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Jul 2022
13m 38s

Extinct Super Sharks, Mysterious Die Off...

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Today, you’ll learn about a new project trying to keep humans and sharks separate and safe, how all sharks almost mysteriously went extinct 19 million years ago, and how great white sharks may have contributed to the extinction of a shark twice its size!

Boundaries between sharks and humans.

Near extinction.

Great white > megalodon

For more about sharks, head to SharkWeek.com and don't miss #SharkWeek starting 7/24 on Discovery and streaming on discovery+.

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