened was collected from bite marks and other tell-tale signs from the fossilized remains of t... |
18 March 2010
04:01 GMT |
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Scientists announce the discovery of an impressive new fossil in the United States. Experts digging at a site in Kansas have unearthed a number of fragments belonging to a huge aquatic predator, including scales, teeth, and a very large jawbone. This gave them an idea as to the size of the marine creature, most likel... |
24 February 2010
06:49 GMT |
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For a long time, it seemed like the hammerhead sharks only existed to confuse scientists. Renowned around the world for the peculiar shape of their heads, these creatures have spawned heated controversies in international scientific circles, as evolutionary biologists and other experts tried to reach a conclusion on ... |
27 November 2009
09:42 GMT |
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Until only recently, experts weren't exactly sure what allowed lantern sharks to turn their glow on and off, and, when asked, they would just say that the animals themselves were in control of the ability. However, a new scientific study seems to demonstrate that the assertion is not entirely true. It may be tha... |
9 November 2009
05:58 GMT |
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While observing the behavior of Great White Sharks killing seals off the coasts of South Africa, wildlife experts were surprised to learn that the animals seemed to have a hunting strategy well set in place, which they rigorously followed, and that yielded them immediate return. The sharks would select an area from w... |
22 June 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The European Union is one of the main shark fin suppliers to the Chinese market, which absorbs this merchandise from all over the world. But, in order to be able to sell the delicacies, the EU must first have them. And the problem with that is the fact that these fins are usually attached to sharks. Stripping the ani... |
27 April 2009
05:30 GMT |
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Scientists in the United Kingdom have just finished working on a new type of fish, which has been created from scratch using brand new technologies. The creatures look and behave like the real deal, but they are actually robots, designed for the only purpose of swimming in various portions of the oceans and recording... |
23 March 2009
06:07 GMT |
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Scientists have recently found the oldest known fossil that indicates that reproduction through birth was encountered in vertebrate animals as early as 380 million years ago. The fossil belongs to an armored fish female that was about to give birth, but it perished and got fossilized along with the embryo inside it. ... |
29 May 2008
07:23 GMT |
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