Shark tale.Most scientists have long believed that great white sharks rarely swim far from the coastal waters where they live. Marine biologist marine biologist specialist in the biology of marine life. Ramon Bonfil of the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. suspected otherwise. So while monitoring a group of great whites, Bonfil placed a tracking device on a female shark off the coast of South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . The stunning find: The shark traveled 20,000 kilometers (12,400 miles) across the Indian Ocean Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the equator. It constitutes about 20% of the world's total ocean area. to Australia and back. Next, Bonfil hopes to learn why a shark would swim so far. |
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