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Updated August 7, 2026
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For these researchers in Southern Africa, tagging the apex predators starts with putting them in trancelike tonic immobility.
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Lauded for her research on gentle giants of the sea, Andrea Marshall is using her fame to find hope for our troubled oceans.
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