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Rare albino hammerhead shark spotted at Wrightsville Beach

Headline from WNCT Greenville

(Video courtesy of @Johnniemercerspierfishing) WRIGHTSVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- Anglers around our coast were able to get a glimpse of a rare Albino Hammerhead Shark. These sharks are very rare in nature due to albinism being an extremely rare condition found in sharks.

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  1. WNCT Greenville

    Rare albino hammerhead shark spotted at Wrightsville Beach (opens WNCT Greenville)

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    (Video courtesy of @Johnniemercerspierfishing) WRIGHTSVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- Anglers around our coast were able to get a glimpse of a rare Albino Hammerhead Shark. These sharks are very rare in nature due to albinism being an extremely rare condition found in sharks.

  2. Fox News

    Rare albino hammerhead shark captured on video off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina (opens Fox News)

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    Footage from Johnnie Mercers Pier captures a rare albino hammerhead shark estimated at eight to nine feet off Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

  3. FOX8 WGHP

    Video: Rare albino hammerhead shark spotted on North Carolina coast (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    (Video courtesy of @Johnniemercerspierfishing) WRIGHTSVILLE, N.C. (WNCT/WNCN) — Anglers on the North Carolina coast were able to get a glimpse of a rare albino hammerhead shark this week. Such sharks are very rare in nature because albinism is an extremely rare condition found in sharks.

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