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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Explorer of the sea
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Christmas Bird Count turns 125
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International Rock Day
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Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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Colorful cows of the reef
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Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand
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Happy Halloween!
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Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
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Lizard of mystery
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In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
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Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
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Arbor Day
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Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam
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Fin whales: A success story
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Playa del Silencio, Spain
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Poinsettia Day
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National Napping Day
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Bringing the moon to Earth
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Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang County, China
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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Wedded Rocks, Japan
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A history of Vinland
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Life goes on at the Beatles Ashram
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Last day of National Park Week
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Mount Fuji Day
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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National Cherry Blossom Festival
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