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Shark Week: Interesting Facts About Sharks!

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sharks-photos Photo: Wikipedia, CC 〜〜〜〜〜〜〜^〜〜〜〜〜〜〜 With Discovery's Shark Week almost over, now is a good time to look back on some of what we've learned this week, and to learn a few facts about these magnificent ocean predators. (Yes, those little waves when a triangle above are supposed to be water and a shark fin. ASCII art at its finest!)...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Shark Week: Four Unique Technologies Saving Sharks from Extinction

10:00 am in animals, electronics, fishing, gadgets, Science & Technology, shark week, technology, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

shark with mouth agape photo Photo by Willi Volk, via Flickr CC (and via TreeHugger's Flickr Pool) Thanks to humans, as many as one-third of shark species are at risk of extinction and many more species are reaching dangerously low populations. With humans killing upwards of 73 million sharks every year, these important animals need all the help they can get in keeping humans away. Here are four smart technologies that put distance between humans and sharks, helping to keep more sharks alive and healthy. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Shark Week: An Explanation of Shark Finning

10:30 am in animals, conservation, fishing, oceans, shark week, Take Action, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

shark photo Photo by Karendalzeil via Flickr CC Shark finning is a brutal practice. A shark is caught, its fins are cut off, and the still-living shark is tossed back overboard to drown or bleed to death. The wasteful, inhumane practice is done to satisfy a demand for shark fins used primarily for soup but also for traditional Chinese medicine. The fins can catch a handsome price on the market; the meat on the other hand is far less valuable, so fishermen toss it overboard to save space for more fins. Between being caugh...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Shark Week and Biomimicry: Four Futuristic Technologies Inspired By Sharks

10:00 am in animals, biomimicry, gadgets, Science & Technology, shark week, technology, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

shark streamlined photo Photo by Jaymi Heimbuch Sharks are amazing. When you bother to stop and really look at them, they're just flat out amazing creatures. Scientists, thankfully, are studying them ever more closely and are finding many ways in which these prehistoric fish can inspire futuristic technologies, from their skin to the way they feed. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Electronic Shark Shield to Help Keep Swimmer Safe During Record-Setting Attempt

10:22 am in animals, conservation, electronics, gadgets, oceans, Science & Technology, shark week, technology, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

shark photo Photo by Rumbleteaser via Flickr CC Controversy over how ocean swimmer deal with sharks was raised after reports that Penny Palfrey's team killed three oceanic whitetip sharks during her record-setting swim. Swimmer Diana Nyad wants to be sure to avoid any possible issues with sharks, and so will be wearing a new "shark shield" designed to keep the predatory fish at bay. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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