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Great white sharks feed three to four times as often as originally estimated

Great white sharks, the world’s largest predatory fish, eat three to four times more food than previously thought, an Australian study shows. US research from the 1980s estimated a 30 kilogram (66 lbs) meal of mammal blubber could sustain a one-tonne shark for more than six weeks. That perpetuated assumptions…

Study: Shark and human minds share similarities

Shark brains have been found to share several features with those of humans, a discovery which Australian researchers believe could be crucial to developing “repellents” for the killer great white species. Great white sharks, otherwise known as white pointers and made famous by the horror movie “Jaws”, have killed an…

Great white sightings spawn shark attack fears

At least two great white sharks have been sighted not far from where the terrifying shark attack film “Jaws” was filmed off the US East Coast. While the news led to a precautionary notice from one local official, some tourists are travelling to the area in the hope of seeing…