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COLOSSAL SEA CREATURES

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THRESHER SHARK

Alopias vulpinus

The Indiana Jones of sharks, threshers have a 3m long whip-like tail that they use to stun their prey. The tail is half the length of the entire 6m shark. Threshers can leap clear of the water in

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