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      • © 2012 National Geographic; Video from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

        Attacking Shark Gagged by Slime

        January 13, 2012—For the first time, scientists have recorded the defense strategy of the hagfish, which, when attacked, secretes slime from hundreds of pores on its body.

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