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Where do basking sharks go in the wintertime?

The mysterious basking shark, which can measure 35 feet or longer, is known to live in temperate waters around the world. Yet, no one has ever examined a newborn basking shark. No one has seen a pregnant female. No one knows where the animals give birth. And until recently, no one knew where they spent much of their time, particularly in the winter.

Researchers tagged some of these puppies and it turns out they swim all the way from New England to the Bahamas and across the equator to South America. Scientists used to think they spent all of their time in cooler waters but it sounds like they like things a little warmer.

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