Basking shark feeding of the Cornish Coastline Cornwall UK

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The basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus, is the second largest fish, after the whale shark. It is a cosmopolitan species - it is found in all the world's temperate oceans. It is a slow moving and generally harmless filter feeder.

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Location: corwall. uk
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