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		<title>Hongray Shark</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2010/02/08/hongray-shark/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<title>Shark Bite Severity Scale Created</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2010/01/29/shark-bite-severity-scale-created/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2010/01/29/shark-bite-severity-scale-created/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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University of Florida researchers have created a grading scale, similar to how burn severity is ranked by degrees. The new scale is detailed in this month’s The American Surgeon.
Lead researcher Dr. Ashley Lentz, a plastic and reconstructive surgery fellow at the UF College of Medicine, said compiling the total score using the SIT assessment indicates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mating Hammerheads Caught On Film</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2010/01/20/mating-hammerheads-caught-on-fim/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2010/01/20/mating-hammerheads-caught-on-fim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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A large school of hammerhead sharks has been spotted carrying out a rarely seen mating ritual about half a mile off Perth&#8217;s northern beaches.
The 17 sharks, some up to 12 ft long, were filmed from a Channel Nine helicopter Monday morning. 
Shark expert Hugh Edwards said the ritual had only been filmed twice before, once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Biggest Fish Ever Caught!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/12/10/the-biggest-fish-ever-caught/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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National Geographic&#8217;s Expedition Great White airs Thursday, Dec 31. Watch a team of world-class anglers land an SUV-sized great white shark!
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		<title>Nightline Does Sharks</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/12/08/nightline-does-sharks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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Watch the video here.






	
	
	
	
	


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		<title>Glow-In-The-Dark Sharks</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/11/10/glow-in-the-dark-sharks/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/11/10/glow-in-the-dark-sharks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<title>Shark Birth Caught on Film</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/09/29/shark-birth-caught-on-film/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<title>Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/05/09/come-out-come-out-wherever-you-are/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/05/09/come-out-come-out-wherever-you-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 14:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fish With A See-Thru Head!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/24/fish-with-a-see-thru-head/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/24/fish-with-a-see-thru-head/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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Talk about having eyes in the back of your head. The common name for the fish is &#8220;barreleyes.&#8221; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute investigators recently figured out why this species has a transparent head. Its eyes can actually rotate within its &#8220;skull,&#8221; so the transparency allows it to keep an eye on what&#8217;s going on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where The Shark Action Is</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/19/where-the-shark-action-is/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/19/where-the-shark-action-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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The International Shark Attack File has released (a little earlier than expected) the ISAF 2008 Worldwide Shark Attack Summary. According to ISAF Dirctor George Burgess, there were 117 alleged incidents of shark-human interaction occurring worldwide in 2008. Just 59 of these incidents represented confirmed cases of unprovoked shark attack on humans.
There were 71 unprovoked attacks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Shark Report Due Out Thursday</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/19/2008-shark-report-due-out-thursday/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/19/2008-shark-report-due-out-thursday/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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Soon we&#8217;ll know where all the action is. The University of Florida will be releasing its annual report on attacks and fatalities from around the world. Every spring, George Burgess, director of the International Shark Attack File, releases his report on human-shark interactions.
In 2007, there was only one fatal attack, but several attacks were reported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monster Fish on the Tube Tonight</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/14/monster-fish-on-the-tube-tonight/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/14/monster-fish-on-the-tube-tonight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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Ever wonder what kind of crazy fish are swimming around in the Congo River? National Geographic&#8217;s Explorer: Monster Fish of the Congo airs in the US tonight at 7 p.m. ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel. 
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		<title>Google Earth Goes Underwater</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/02/google-earth-goes-underwater/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/02/02/google-earth-goes-underwater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Word is Google is about to announce Google Ocean, the underwater version of Google Earth. Soon we&#8217;ll be able to take a virtual dip in the ocean without having to worry about those pesky sharks.
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Got the Baddest Bite?</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/10/whos-got-the-baddest-bite/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/10/whos-got-the-baddest-bite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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According to the Discovery Channel, a big body helps, but the primary predictor for how hard a shark can bite is the width of its head. Who knew?
The top five hardest-biting sharks, based on this study and prior research, are: 
1. Great White Shark
2. Great Hammerhead Shark
3. Bull Shark
4. Blacktip Shark
5. Horn Shark
The largest great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So What Was Actually Inside That Shark?</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/08/so-what-was-actually-inside-that-shark/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/08/so-what-was-actually-inside-that-shark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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The party&#8217;s over but the public dissection of a Great White Shark was apparently a big hit. 
The event, put on by the Auckland Museum and the Department of Conservation, was the first of its kind for the Museum and was organized to raise awareness of the threats facing the Great White species. It was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shark Autopsy&#8230; RIGHT NOW!!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/07/shark-autopsy-right-now/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/07/shark-autopsy-right-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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		<title>UPDATE: Shark Autopsy To Be Webcast Live</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/07/update-shark-autopsy-to-be-webcast-live/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/07/update-shark-autopsy-to-be-webcast-live/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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Auckland Museum&#8217;s public shark autopsy will be webcast live so now we can all watch as the 10 ft shark is cut open and researchers examine its stomach contents, take measurements of internal organs, look at the gills and remove the jaws. Sweet.
The webcast will be available at aucklandmuseum.com. It&#8217;s slated for 11 a.m. local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>See A Live Shark Autopsy!</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/05/see-a-live-shark-autopsy/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/05/see-a-live-shark-autopsy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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If you happen to be in New Zealand this week, the Auckland Museum will be performing a public autopsy on a 9 ft great white shark on Thursday, January 8, in hopes to raise shark awareness.
The autopsy, or necropsy as it&#8217;s officially known, will be carried out by Clinton Duffy of the Department of Conservation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharks Have &#8220;Weak&#8221; Bites??</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/01/sharks-have-weak-bites/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2009/01/01/sharks-have-weak-bites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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Some smart sharky people did some tests and found out that a shark&#8217;s bite is not as powerful as we thought. Their main weapon is actually their sharp teeth, not their jaws. Huh?
Well, according to Dr. Huber, who lead the study, sharks can do a lot of damage simply because their teeth are so sharp [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Shark Dissection Brings Out the Crowds</title>
		<link>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/12/13/public-shark-dissection-brings-out-the-crowds/</link>
		<comments>http://swimatyourownrisk.com/2008/12/13/public-shark-dissection-brings-out-the-crowds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>markus</dc:creator>
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The crowds came out in droves to see a public dissection of a giant mako shark in a New Zealand parking lot. Apparently, one guy even paid for a front row seat. Watch it.






	
	
	
	
	


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