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First C-Section Performed on a Shark!

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August 6, 2013) – For the first time in SeaWorld’s history, a Cesarean section has been performed on a shark. A team of shark experts and veterinarians performed the groundbreaking procedure on a whitetip reef shark at Discovery Cove, SeaWorld’s sister park, in Orlando on July 18, 2013. Orlando, Fla.

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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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In July 2013, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources held a meeting in Bremerhaven in Germany, to decide whether to turn the Ross Sea into a marine protected area. Consequently, the Ross Sea has become a focus of numerous environmental groups who have campaigned for a world marine reserve. Now you know.

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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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The Yangtze River Dolphin (the mammals described here are no less fascinating than the birds), iconic in Chinese culture, had its habitat was destroyed by a combination of human-introduced factors, including the blocking of the dolphins’ echolocation systems by large ships negotiating the river. by Errol Fuller. 95 halftones.

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Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching: A Review by an Aspiring Seawatcher

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It is acceptable to point out other sea creatures–dolphins or whales or dragonflies–but the main goal is the observation and identification of the birds. Publication date: September 17, 2013. It is a challenging activity. The diagrams on bird Topography (anatomy) in the Introduction and the Glossary in the Appendix help.

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