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The Gentle Giant Research Paper

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Gentle Giants Have you ever thought of a shark being gentle? The whale shark is known as a “gentle giant” because they do not attack humans, it would be very uncommon. Scientists still have not discovered many others, as they may say. The whale shark has many very cool characteristics that help them live their life. Whale sharks feed from what is called a “Filter Feeder”. A filter feeder, according to page 2, strain the zooplankton. The article states, “As it cruises through the ocean, water flows continuously into its mouth. Filter pads in its throat strain out the zooplankton, and the filtered water is expelled through the shark’s gills…” (2).This shows how a filter feeder works and what it is used for. Scientists still have not yet

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