Swim with sharks

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FOR THE DEDICATED WILDLIFE enthusiast, catching up with the ‘biggest fish in the sea’ should represent nothing less than a life highlight. But despite the whale shark’s vast size, it remains a mysteri

1 BASKING SHARK Basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) are the world’s second largest shark. They grow bigger than great whites and can reach a staggering 12 metres long, yet these gentle giants feed on

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