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	<title>Diving Thoughts &#187; Sharks</title>
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		<title>Sharks may be Colour Blind</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A paper in Naturwissenschaften by researchers from the Universities of Western Australia and Queensland claims that sharks may be colour blind. Whereas people have 3 cone types capable of receiving red, green or blue light, it seems that sharks may &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/sharks-may-be-colour-blind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Threshers have Large Tails</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 01:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers have captured video footage of thresher sharks using their tails to swat smaller fish. This seems to be part of their hunting strategy. It might also explain why thresher sharks are often caught by their tails on long-lines. Thresher &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/why-threshers-have-large-tails/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>5m Hammerhead Caught off New South Wales</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:26:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A sad picture of what must have been a hugely impressive hammerhead shark. It was apparently caught off New South Wales after attempting to eat a smaller shark that had been hooked earlier. Unfortunately the accompanying article from news.com.au doesn&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/5m-hammerhead-caught-off-ns/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great White Found Diving to 1200 metres</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Zealand&#8217;s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric  Research (NIWA), has been tagging great white sharks around Stewart and Chatham islands for the last 5 years. So far they have tagged 25 with tags that stay on for 6 &#8211; &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/great-white-found-diving-to-1200-metres/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great White Photos from the Guardian</title>
		<link>http://www.divethoughts.com/great-white-photos-from-the-guardian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a photo from the Guardian&#8217;s website. It is the first of a sequence of 5 of a great white shark investigating three divers in a cage in Mexico. Unfortunately they seem more interested in emphasising that one of &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/great-white-photos-from-the-guardian/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Giant Shark Fossil Found in Kansas</title>
		<link>http://www.divethoughts.com/giant-shark-fossil-found-in-kansas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have found the fossilized remains of a 10 metre long shark in Kansas. They found a jawbone and huge tooth plates, which they believe it used to crush large shellfish like giant clams. The shark is called Ptychodus mortoni, &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/giant-shark-fossil-found-in-kansas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Juvenile Whale Shark Killed in Philippines</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An 18 foot whale shark was found last week in Bahay Kambing, a cove in the municipality of Tingloy, by some divers, including several from Hong Kong. Its dorsal and pectoral fins had all been cut off and there were &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/juvenile-whale-shark-killed-in-philippines/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Whitiangi divers hassled by bronze whaler</title>
		<link>http://www.divethoughts.com/whitiangi-divers-hassled-by-bronze-whaler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two cousins, diving at the Twins near Whitiangi in the North Island of New Zealand, were hassled by a 2 metre bronze whaler on Monday (15 Feb) afternoon. They were about 10 metres from their boat when the shark approached &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/whitiangi-divers-hassled-by-bronze-whaler/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Caesarian by shark bite</title>
		<link>http://www.divethoughts.com/caesarian-by-shark-bite/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an Auckland aquarium visitors spotted four baby sharks spilling out of a wound in the side of  a pregnant female. The wound was caused by a bite from another shark. Staff removed the female and the four baby sharks, &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/caesarian-by-shark-bite/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One third of oceanic shark species in danger of extinction</title>
		<link>http://www.divethoughts.com/one-third-of-oceanic-shark-species-in-danger-of-extinction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed 64 species on their first ever red list for oceanic sharks. These include hammerheads, giant devil rays and porbeagles. Overfishing is getting the blame, and it is particularly problematic for &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/one-third-of-oceanic-shark-species-in-danger-of-extinction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great white sharks&#8217; seal hunting strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.divethoughts.com/great-white-sharks-seal-hunting-strategy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC have an article on the strategies that great whites use when hunting seals. The sharks identify a location, an anchor point, and then search the surrounding area for prey. Researchers found that this anchor point did not necessarily &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/great-white-sharks-seal-hunting-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More BBC shark videos</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Hambleton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to the basking shark video, the BBC has a few others that are worth a look. Specifically: Shark tagging off the west coast of Scotland Rare prickly shark captured off California. This is only the second time one &#8230; <a href="http://www.divethoughts.com/more-bbc-shark-videos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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