True Facts: The Curious Adaptations of Sharks

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Special Thanks to:
Save Our Seas Foundation, https://saveourseas.com
Dr Barbara E. Wueringer, Sharks and Rays Australia
In Australia please report your sawfish sightings to www.cytags.com
Dr George Lauder, Harvard University, https://twitter.com/georgelauder
Jonathan R. Green, https://www.galapagoswhaleshark.org
Dr David Gruber, https://www.instagram.com/davidfgruber
Dr Andrew Chin, James Cook University
Dr Dean Grubbs, Florida State University
Dr Brooke Flammang, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Marco Carè : TGI Maldives-TGI Halaveli
Anna & Ned DeLoach, https://www.blennywatcher.com/
ZooWild YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/@Zoo_Wild
Florida Scuba Divers, https://www.youtube.com/@FloridaScubaDivers
Julie Higgs, https://www.youtube.com/@JulieHiggs_Spearfishing
WizardBeaver, https://www.youtube.com/@wizardbeaver
Fat Fish Movies, https://www.youtube.com/@FatFishMovies
AboveDeck, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lXIsTXYCYI
Rdearphotography, https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b8m8W-6fRfw
NOAA
Smithsonian Institute
Airflow across a wing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqBmdZ-BNig

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