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Giant Sharks Swim Onto Species Watch List

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<strong>Open Wide:</strong> Basking sharks have very small teeth and are actually filter feeders.  To eat, they use comb-like structures in their mouths called &quot;gill rakers&quot; to catch food like krill. (Wikimedia Commmons)
Open Wide: Basking sharks have very small teeth and are actually filter feeders.  To eat, they use comb-like structures in their mouths called "gill rakers" to catch food like krill. (Wikimedia Commmons)

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