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The scalloped hammerhead shark, aka bronze, kinky-headed, or southern hammerhead, dwells in warm, temperate, and tropical coastal waters around the globe. While large in stature, they are smaller than the smooth hammerhead or the great hammerhead. These sharks are extensively caught globally via purse seine, small-scale pelagic longline, and gillnet […]

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The La Plata dolphin, aka cachimbo, franciscana, or toninha, is a small species of river dolphin found among coastal Atlantic waters of southeastern South America. They are threatened from multiple fronts. These diminutive cetaceans face the threats of oil and gas drilling; shipping lanes, and with them the chance for […]

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The Chilean dolphin, aka tonina, hails only from the coastline of Chile. They are found nowhere else, sans an extant (unverified) population in Argentina. These dolphins face the threats of marine & freshwater aquaculture, overfishing, and bycatch (getting caught in fishing lines and nets). They are listed as Near Threatened […]

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The giant freshwater stingray is the largest freshwater fish as well as the largest stingray in the world. They are found in larger estuaries and rivers of Southeast Asia and Borneo. Sadly, these amazing stingrays face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial […]

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The spotted seahorse, aka common seahorse, yellow seahorse, or estuary seahorse, mostly inhabits the waters off the coasts of the China down to Australia. However, they can also be found in the Persian Gulf over to Southeast Asia, Japan, several Pacific islands like Hawaii, and they are also found along […]

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The Nile crocodile is among the most widely respected and feared animals in Africa. They can be single minded, fast, powerful, & worth respecting. After the saltwater crocodile, the Nile is the second largest and the largest reptile, by far, in all of Africa. Nile crocs are typically always in […]

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The bonnethead shark, aka the shovelhead shark, is the smallest known member of the hammerhead shark family. The bonnethead can be found in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, from North America down to Ecuador and Brazil. They prefer shallow bays and estuaries with muddy or sandy bottoms and can […]

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