- Marine biologists say they have discovered the world's first hybrid sharks off Australia's east coast, a potential sign the predators are adapting to cope with climate change.
- They say the mating of the Australian black-tip shark with its global counterpart, the common black-tip, is an unprecedented discovery with implications for the entire shark world.
- The larger common black-tip shark swims in the colder waters of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, while the smaller Australian black-tip likes warmer seas.
