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Did you know that a group of leopards is called a leap of leopards?


Sharks do get cancer


Sharks do get cancer
Shark cartilage has been used for many years as an alternative treatment for cancer, because many people believe that sharks do not get cancer. However, scientists at the Registry of Tumors in Lower Animals at George Washington University, Washington now report that sharks, rays and skates suffer up to 40 different kinds of tumors, including cancer of the cartilage. Dr John Harshbarger of the Registry says that sharks are being destroyed needlessly because of these alternative beliefs.
19 APRIL 2000
The Globe and Mail
19 APRIL 2000

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