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The World's Largest Shark Wasn't Actually A Carnivore, Scientists Find

The largest shark in our oceans already has a reputation for being gentle giants, and it seems there are more than we ever realized. whale shark ( Typhoid rhino ) is a filter feeder, considered carefully combing the water for small animals such as krill. Among the litany of small swimmers they take are leafy greens made up of algae and other photosynthetic organisms. It’s unavoidable, but researchers wonder if this vegetation is just a garnish for carnivores, or if it provides the side salad needed to keep them swimming. Researchers examining dirt and skin samples identified what these 10-meter (32-foot) long sea hoovers were actually taking advantage of from the giant pool of water they breathed through their system. “The droppings suggest that they ate krill,” said University of Tasmania marine biologist Patti Virtue. “But they don’t metabolize much.” In contrast, whale sharks, which are true sharks with cartilage instead of bones, seem to extract...

'Changing your name after marriage is an option - but I wish Jennifer Lopez wasn't'

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Some 19 years after canceling the much-anticipated 2003 ‘wedding of the century’, Ben Affleck and Jenifer Lopez made something formally official over the weekend, tying the knot at the Vegas Little White Wedding Chapel. However, while the nineties baby was celebrating Bennifer 2.0’s big day, feminists around the world – myself included – sighed sadly when news broke that JLo had officially changed her surname to Affleck. The singer signed it at JLo newsletter on Sunday evening (17 July), with: “With love, Mrs Jennifer Lynn Affleck.” Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed watching the two relive their fairytale romance – after all, we’ve needed some positive news these past few years – but does Jennifer really need to change the elements that define her identity to prove her love? Especially since he’s actually spent the last three decades building his JLo brand? I’m not so sure… and neither are the fans. “I can...

Gary Ablett Jr's wife Jordan reveals the moment she realized 'something wasn't right' with her son Levi

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Gary Ablett Jr.’s wife Jordan shared the moment she realized something was wrong with the couple’s son. In a lengthy Instagram post, Jordan said the alarm went off when three-year-old son Levi, who is battling a degenerative disease, couldn’t sit down during a family photo shoot. “Levi is a few months past her first birthday and while on set it became clear that something was not right,” she wrote. Gary Ablett Jr.’s wife Jordan shared the moment she realized something was wrong with the couple’s son. In a lengthy Instagram post, Jordan said the alarm went off when three-year-old son Levi, who is battling a degenerative disease, couldn’t sit down during a family photo shoot. Photo with child ‘I remember the photographer asked me if Levi could stand/sit and I said no and as we continued taking photos I thought, ‘this is not right’. ‘When I try to get him into a standing position he won’t put any weight t...