Thursday, August 15, 2013 at 8:38AM A new species of shark has been discovered off the coast in South Carolina. Currently, over 360 species of shark exist and we continue find more. The newly named "Carolina hammerhead" is close to 11 feet long and weighs around 400 pounds.
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Monday, August 5, 2013 at 8:56AM It is that great time of year when the Discovery Channel shows 24 hours of nothing but Sharks! Check out some cool facts about sharks below, curtosey of Discovery Channel.
"Tiger, great white, and bull sharks perpetrate most attacks on humans. They hunt human-sized prey and are capable of inflicting fatal bites"
"A great white shark rolls its eyes into the back of its head when it attacks to protect its eyes from debris and the thrashing of its prey"
"Blue sharks are among the most threatened shark species in the world. Overfishing and trade in fins have caused the population to decline"
"Galeophobia is the excessive fear of sharks. It comes from the Greek word "galeos", which was a particular type of shark #sharkweek"
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