How to Use basking shark in a Sentence

basking shark

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• At the bridge, watch for basking sharks, porpoises, and dolphins.
  — Jamie Moore, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2018
• Although fearsome looking, the basking sharks, which can grow up to 32 feet long, are not a threat to humans.
  — Fox News, 17 Apr. 2018
• The largest fish, both living (the whale shark and basking shark) and extinct (Leedsichthys), are all filter-feeders.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
• This week SharkFest is taking a look at the wilder side of sharks, including the exclusive peek above at the basking shark.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 14 Aug. 2020
• The largest common shark species in Massachusetts is the basking shark, said Skomal.
  — Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• Help monitor basking shark and ocean sunfish in New England waters by sending in your photos from the seas!
  — Darlene Cavalier, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2017
• The shark can reach weights of 2,600 pounds and is considered the smallest of the three species of filter-feeding sharks, behind the whale shark and the basking shark, according to conservation group Oceana.
  — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020
• The series of fortunate events started in August 2014, when the shark was tagged with a satellite transmitter just off of Malin Head, a hotspot for basking sharks in the northeast Atlantic.
  — Kirsi Goldynia, CNN, 18 Nov. 2019
• That includes some species of whales, dolphins, manatees, tuna, basking sharks and turtles.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
• The eagle shark might have had tiny, pointed teeth like the basking shark and the megamouth—two modern filter-feeding sharks—or taken a different strategy.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2021
• Oregon's Department of Fish & Wildlife lists the salmon shark, spiny dogfish, soupfin shark, common thresher shark, basking shark, blue shark as native to its coastal waters, among others.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2021
• Though the surveys were originally intended to find right whales, the researchers used the data to learn more about the enigmatic interactions of basking sharks.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 Apr. 2018
• Massive swarms of over 1,000 basking sharks spotted off the northeastern U.S. are puzzling scientists.
  — Fox News, 17 Apr. 2018
• Despite their size and menacing appearance, basking sharks are not aggressive and are harmless to humans.
  — Christopher Carbone, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2018
• Typically solitary creatures, the throngs of basking sharks have surprised experts.
  — Fox News, 17 Apr. 2018
• Global populations of basking shark dropped during the 20th century and the species has struggled to recover because of slow reproduction rates.
  — Christopher Carbone, Fox News, 19 Aug. 2018
• Shark experts have several theories about why basking sharks would congregate.
  — Nick Caloyianis, National Geographic, 12 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024