Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). This filter feeding shark can grow up to eight metres long, making it the world's second largest shark (after the

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Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus). This filter feeding shark can grow up to eight metres long, making it the world's second largest shark (after the whale shark). It is a found in temperate waters all over the world, including the UK.

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