100+ New Sharks, Rays Discovered in Australia


	100+ New Sharks, Rays Discovered in Australia
JohnWaterman
9-24-2008 5:05 PM
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9-24-2008 9:45 PM
shaor
wonder why australia has so many!
9-25-2008 5:11 PM
redbone
Umm, maybe because its an island surrounded by ocean?! Cool sharks though, those river ones make me nervous!
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<B>September 19, 2008</B>--The newly named maugean skate may go extinct before scientists have a chance to fully document it.
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