LOOK: Sharks spotted eating whale during whale-watching cruise
When some tourists went whale-watching, they probably didn’t expect to see sharks — or a whale being chewed on by them.
When some tourists went whale-watching, they probably didn’t expect to see sharks — or a whale being chewed on by them.
Making things a little bit more absurd, it all happened in a nudist beach.
Many women would “absolutely die” without lipstick, or so they say. But can you handle the idea that a shark—a majestic, ancient animal that has more to do with human life than people think—was probably killed so its liver oil could go into your favorite tube, or your moisturizer, or your squalene-based health supplement? (Squalene is a natural antioxidant.)
Mick Fanning sat up on a high stool, straight backed and good humored, recounting the story he will be telling for the rest of his days, about how he fought off a shark with his bare hands during a surfing competition in South Africa.
Amid news good and bad, environmentalists worldwide rejoiced over a milestone development. At their latest meeting in Bangkok last week, parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) voted to increase protection for five species of commercially exploited sharks— oceanic whitetip, porbeagle, and three species of hammerheads (the scalloped hammerhead, great hammerhead, and smooth hammerhead)—as well as two species of manta rays (Manta bistrosis and Manta alfredi). CITES is a multilateral treaty signed in 1973, protecting more than 34,000 species of animals and plants.
Basketball star Yao Ming and British entrepreneur Richard Branson on Thursday launched a campaign urging Chinese to stop eating shark fin soup to help save the predators.
Sharks are primitive creatures but their bodies produce a sophisticated substance that shows promise in fighting a range of human viruses from hepatitis to yellow fever, researchers said Monday.
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