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a bluefin tuna feeding on a fish in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
March 3, 2014

Pursued

A voracious predator, the bluefin tuna feeds mainly on small fish, crustaceans, and squid. But it too is pursued relentlessly as the human appetite for its flesh continues to grow.

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Photograph by Brian Skerry, National Geographic

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