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whaler shark

noun

  1. a large voracious shark, Galeolamna macrurus , of E. Australian waters
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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It looks like some similar “whaler shark†species—a genus that also includes the well-known bull shark and blacktip shark—but its teeth, snout, fins and vertebrae are distinctive enough that scientists have declared it to be its own species.

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The islands attract various whaler shark species as well as bull and tiger sharks.

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A helicopter rescue service photographed what is said was most likely a bronze whaler shark nearby shortly afterwards.

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The dusky whaler shark, found at Sydney's Palm Beach, was not considered dangerous because it was a juvenile.

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A hungry bronze whaler shark charges into a school of sardines in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa.

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