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June 24, 2002

Rangiroa Gray Reef Shark, French Polynesia, 1996

Photograph by David Doubilet

"Lured heart-stoppingly close by the scent of bait, gray reef sharks—as well as tiger, mako, blacktip, and others—are themselves the lures that draw divers to the sapphire blue lagoon of Rangiroa in the Tuamotus. Sharks by the hundreds gather along a narrow gap in the reef for twice-daily banquets delivered by the tides."

—From "French Polynesia: Charting a New Course," June 1997, National Geographic magazine