They"ve long been treated as threats, portrayed as villains, and brutally hunted for their edible fins, so we think it"s only fair that sharks get their own day. Shark Awareness Day is meant to highlight the importance of the most fearsome fish in nature, from little dwarf lantern sharks to great whites to these blacktip reef sharks cruising the Tahitian coast.
A different view of sharks
Today in History
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Polar Bear Week
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World Wildlife Day
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The story of the poinsettia
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Celebrating National Dentist Day
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Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Darwin s Arch
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Borovets ski resort in Bulgaria
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Black History Month
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Harvest season begins
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Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
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Old Rock Day
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Lake Misurina, Dolomites, Italy
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Village of Labro, Italy
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Falling for Rioja
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Hispanic Heritage Month
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World Poetry Day
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Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
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Paralympic Games begin in Paris
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Almond trees in full bloom, California
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They’re grrrape!
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Buddha in the roots of a tree, Ayutthaya, Thailand
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World Oceans Day
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Menton, France
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Reflecting on fall
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Where the wildflowers grow
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Over the boardwalk
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