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West Indian Ocean coelacanth: The once-'extinct' Lazarus fish that can live for 100 years
By Megan Shersby published
Believed to have gone extinct at the time of the dinosaurs, the coelacanth has one of the longest gestation periods on Earth — and it can hunt in a headstand.
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Great white sharks: The world's largest predatory fish
By Patrick Pester last updated
Great white sharks are the largest predatory fish in the world, but scientists still have much to learn about these iconic predators.
![The head of a pelican eel.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HZpNTKSotzvdkfAvB5nYkb-320-80.png)
Ultra-black eels that stalk the ocean's midnight zone all have the same strange skin and scientists now know why
By Ben Turner published
Elusive eels may use ultra-black pigmentation alongside bioluminescence to pounce upon and engulf unwitting prey.
![The Antarctic strawberry feather star gets its name from its strawberry-like head](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qPJxUatEU4cNK2kLb4f5ff-320-80.jpg)
Bizarre, alien-like creature discovered deep in Atlantic Ocean has 20 gangly arms
By Ben Turner published
The bizarre Antarctic feather star was once believed to be one species. Now, scientists have figured out that it's actually eight.
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2 male great white sharks have traveled thousands of miles together and no one knows why
By Ethan Freedman published
Although usually solitary animals, two juvenile great whites, nicknamed Simon and Jekyll, have been tracked traveling more than 4,000 miles together along the U.S. east coast.
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Great white sharks are washing up on Canadian beaches — but experts claim this could be a good thing
By Ethan Freedman published
More great white sharks are stranding on Canadian beaches than usual, which could be a sign that the population of this threatened species is rising.
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Odd new shark species with humanlike molars discovered in Australia
By Kiley Price published
The painted hornshark is only found in the deep waters of northeastern Australia.
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Barreleye fish: The deep-sea weirdo with rotating eyes and a see-through head
By Sascha Pare published
Thanks to a yellow pigment that filters out sunlight, barreleyes can't be fooled by a common deep-sea camouflage tactic.
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Cape Cod is one of the world's largest hotspots of great white sharks, study finds
By Kiley Price published
For the first time, scientists have estimated the abundance of great white sharks off the coast of Cape Cod.
![A close-up picture of the swordfish shows the cookiecutter shark bite marks.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WQRBA4t5o3kyWzdY7wJ3WB-320-80.png)
Swordfish missing circle-shaped chunks of flesh hauled in by fishers. What bit it?
By Sascha Pare published
Fishers who reeled in the swordfish said they regularly catch fish with cookiecutter shark bites, but this is the first time they have seen a creature covered in dozens of fresh, oozing wounds.
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