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Bull Shark

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Among the most likely sharks to attack humans, bull sharks favor shallow coastal waters—the same places humans prefer to swim.
Photograph by Brian J. Skerry

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Photo of the Day: Close Call

Read about a photographer in the waters off the Marshall Islands who used his camera to push back swarming gray reef sharks trying to nudge their way into his protective cage.

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