A 24-year-old surfer is killed by a massive Great White, prompting a debate over culling the region’s shark population.
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WATCH: Shark Bites Another Shark
In a spectacular display of nature’s merciless lack of irony, a group of Australian fishermen have filmed a great white shark enjoying a tasty meal — another shark. Apparently, it’s just not humans that have to worry about …
Damien Hirst Exhibit Gift Shop Sells $58,000 Plastic Skulls
What would you pay for a plastic skull covered in house paint? If the name Damien Hirst is on it, a minimum of £36,800, or about $58,000, appears to be the asking price. That’s how much the limited-edition skulls will be …
Frankfurt Stock Exchange Celebrates Carnival in Costume
In honor of Carnival celebrations in Germany, even those on the clock at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange join in on the festive spirit—and dress accordingly.
Mercilessly Fin-ished: Divers Find Shark Massacre Off Colombia Coast
More than 2,000 of the oceanic beasts were stripped of their fins and left for dead at the bottom of the Pacific.
Sad News About Happy Feet? Rescued Penguin May Have Been Eaten
Here’s your sad animal story of the day: Happy Feet, the emperor penguin who famously washed ashore in New Zealand, has gone missing and his trackers are fearing the worst.
Amazing Video: ‘Spinner’ Shark Flies Over Surfer
An Orlando Sentinel videographer was out on the water filming a surfer. Focused on his subject in the foreground, he didn’t even know he had caught a shark leaping over a surfer—while twirling furiously—in the background.
Reading While Eating For June 16: The Power of Nature
NewsFeed is still over the moon about yesterday’s epic lunar eclipse, so today’s links highlight the awe and power of Mother Nature, including an ode to Whole Foods and some sick recycled art.
Spontaneous Shark Week: 18-Foot Great White Breaks Record
Last Friday, the crew of National Geographic Channel’s hit series Shark Men announced they had broken the previous record for the biggest great white shark ever caught and released alive. They displayed their capture Sunday night …
Vintage Jaws: Kentucky Miner Finds 300 Million-Year-Old Shark Bones
Jay Wright, a 25-year-old Kentucky miner, found a jawbone belonging to a 300-million-year-old fossil shark.
Real-Life Jaws: Egypt Calls in the Shark Experts
Because right now in Egypt, it’s definitely not safe to go in the water.
Shark Attack 2010: Feds Warn Southern California About Great Whites
Is it just me or has there been an awful lot of shark news lately? Hint: it’s not just me.