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| Subject: | | Re: Massive Shark Captured |
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DrBaz
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Tue, Nov 3 2009, 8:44am
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It's clearly a very standard Carcharodon carcharias, it's not even that big. In fact, it's rather standard for a late adolescent shark. These animals spend their younger years growing terrifically fast, and then remain much the same size the rest of their lives. The media loves to embellish, a 4.2m 700kg shark is not all that remarkable in a species that can grow to around 6m and over 2000kg. A magnificent animal, sure, but nothing overly special in terms of its size or age. |
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