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Baby shark with a 'human' face found in Indonesia

00:39 Fishermen in Indonesia caught and killed an adult shark Sunday and got the surprise of their lives. Check out The China Report, our new weekly newsletter. Subscribe here!

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Australian surf event cancelled after shark attacks

AmajorsurfingtournamentinAustraliahasbeencalledofffollowingtwosharkattacksinthearea.TheWorldSurfLeague(WSL)saidthefinaldaysoftheMargaretRiverProeventinWesternAu

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Man killed in rare shark attack in Cuba

A22-year-oldmanhasdiedfrominjuriessustainedinararesharkattackineasternCuba,localmediareportedonMonday.ThemanhadbeenswimmingatpopularGuardalavacaBeachintheeaster

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'It was going to eat her' - Aussie teen survives shark scare

AnAustralianteenagerhassurvivedaterrifyingencounterwithagreatwhiteshark,withherharrowingscreamsalertingherfatherwhowascertainitwasaboutto"eather".SarahWilliams,

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Aussie teenager escapes encounter with great white shark unharmed

ASouthAustralianteenagerhassurvivedanencounterwithagreatwhitesharkwithoutsustaininganyinjuries,localmediareportedonMonday.SarahWilliams,15,wasfishingfromherkaya

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Want to swim with whale sharks? Here are 10 things you should know

Whalesharktourismhasexplodedoverthepastfewyears,buteventhoughsnorkelingwiththemissurreal,youshoulddoyourhomeworkbeforebookingatour.Hereare10thingstoconsiderbefo

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NGO hails Air China's ban on shark fins, calls on more airlines to follow

Air China Cargo has officially announced its company-wide ban on transporting shark fins, making its mother company the first airline from the Chinese mainland to ban the products, which have caused the overhunting of sharks in many waters.

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Electromagnetic device saves Aussie fisherman from shark attack

A fisherman from Western Australia (WA) said a device that uses an electromagnetic field to deter sharks saved him from an attack by a Great White Shark.

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Bornean orangutan, whale shark sliding towards extinction, conservationists say

The Bornean orangutan is on the verge of extinction, a top conservationist body said on Friday, also warning that the world’s biggest fish, the whale shark, and a hammerhead shark species were endangered.

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Aussie surfer escapes jumping shark at popular beach

​A surfer at a popular Australian beach has escaped a close encounter from a shark after it "jumped" onto his surfboard.

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Sailor witnesses amazing leaping shark in Australia

​A New South Wales (NSW) sailor in Australia has witnessed a rarely seen phenomenon when a three- meter white pointer shark leapt from the water.

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Great white shark terrorizes Australian beach

​The dangerous presence of a five- meter white shark has forced authorities to close beaches around Newcastle on the east coast of Australia, for almost a week after it has continued to hunt near coastal waters.

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Australia launches electronic device to detect sharks

Floating electrical devices are set to replace shark nets in an effort to protect Australian beachgoers, local media reported Sunday.

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Shark finning ban in New Zealand proposed this year

A complete ban on shark finning - - catching sharks solely for their fins -- in New Zealand waters could be brought forward by two years, the New Zealand government announced Thursday.

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HK shark fin trade imports drop over 30 pct

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Hong Kong on Tuesday announced that the volume of shark fin products imported into Hong Kong in 2013 dropped significantly from 8,285.1 tons to 5,412.2 tons in 2012, or 34.7 percent.