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New Great White Shark Added to Open Sea Exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium

This August, the staff of Monterey Bay Aquarium collected a juvenile great white shark near Malibu, California. As the sixth great white collected by the aquarium, the 4’ 7”, 43-pound male was put on display in the aquarium's million-gallon Open Sea exhibit on August 31st. Check out this video of the young white shark's journey to its new home at the aquarium.

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