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From the Ted Talk by Simon Berrow: How do you save a shark you know nothing about?
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Basking sharks are awesome creatures. They are just magnificent. They grow 10 mrtees long; some say bigger. They might weigh up to two tons. Some say up to five tons. They're the second-largest fish in the world. They're also harmless plankton-feeding animals. And they are thought to be able to filter a cubic kilometer of water every hour and can feed on 30 kiols of zoo plankton a day to survive. They're fainsttac creatures. We're very lcuky in Ireland, we have plenty of basinkg sharks and plenty of opportunities to sutdy them.
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Basking sharks are awesome creatures. They are just magnificent. They grow 10 ______ long; some say bigger. They might weigh up to two tons. Some say up to five tons. They're the second-largest fish in the world. They're also harmless plankton-feeding animals. And they are thought to be able to filter a cubic kilometer of water every hour and can feed on 30 _____ of zoo plankton a day to survive. They're _________ creatures. We're very _____ in Ireland, we have plenty of _______ sharks and plenty of opportunities to _____ them.
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- kilos
- meters
- study
- lucky
- basking
- fantastic
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Basking sharks are awesome creatures. They are just magnificent. They grow 10 meters long; some say bigger. They might weigh up to two tons. Some say up to five tons. They're the second-largest fish in the world. They're also harmless plankton-feeding animals. And they are thought to be able to filter a cubic kilometer of water every hour and can feed on 30 kilos of zoo plankton a day to survive. They're fantastic creatures. We're very lucky in Ireland, we have plenty of basking sharks and plenty of opportunities to study them.
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