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Published online 18 June 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.899
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Diving lessons from the world's biggest fish
Ecologists on an Australian reef spy on the secret life of whale sharks.
The world’s biggest fish — the whale shark — doesn’t have a reputation for speed. But researchers have discovered that although the fish seem sluggish on the surface, deep down they are deceptively fast.
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