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In Argentina, found the remains of a man in the belly of a shark, but he was not a victim of its attack
(ORDO NEWS) — Scientists from Boston University and the University of Florida said that the shark, from the belly of which the remains of a man were recently removed, is unlikely to have killed him – most likely, she ate the remains of an already deceased man. The remains of a man missing in Argentina were recently recovered from the belly of a dead soup shark (Galeorhinus galeus). The animal…
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A shark tooth over 2.5 million years old was found in the USA
(ORDO NEWS) — 9-year-old Molly Sampson received an incredible “Christmas present” when she came across a large megalodon tooth while combing the beach for fossils. The artifact, larger than her hand, once belonged to a nearly 16-meter megalodon that lived more than 2.6 million years ago. Bruce Sampson, the girl’s father, shared several photos of Molly holding her find, beaming from ear to ear. Alicia Sampson, the girl’s mother, said…
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Scientists discovered a huge shark tooth : It could belong to a megalodon
(ORDO NEWS) — The ocean hides a huge number of mysteries about those marine predators that lived many millions of years ago on our planet. Scientists call megalodon one of the most mysterious sea creatures. Many films are being made about him now, and scientists are conducting numerous studies. During another Ocean Exploration Trust expedition, they were able to discover an incredibly large shark tooth. Scientists were engaged in the…
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Fossil ‘shark’ from China may be the oldest human jawed ancestor
(ORDO NEWS) — The first vertebrates with jaws appeared on Earth in the early Silurian period, and it is from these fish-like creatures that all modern terrestrial vertebrates, from frogs to humans, originate. The earliest representatives of this group are poorly known, but recently Chinese scientists were lucky to discover what may be the oldest jawed animal on the planet: the shark-like fish is about 420 million years old. Acanthodes…
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Scientists have compiled a global map of shark habitats, where they are especially vulnerable
(ORDO NEWS) — Specialists of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) presented a map of shark habitats. As apex predators, these inhabitants of the world‘s oceans perform many vital functions to maintain a balanced ecosystem. According to experts, the map shows areas where sharks are particularly vulnerable due to human activities. These marine predators provide species diversity and even help the oceans absorb more carbon…
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Polar shark discovered in the Caribbean
(ORDO NEWS) — Usually slow and half-blind polar sharks are found exclusively in the cold waters around the North and South Poles of the planet, but this time the exotic fish was spotted right at the equator, in the western Caribbean Sea. Polar sharks ( Somniosus ) are perhaps one of the strangest representatives of these fish in general: they live only in the cold waters of the Arctic and…
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World’s fastest shark swam to the coastline for the first time in 10 years and impressed the locals
(ORDO NEWS) — Mako sharks, which are the fastest in the world, are listed in the Red Book. People have not met individuals of this species for as long as 10 years. But the other day, an underwater photographer managed to capture one off the coastline of Barcelona. The fastest shark in the world was spotted off the coast of Barcelona – the last time an individual of this species…
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Fifth shark attack in 2 weeks off Long Island
(ORDO NEWS) — The fifth shark attack in two weeks off the coast of Long Island was reported Wednesday evening. A 49-year-old Arizona man was bitten by a shark shortly after 6 p.m. on Seaview Beach, Suffolk police said. The man “was standing waist-deep in water when the shark came up from behind and bit him on the left wrist and buttocks,” police said in a statement. The victim was…
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Is it true that if a shark stops swimming, it will instantly die
(ORDO NEWS) — It is widely believed that if sharks stop swimming, they will die. But is it really so? If you look at nurse sharks and tiger sharks, this argument is instantly refuted: these and some other types of sharks can stop swimming when they want to. They breathe with a buccal pump, actively “inhaling” water, using their buccal muscles to draw it into their mouths and over their…
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Shark hunter told why predators began to attack people
(ORDO NEWS) — The famous shark hunter Mark “The Shark” told why predators began to attack people in shallow water. A well-known American shark hunter, Mark Cartiano (Mark The Shark), against the backdrop of more frequent attacks by these underwater predators on people in Egypt, said that sharks are not inclined to attack people in shallow water. Mark The Shark has been hunting sharks in Miami for about 50 years.…
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Shark kills two tourists 600 meters apart off the coast of the Red Sea in Egypt
(ORDO NEWS) — A section of the Egyptian coast of the Red Sea was closed by the authorities on Saturday after a shark killed an Austrian woman who was swimming near the resort of Hurghada the day before. A 68-year-old woman who lost her leg and arm in a shark attack died shortly after she was taken to the Nile Private Hospital in Hurghada, an Egyptian health official said. She…
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Huge ‘shark-legged’ dinosaur found in UK
(ORDO NEWS) — The dinosaur, dubbed the White Rock spinosaurid, was found on the dinosaur-rich island of Europe. On the British Isle of Wight, archaeologists have discovered a terrifying cross between a Tyrannosaurus rex and a great white shark. A dinosaur found on the Isle of Wight is believed to be the largest land predator ever to roam Europe, scientists say. Experts believe the creature, which thankfully no longer roams…
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Underwater killer 300-tooth deep-sea shark caught in Portugal
(ORDO NEWS) — The shark, 1.5 meters (5 feet) long, was caught by Portuguese fishermen at a depth of about 600 meters. These sharks are extremely rare and first appeared as a species 80 million years ago. The so-called saltwater shark is more like a snake or an eel. It lives in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at great depths up to 1500 meters. This species was first described at…
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Huge shark killed by an unknown predator larger than her
(ORDO NEWS) — Australian fisherman Sammy Hitzke caught a huge shark killed by an even bigger predator. A huge thresher shark, caught by two friends off the coast of Australia, was killed by an unknown underwater predator that was larger than it. A video of a half-eaten predatory fish was posted on Sammy Hitzke Fishing’s YouTube channel. The video shows how the fishermen Sammy Hitzke and Sean Weil are trying…
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Rare shark meat found in pet food
(ORDO NEWS) — Singaporean biologists have found that pet food often contains shark meat and blubber, including rare species. However, their packaging does not say anything about it. Previously, researchers from the United States came to similar conclusions. As noted in an article for the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, mislabeling of seafood is a widespread problem that prevents consumers from choosing less environmentally friendly products. Many people are afraid…
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Who will win in a fight between a giant shark and a giant crocodile
(ORDO NEWS) — Have you ever wondered who is stronger: a crocodile or a shark? And which of them will win if suddenly one attacks the other? Who is really stronger: the world‘s largest shark or a giant crocodile? The first is megalodon . This is the largest shark that has ever existed. True, now such sharks have already become extinct. Scientists believe that its length could reach 18 meters.…
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Sharks hide from people in active volcanoes
(ORDO NEWS) — Several shark species, including reef sharks ( Triaenodon obesus ) and bronze hammerhead sharks ( Sphyrna lewini ), are very common around the most active underwater volcanoes, including in their vents. Why they choose such places remains one of the main mysteries of science related to the ocean. “In fact, it is still not known why they live there. It might have something to do with reproduction,…