Basking Shark Breaks Long-Distance Swimming Record

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Their livers can weigh 1,000 pounds. But this didn’t slow down a basking shark that traveled 2,500 miles from San Diego to Hawaii. 

Scientists say the trip is the longest recorded for the giant sharks in the Pacific, MSNBC reports. 

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