How to Use basking shark in a Sentence
basking shark
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At the bridge, watch for basking sharks, porpoises, and dolphins.
—Jamie Moore, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2018
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Although fearsome looking, the basking sharks, which can grow up to 32 feet long, are not a threat to humans.
—Fox News, 17 Apr. 2018
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The largest fish, both living (the whale shark and basking shark) and extinct (Leedsichthys), are all filter-feeders.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
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This week SharkFest is taking a look at the wilder side of sharks, including the exclusive peek above at the basking shark.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 14 Aug. 2020
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The largest common shark species in Massachusetts is the basking shark, said Skomal.
—Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2019
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Help monitor basking shark and ocean sunfish in New England waters by sending in your photos from the seas!
—Darlene Cavalier, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2017
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The shark can reach weights of 2,600 pounds and is considered the smallest of the three species of filter-feeding sharks, behind the whale shark and the basking shark, according to conservation group Oceana.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020
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The series of fortunate events started in August 2014, when the shark was tagged with a satellite transmitter just off of Malin Head, a hotspot for basking sharks in the northeast Atlantic.
—Kirsi Goldynia, CNN, 18 Nov. 2019
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The eagle shark might have had tiny, pointed teeth like the basking shark and the megamouth—two modern filter-feeding sharks—or taken a different strategy.
—Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2021
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Oregon's Department of Fish & Wildlife lists the salmon shark, spiny dogfish, soupfin shark, common thresher shark, basking shark, blue shark as native to its coastal waters, among others.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2021
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Though the surveys were originally intended to find right whales, the researchers used the data to learn more about the enigmatic interactions of basking sharks.
—Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2018
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Massive swarms of over 1,000 basking sharks spotted off the northeastern U.S. are puzzling scientists.
—Fox News, 17 Apr. 2018
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Despite their size and menacing appearance, basking sharks are not aggressive and are harmless to humans.
—Christopher Carbone, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2018
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Typically solitary creatures, the throngs of basking sharks have surprised experts.
—Fox News, 17 Apr. 2018
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Global populations of basking shark dropped during the 20th century and the species has struggled to recover because of slow reproduction rates.
—Christopher Carbone, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2018
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Shark experts have several theories about why basking sharks would congregate.
—Nick Caloyianis, National Geographic, 12 Apr. 2018
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