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A rarity: Whale shark researchers tag female of the species

By Erfa Canisthya

June 12, 2018
In March, a team of scientists from Conservation International Indonesia tagged a female whale shark — the first ever tagged in West Papua.
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Whale shark watch: 4 things we’ve learned from tracking the world’s largest fish

By Mark Erdmann, Ph.D.

June 26, 2016
As Shark Week kicks off, check out the latest science on these ocean giants.
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