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Footage captured by diver Menashe Pinhas.

Eilat dive reveals rare Yago shark species, surprising the diving world

an illustration of a shark being eaten by an even larger shark Scientists have long assumed megalodons looked like big great white sharks, but new research suggests this is not the case

Megalodon shark may have reached 80 feet, new study finds

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World's longest cave reveals 'Chipmunk Shark' with iron nail-like teeth.

World's longest cave reveals tiny 'Chipmunk Shark' species with iron nail-like teeth

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Dusky Shark swiming in the sea

Ultrasound performed on sandbar shark reveals advanced pregnancy stage in historic Israeli first

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Dusky shark found dead on the beach in Hadera

Pregnant female dusky shark found dead on Hadera beach

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Canadian tourist loses both hands in Turks and Caicos shark attack. Illustration.

Canadian tourist loses both hands in Turks and Caicos shark attack

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Surfers at risk: 60% of shark bites in 2024 targeted wave riders.

Surfers at risk: 60% of shark bites in 2024 targeted wave riders

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White shark carcass washed up in Portland, Victoria in October 2023.

Orcas are targeting shark livers, according to DNA research

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Shreveport Aquarium's surprise: Yoko the shark born in all-female tank.

Shreveport Aquarium's surprise: Yoko the shark born in all-female tank

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Detail of the head of a plastic prehistoric shark statue. Illustration.

Nearly complete fossil of 9-million-year-old great white shark relative found in Peru

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The near-threatened nursehound shark (Scyliorhinus stellaris) off the coast of Malta.

Over half of Mediterranean shark species are threatened with extinction due to overfishing

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Leptodactylus fallax, a species of frog found in Dominica, also known as the Giant Ditch Frog, or the mountain chicken

Ten species facing extinction require monitoring in 2025, according to conservation group

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Killer whales underwater.

Unique images shows orcas hunting, killing 18-meter-long giant whale shark using vicious technique

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"Great White Shark" by Elias Levy is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

“Invisibility cloak” for surfers: researchers find new solutions to keep sharks away

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Dusky Shark swiming in the sea

School of sharks spotted near Ashkelon power plant

By YAIR YANGA

A whale shark recently spotted off the coast of Eilat in southern Israel.

Whale shark the size of six catsharks spotted off coast of southern Israel

Tiger shark

Florida man carries around giant shark, promotes fishing to followers

Wireless vacuum cleaner SHARK ZERO-M VERTEX DOUBLE-PRO /

The best-selling vacuum cleaner in the US came to me for testing