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Born Predators

A book about sharks and people by Anthony Palumbi and Stephen Palumbi. 

  • Born Predators - Chapter 10

    Occasionally as she travelled, Hennessey dove, angling down, using her weight to coast deeper into the green ink.

  • Born Predators - Chapter 9

    The sea bed fell away beneath her—so that the floor of the world gradually darkened to the charcoal-green of deep water.

  • Born Predators - Chapter 8

    The seals at Seal Rocks were lean, agile, and fast. They could twist in half and change their direction in a heartbeat.

  • Born Predators - Chapter 4

    Hennessey shadowed the object with ancient caution and a fencer’s grace. Lifting her right fin, she swung minutely to her left, passing it, sensing it.

  • Born Predators - Chapter 2

    Her hearing used her whole body, like a ten-foot ear drum on which the rhythm of the oceans played a story of intensity and direction.

  • Born Predators - Chapter 1

    Jamie gasped for air as he surfaced, flailing and kicking after his plunge into the dark water of Hampton Bay.

  • Born Predators - Prologue

    The ocean brought everything towards Henessey. Fish. Salt. Blood. The great waters filled her gills and skimmed her rough skin.