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Sharks bodies and senses
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/bodies-senses/Over millions of years, sharks have developed streamlined bodies and extraordinary senses to help navigate and detect prey while also providing protection against attack.
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Respect and fear
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/respect-fear/Sharks have often been portrayed as killing machines and monsters to be feared. However, for First Nations peoples of the sea in Australia and the Pacific sharks have always been respected and deemed as ancestors and gods.
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Hawaii
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/hawaii/Hawaii is an archipelago of 137 volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean and the first peoples of the Hawaiian islands are the Kānaka Maoli.
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Why oceans need sharks
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/why-oceans-need-sharks/Apex predators such as big sharks play a crucial role in keeping the ocean’s delicate ecosystem in balance. Intense overfishing has not only had devastating effects on shark numbers but also placed huge stress on the entire marine food chain.
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Sharks: many places, many stories
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/places-stories/For 450 million years they’ve dominated our oceans but today sharks are now under threat. Hear from First Nations peoples, scientists and conservationist as they share their stories about these ancient survivors.
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What's on at the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/Discover our exciting exhibitions and program of events including Prehistoric Playground for kids.
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Education and group bookings
https://australian.museum/visit/book-a-group/Discover the wide range of learning opportunities for education and tourism groups. Bookings are essential for school groups.
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Australian Museum collections
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/The Australian Museum has spent more than 190 years building a vast collection of over 21.9 million objects and specimens alongside an enviable reputation for world-leading science.
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Cultural collections
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/Learn about the Australian Museum's cultural collections and our engagement with communities to activate stories of living culture.
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Water and catchment
https://australian.museum/get-involved/citizen-science/streamwatch/water-catchment/Learn about the value of water and how we manage our waterways and catchments.
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RELICS
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Minerals
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