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A basking shark feeding in water cloudy with plankton. As the shark swims — at about 2 knots with mouth wide open — the water passes through the gills which retain the plankton. Oxygen is absorbed from the water at the same time.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 265, 1 August 1992, Page 39
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45MICHAEL GLOVER/BRUCE COLEMAN LTD A basking shark feeding in water cloudy with plankton. As the shark swims — at about 2 knots with mouth wide open — the water passes through the gills which retain the plankton. Oxygen is absorbed from the water at the same time. Forest and Bird, Issue 265, 1 August 1992, Page 39
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