Basking Shark
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Among the masters of the sea, lies a sluggish monster. Cetorhinus
maximus is just that, although more generally known as the . This
interesting animal has some unusual characteristics which include its physical,
behavioral, reproductive, and feeding attributes. Other details about the Basking
shark, consist of its habitat, distrib ....
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shark is occasionally referred to as the Bone shark, is because when they die,
they sink (their density is greater then the water's density) and are ravaged
among the sea floor, by rocks, etc. (Steel, 1985, 132). However, when they do
finally wash up on shore they are usually quite mutilated; their skeletons are all
that remain. Hence the name, Bone shark. Although the Basking shark most
appropriately resembles the ....
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Number of words: 1926
Number of pages: 8 (approx. 250 words per double-spaced page)
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