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Secret great white shark social club discovered off Mexican coast
By Brandon Specktor last updated
Scientists tagged six great white sharks near Mexico's Guadalupe Island to monitor their social interactions. It turns out sharks love to hang out with their buddies.

Biggest sharks in the world
By Patrick Pester last updated
Giant sharks have been lurking in the ocean for millions of years. Here are eight of the biggest sharks from the past and present.

Haunting images of 'zombie' shark and other decaying aquarium animals revealed in eerie footage
By Harry Baker published
A new video posted by a French urban explorer has revealed a number of decomposing marine animals, including a mummified shark, inside an abandoned aquarium in Spain.

'Unimaginable' video shows great white sharks ripping humpback whale carcass to shreds
By Brandon Specktor published
NOAA researchers stumbled upon a gang of great white sharks scavenging a dead humpback whale calf off the coast of Boston. Now, they're sharing the footage.

Oldest-known shark attack discovered in 3,000-year-old skeleton with 800 injuries
By Mindy Weisberger published
Scientists reconstructed a 3,000-year-old shark attack from marks left behind in the victim's skeleton.

Massive great white shark Unama'ki spotted south of Miami
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Unama'ki is one of the largest Great White sharks tagged.

Great white fatally attacks woman in Maine. How common is this?
By Stephanie Pappas published
A woman swimming in Maine was fatally attacked by a white shark.

Great white sharks are bottom-feeders, at least when they're little
By Rafi Letzter published
Great white sharks are fierce hunters. But as juveniles, their diets involve way more bottom-feeding than hunting large prey.
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