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NASA Tool Helps Track Whale Sharks, Polar Bears
Photos of giant whale sharks snapped by vacationing scuba divers and snorkelers are helping scientists track the elusive marine creatures across the oceans. And the same technique may soon also help researchers track polar bears in Canada, giant Eurasian trout in Mongolia, and ocean sunfish in the Galápagos Islands.
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Week in Photos: Record Truffle, Robot Dental Exam, More
Diver Brad Norman snaps pictures of a massive whale shark off the coast of Western Australia in this undated handout released on Thursday.
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World's Largest Shark Species at Risk, Expert Says
This is the fifth story in a continuing series on the Megafishes Project. Join National Geographic News on the trail with project leader Zeb Hogan as he tracks down the world's largest fishes.
In Their Words
I consider the whale shark an icon species, a flagship for the marine environment in general.
Brad Norman
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Explorer Moment: The Little Foxes
Anders Angerbjörn learns little foxes have big attitudes.
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Solar Camel
Paul Salopek has a belching, furry, ambulatory wall plug for his satellite phone.
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Videos
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New Video Filmed by Whale Sharks
Researchers in Australia deploy the National Geographic Crittercam on whale sharks to see if tourists swimming with the sharks are affecting their behavior.
Photos
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ECOCEAN
The ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library is a visual database of whale shark encounters and of individually catalogued whale sharks.
Audio
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00:07:59 Brad Norman
Some go swimming with dolphins or stingrays, Brad Norman, National Geographic Emerging Explorer and marine conservationist, talks about swimming with the largest fish in the world: the whale shark. Norman speaks with Boyd about his research concerning whale shark habitats, tracking and conservation.
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