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		<title>The Big Mouthed Basking Shark</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-big-mouthed-basking-shark/" title="The Big Mouthed Basking Shark" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="141" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/bs1a-300x141.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="basking shark" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/bs1a-300x141.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/bs1a-800x376.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/bs1a-1536x722.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/bs1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The basking shark is the second largest known fish in the ocean, after the whale shark. These gentle giants have lots of teeth but instead choose to eat plankton. They can be found in temperate waters around the world, slowly swimming about, peacefully scooping up plankton. These sharks get their [&#x2026;]</p>
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		<title>The Ginormous Whale Shark</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-ginormous-whale-shark/" title="The Ginormous Whale Shark" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="140" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ws1a-300x140.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="whale shark" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ws1a-300x140.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ws1a-800x373.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ws1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The massive whale shark can be found in a variety of waters. To see one is a spectacle to behold. They can be found in the waters off the coasts of the Seychelles, Honduras, the Philippines, the Maldives, Western Australia&#x2019;s Ningaloo Reef, Thailand, Isla Mujeres-Mexico, La Paz-Mexico, and Sri Lanka. [&#x2026;]</p>
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