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A group of sunbathers first spotted the shark Saturday morning when it splashed out of the surf near Beach 109th St in New York.

Rather than flee, the beachgoers pushed the shark back into the ocean. For several hours, the 5-foot thresher shark could be seen swimming just offshore.

Hans Walters, a shark researcher and supervisor at the New York Aquarium, said he was impressed by the way New Yorkers responded to the shark sighting.

"Sharks get a lot of bad press," he said. "But the public that was at the beach said, 'Hey, we gotta help this animal,' rather than, 'Hey, it's a shark. Let's kill it.'"

"It's just sad the shark didn't live." (The dead shark washed ashore around 6 a.m. near Beach 113th St. on Sunday.)

Punch loves to be petted and held. Not so unusual in a pet, right?

But Punch is a type of goldfish, an oranda. Punch has developed a real need for human attention - as well as communication by varying speeds of vibrations showing satisfaction - or if he is ignored, he shows displeasure by whipping his tail - with amazing force.

Fish Bowls is a new project by designer Roger Arquer that presents 15 variations on the standard fish bowl.

Fish Bowls will be exhibited in London this September as part of an exhibition called Conversational Spanish 02.

To the left, "Above Water," tells us about sharing the water between the fish bowl and the plant.

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Remember those deadly flying fish? They're the Asian silver carp, an invasive species remarkable for jumping into the air when disturbed by rumbling boat motors. The big fish -- they can weigh up to 60 pounds -- jump as high as 10 feet, and they'll smack you if you don't see them coming. Or even if you do.

Now fishermen in Peoria, Illinois have found a use for these pesky creatures - "extreme aerial bowfishing," one of the Illinois River's newest pastimes in which boaters use bows and arrows to shoot leaping fish.

Watch the video.

From the frightful ...

to the delightful ...

Some creatures you may have never seen before.

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"My Pet Fish" Soap looks like the bag that you carry home from the pet store, but don't be fooled...these plastic fish are not swimming in water, they are embedded in clear, vegetable based glycerin soap shaped like "water in a bag". A great party favor. Fun for kids from 1 to 100. Comes in assorted colors.

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A chef in Taiwan is in trouble with animal lovers after reportedly serving a not-quite-dead fish as a gourmet delicacy.

A Taiwanese newspaper said the fish dish includes a carp covered with sweet-and-sour sauce, its body deep-fried but its head still twitching.

Animal lovers criticize the practice, saying deep-frying will cause a fish extreme pain.

The chef said the dish -- known as "yin yang fish" -- is popular in China. Chefs use it to show customers how very fresh their food is.

The newspaper said Taiwanese officials will try to persuade the chef to cook something else.

DESTIN, Fla. -- A cat fight between two Destin friends ended painfully for one man.

One man threw a catfish at his 22-year-old friend Monday. The fins went in about three-quarters of an inch and stuck in the unidentified man's back.

Lifeguards cut the fish away and the man was taken to a hospital.