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  2. Cetacean surfacing behaviour - Wikipedia

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    Humpback whale breach sequence. A breach or a lunge is a leap out of the water, also known as cresting. The distinction between the two is fairly arbitrary: cetacean researcher Hal Whitehead defines a breach as any leap in which at least 40% of the animal's body clears the water, and a lunge as a leap with less than 40% clearance. [2]

  3. Lamnidae - Wikipedia

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    The Lamnidae are the family of mackerel sharks known as white sharks. [2] They are large, fast-swimming predatory fish found in oceans worldwide, though they prefer environments with colder water. The name of the family is formed from the Greek word lamna , which means "fish of prey", and was derived from the Greek legendary creature , the Lamia .

  4. Carcharodon - Wikipedia

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    Carcharodon (meaning "jagged/sharp tooth") [2] is a genus of sharks within the family Lamnidae, colloquially called the "white sharks." The only extant member is the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Extinct species include C. hubbelli and C. hastalis. [3]

  5. What are Hilton Head lifeguards trained to do if there’s a ...

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    Beachgoers on Hilton Head Island’s beaches looked like they were swimming a little closer to shore than normal this week, wary of the waters following two recent Florida shark attacks. Hilton ...

  6. Hilton Head Charter Captain Chip Michalove credits scientists for molding his genuine fascination into a researcher’s dream. Hilton Head’s shark whisperer: A decade tagging great whites reveal ...

  7. Massive shark tagged off Hilton Head will be easier for ... - AOL

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    Like its name suggests, the camera tag visually records the shark’s movement for a day. About 20 of the tags have been deployed by the conservancy on white sharks swimming in the Cape Cod area.

  8. Great white shark - Wikipedia

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    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. The great white shark is also known to prey upon a variety of other animals, including fish, other sharks, and seabirds. It has only one recorded natural predator, the orca.

  9. This Swimmer Stays Calm When a Great White Shark Darts ... - AOL

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    There is a reason why movie makers used a great white shark as the shark in the movie Jaws. These massive creatures are the largest predatory fish in the world and routinely hunt large mammals ...