Watch first video of ‘Freckles,’ the great white shark off the coast of Cape Cod
The first great white shark of the year spotted off the coast of Cape Cod now has a name: “Freckles.’’
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy released new photos of the 15-foot female shark on Tuesday, as well as new underwater video of Freckles. She was first spotted on Monday off the coast of Orleans.
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[fragment number=1]It’s been almost 80 years since someone in Massachusetts was killed by a shark. In fact, experts say sharks are actually scared of humans.
You can follow the real-time movements of tagged sharks off the coast of the United States using the Global Shark Tracker.
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