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White sharks suffered great declines after the Jaws movie was released. But these iconic predators must be protected.
Megalodon, the giant shark species that disappeared around 3.6 million years ago, was the most ferocious creature that ever lived. What do we know about it?
The largest shark to ever live on Earth, megalodon terrorised the world’s oceans, and could eat a killer whale in just a few bites.
Megalodon, the world’s largest known shark species, swam the oceans long before humans existed. Its teeth are all that’s left, and they tell a story of an apex predator that vanished.
A terrifying sight in ancient waters, the megalodon shark was once the most feared creature in the sea.
As the oceans warmed, great whites were more adaptable.
New fossil detective work sheds light on the life of megalodon, the biggest predatory shark ever discovered.
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