Grade 5 · Science
Sharks: Fact and Fiction
Few animals have as scary a reputation as sharks. In movies and stories, they often appear as giant, hungry hunters circling around helpless swimmers. Scientists who study sharks, however, say that many common ideas about these fish are simply wrong.
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