Douglas Long
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LOCATION: Oakland, CA, United States
Chief curator, Department of Natural Sciences, Oakland Museum of California.
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White shark, (Carcharodon carcharias), any member of the largest living species of the mackerel sharks (Lamnidae) and one of the most powerful and dangerous predatory sharks in the world. Starring as the villain of movies such as Jaws (1975), the white shark is much maligned and publicly feared.…
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