Maryland is about to make history by naming a shark that hasn’t existed for millions of years as its official state ...

Maryland lawmakers voted to designate the massive, prehistoric megalodon as the state's official shark. The passed ...

Maryland is poised to be the first state in the country to designate its own state shark — the megalodon. In a last-minute ...

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Contender, Ocearch's largest male great white shark tagged in the Atlantic, has been pinged off Georgia and South Carolina ...

Tagged by researchers last year, the biggest great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic has made its way up and down the ...

The biggest great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic is lingering just six miles off the coast of a major tourist destination. 14ft Contender's most recent 'ping' last week placed him ...

The latest location pings from Contender, the largest adult male white shark tagged in the Atlantic, are helping scientists to understand possible reasons for shark migration patterns.

Maryland has designated the megalodon as the official state shark. Maryland is the first state to select a state shark. The ...