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November 27, 2023 by Sharkophile Staff

A Florida Keys Legend: Big Mo the Hammerhead Shark

Nestled in the picturesque waters of the Florida Keys, near the historic Bahia Honda Bridge, swims a legend of the deep – the mighty Big Mo, a great hammerhead shark whose tale has captivated the hearts of locals and tourists alike. Big Mo, which gained his name from being “the biggest mo***** in the Florida […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Odd Tagged With: hammerhead shark

October 27, 2021 by J. Scott Butherus

Land Shark Mystery Solved: Australian man arrested after removing shark tracking tag

While the concept of a land shark might seem fascinating, great white sharks have not suddenly evolved the ability to look for prey on dry land, miles from the ocean.

Filed Under: News, Odd Tagged With: Australia, Great white, land shark

July 27, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Artificial insemination key to maintaining diversity in captive shark populations

The team found that freshly collected semen was effective in fertilizing eggs in 27.6% of cases; semen that had been cold-stored for 24 or 48 hours had 28.1% and 7.1% success rates, respectively.

Filed Under: News, Odd, Science Tagged With: bamboo shark, shark sex

July 23, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Environmental DNA could provide new insights for tracking whale shark populations

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Scientists have developed a new way of tracking whale sharks by collecting eDNA from oceanside areas where we know that whales swim past periodically.

Filed Under: Biology, News, Odd Tagged With: whale shark

July 21, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Cache of mysterious ancient shark teeth uncovered in Jerusalem

The 2,900-year-old site where this was found is far from any other known place that holds such ancient artifacts and there has not been enough research done to explain how they got here.

Filed Under: News, Odd Tagged With: shark teeth

July 18, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old shark attack victim

Researchers from Oxford University and their colleagues in Japan have discovered the earliest evidence of a shark attack on humans, dating back 3,000 years.

Filed Under: Attacks, News, Odd Tagged With: shark attack

July 17, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Slow and steady wins the Great Shark Race 2021

The main goal of this unusual race is to further key scientific research aimed at saving these and other endangered shark species.

Filed Under: Featured, News, Odd Tagged With: Guy Harvey, mako shark, whale shark

March 18, 2021 by Sharkophile Staff

Mako and shale sharks race to save their fellow sharks

SPOT satellite tags utilize the latest in ocean wildlife tracking technology to allow researchers and the public to follow the sharks online in near real-time via the GHRI Race Tracking Website.

Filed Under: News, Odd, Science Tagged With: Guy Harvey, mako shark, whale shark

February 25, 2021 by Nathan Perisic

Fisherman finds a ‘human face’ on a baby shark

A fisher in Indonesia got more than he bargained for after catching a shark in his trawler. Abdullah Nuren, from the fishing village of Pepela on Rote Island, was fishing with his brother on Saturday night. Suddenly, the pair discovered pregnant sharks caught in the nets. According to local source Viva, the next day, Nuren […]

Filed Under: Around The Web, News, Odd Tagged With: baby shark human face, cyclops, odd, one eyed shark, weird, weird animals, weird shark

October 16, 2020 by Nathan Perisic

Fisherman catches two-headed baby shark

According to researchers, this may be the first sighting of a double-headed shark species along the Maharashtra coastline.

Filed Under: Biology, News, Odd Tagged With: sharpnose

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