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  2. 'Jaws' at 50: Peter Benchley's toothy terror tapped a ... - AOL

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    It's been 50 years since the late author Peter Benchley introduced us to "Jaws," a fictional man-eating great white shark that terrorized the summer resort village of Amity, Long Island, and our ...

  3. The Great White Man-Eating Shark: A Cautionary Tale

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    Norvin, a boy who closely resembles a shark, grows tired of bumping into people while swimming at a local beach called Caramel Cove. In an effort to scare them off, he crafts a dorsal fin out of plastic and pretends to be a shark. When the beachgoers return to the water, Norvin tries the same trick again, but this time he attracts the attention ...

  4. Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 - Wikipedia

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    In 1974, writer Peter Benchley published Jaws, a novel about a rogue great white shark that terrorizes the fictional Long Island coastal community of Amity. Chief of police Martin Brody, biologist Matt Hooper, and fisherman Quint hunt the shark after it kills four people. The novel was adapted as the film Jaws by Steven Spielberg in 1975.

  5. Great white shark - Wikipedia

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    Great white sharks can swim at speeds of 25 km/h (16 mph) [9] for short bursts and to depths of 1,200 m (3,900 ft). [10] The great white shark is arguably the world's largest-known extant macropredatory fish, and is one of the primary predators of marine mammals, such as pinnipeds and dolphins.

  6. Shark Week: 10 films featuring man-eating sharks to check out

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    The 1975 horror film "Jaws" is based on the 1974 novel about a police chief, marine biologist and shark hunter hunting down a great white shark attacking beachgoers at a summer resort town.

  7. Scot, a 1,600-pound great white shark, is lurking in the ...

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    A 1,600-pound tagged great white shark nicknamed Scot has reached New Jersey. ... OCEARCH researchers nicknamed him Scot after the people of Nova Scotia. ... Eating Well. 20 high-fiber snacks to ...

  8. Jaws (film) - Wikipedia

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    Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley.It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town.

  9. Something in the ocean is eating great white sharks - AOL

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    Ever since the movie "Jaws" popularized great white sharks as predatory man-killers, people have had misconceptions about these animals. That is why researchers have been doing everything they can ...