shark
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The minister said she authorised fisheries officers to "destroy the shark" if it could be captured because of the "exceptional circumstances" of the attack and the "hazard posed by the shark".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
There have been five fatal shark attacks in Australia this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
An acclaimed children’s musical about a shark who “wants to let out his inner fish” was out; Sylvester Stallone was in.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
There have been around 1,300 shark incidents around Australia since 1791, of which more than 260 resulted in death, according to a database of their encounters with humans.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Then, seeing Christopher’s face: “It’s a kind of shark; it sucks ships down beneath the water. There never used to be many—one or two a year, perhaps. But the numbers are growing. This way.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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Marine Biology - Introductory
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Marine Biology - Middle School
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Marine Biology - High School
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