Marine biologist swims with 20 foot long great white shark
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I'm a shark expert who comes face-to-face with 20ft great whites - there's a common myth about them I know isn't true
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Great white shark - Wikipedia
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Shark Week: The Podcast – The Huge “Blob” Threatening Great White Sharks, Discovery's Shark Week: The Podcast
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Fear on Cape Cod as Sharks Hunt Again - The New York Times
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Where Do Great White Sharks Live? - American Oceans
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Shark population on the rise along Northeast coastline
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Divers Swim with 20-foot-long Great White Shark
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Great White Shark Filmed Breaching at Night—A First