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Sharks reach Antarctica as warming oceans expand their range

The Southern Sleeper Shark normally inhabits the Southern Ocean's subantarctic waters. It likes cold, but not the frigid temperatures we'd typically associate with Antarctica. But here we are: We've apparently screwed up the planet badly enough that Antarctic waters have warmed enough for the Sleeper Shark to think, "Why not?"
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