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  2. Shark anatomy - Wikipedia

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    The liver is a large and oily organ that comprises 25% of the total body weight of the shark. [11] The two purposes of this organ in the shark are to store energy and oil. The liver is a hydrostatic organ. This organ helps with buoyancy since the liver stores oils, decreasing the density of the shark's body. [11]

  3. Outline of sharks - Wikipedia

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    A shark, also called a "selachimorph", can be described as all of the following: Animal – multicellular, eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. An animal's body plan eventually becomes fixed as it develops, although some types of animal undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life.

  4. Body cavity - Wikipedia

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    A body cavity is any space or compartment, or potential space, in an animal body. Cavities accommodate organs and other structures; cavities as potential spaces contain fluid. The two largest human body cavities are the ventral body cavity, and the dorsal body cavity. In the dorsal body cavity the brain and spinal cord are located.

  5. Body of American Tourist Reportedly Found in Shark’s ... - AOL

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    “It was cut open to find the problem and inside there were the remains of a woman.” A black wetsuit containing the victim’s supposed remains were also found in the shark’s stomach, the ...

  6. Spiracle (vertebrates) - Wikipedia

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    Spiracle of a shark (bighead spurdog, Squalus bucephalus) The spiracle is a small hole behind each eye that opens to the mouth in some fish. In the jawless fish, the first gill opening immediately behind the mouth is essentially similar to the other gill openings.

  7. Smalltooth sand tiger - Wikipedia

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    A known parasite is the tapeworm Lithobothrium gracile, which infests the shark's spiral valve intestine. The carcass of a 3.7-m-long (12.1 ft) female found off Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands contained a number of snubnosed eels (Simenchelys parasitica) inside her heart, body cavity, and back muscles. Whether the eels contributed to the ...

  8. Shark that attacked Russia man on video to be mummified in ...

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    Vladimir Popov, 23, was eaten alive by a shark off a beach at an Egyptian resort in Hurghada in June. ... Some of Mr Popov’s body parts were recovered inside the shark’s stomach, while the ...

  9. Surfer's body missing after suspected fatal shark attack in ...

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    I've argued with the water police today that I know where the body of the surfer is — it's inside the shark," he said. The area is well known for its sharks, and a number of commercial shark ...