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Nurse Shark on the Sea Floor

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Nurse sharks prefer to dwell near the sea floor in the warm, shallow waters of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans.
Photograph courtesy Dr. Mathew Gilligan/NOAA

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Sharks

Come face to face with some of the most fascinating, yet deadly, creatures of the sea. Get shark facts, photos, videos and more.

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Aussie Vet Saves "Hooked" Shark

An Australian veterinarian recently helped save an endangered grey nurse shark by sticking his arm down the shark's throat and dislodging a steel hook.

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Shark Bay

Get up close and personal with the voracious tiger sharks of Australia's Shark Bay in this Field Tales feature.

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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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