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shark stories: 23 news summaries

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Fewer Sharks, But More Attacks

Growing human presence in water will keep encounters rising, scientists say

Feb 27, 08 4:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Shark populations are way down, but attacks on humans are up, LiveScience reports. There were 71 shark attacks worldwide in 2007, continuing a four-year upswing, says shark expert George Burgess, although populations of the fish have shrunk 50% during the past 20 years. Even so, as human populations expand rapidly,... More »

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beach • shark • ocean • fishing • shark attack • shark population

New Yorkers Push 6-Foot Beached Shark Back to Sea

Then they're barred from swimming as 'Jaws' cruises the Rockaways

Sep 2, 07 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Never ones to shrink from a challenge, a group of sentimental New Yorkers yesterday pushed a struggling six-foot beached shark back to sea in a "Jaws-dropping" drama off the Rockaways, reports the New York Daily News. "It was freaking out. Its tail was flopping everywhere," said a... More »

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New York • beach • shark • Jaws • Rockaway

Shark Births Fatherless Baby

Female hammerheads can fertilize
their own eggs, say scientists

May 23, 07 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Irish and American scientists, using new techniques, confirmed that a female hammerhead shark at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska gave birth to a pup in 2001— without having sex. A male tiger shark was suspected to be the father at first, but the team's genetic analysis shows no sign... More »

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science • shark • hammerhead shark • Henry Doorly Zoo • DNA • parthenogenesis • animal

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