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Last Updated: Tuesday June 09 2009 14:32 GMT

Basking sharks off English coast

Basking sharks

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Basking sharks have been spotted off the south west coast of England.

Despite how the giant animals may look, they're not dangerous to people, as they feed on tiny creatures that live in the sea called plankton.

Hundreds of them are expected to gather near the coast of Cornwall.

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