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Sharks bodies and senses
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/bodies-senses/Over millions of years, sharks have developed streamlined bodies and extraordinary senses to help navigate and detect prey while also providing protection against attack.
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Respect and fear
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/respect-fear/Sharks have often been portrayed as killing machines and monsters to be feared. However, for First Nations peoples of the sea in Australia and the Pacific sharks have always been respected and deemed as ancestors and gods.
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Hawaii
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/hawaii/Hawaii is an archipelago of 137 volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean and the first peoples of the Hawaiian islands are the Kānaka Maoli.
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Why oceans need sharks
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/why-oceans-need-sharks/Apex predators such as big sharks play a crucial role in keeping the ocean’s delicate ecosystem in balance. Intense overfishing has not only had devastating effects on shark numbers but also placed huge stress on the entire marine food chain.
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Sharks: many places, many stories
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/places-stories/For 450 million years they’ve dominated our oceans but today sharks are now under threat. Hear from First Nations peoples, scientists and conservationist as they share their stories about these ancient survivors.
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The Australian Museum Minerals Gallery
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/minerals-gallery/The Australian Museum Minerals Gallery is a brilliant showcase of the full breadth of the Australian Museum’s collections in the Earth Sciences.
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Albert Chapman Collection
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/albert-chapman-collection/The Albert Chapman Collection is renowned worldwide for its mineralogical diversity, crystal perfection, aesthetic appeal and high Australian content.
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George Smith Collection
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/george-smith-collection/The George Smith Collection contains superb and rare specimens obtained from famous mines at just the right time.
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Warren Somerville Collection
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/warren-somerville-collection/The Warren Somerville Collection is a world- class collection that contains some of the finest mineral specimens from over 100 Australian mine sites and numerous overseas localities.
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Australian Museum Opal Collection
https://australian.museum/publications/minerals/opal-collection/The Australian Museum Opal Collection includes opals from both sedimentary and volcanic origins, ranging from common and precious opals.
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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs
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