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Sharks
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/sharks/Explore the fascinating world of Sharks. Meet ancient ancestors, see life-size models and touchable specimens visit now!
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New South Wales
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/new-south-wales/The warm East Australian Current flows down the New South Wales (NSW) coast, making it a popular habitat for sharks.
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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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Saving sharks
https://australian.museum/publications/sharks/saving-sharks/We can all take action to help save the world’s shark populations. Knowledge from the First Nations peoples, scientists and ecologists can guide our next steps.
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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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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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Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru
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Future Now
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Burra
Permanent education space
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Minerals
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