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Great White Shark Sighting Turns out to Be Something Even Better

Summary by OUTDOORS.COM
What beach goers thought was a great white shark turned out to be something even cooler—an ocean sunfish swimming around Pipes Beach in Encinitas, California. Also called Mola mola, ocean sunfish are bizarre animals that look like massive, swimming dinner plates. They’re the largest bony fish in the world by weight, and their fins look (and act) like wings, propelling them through the water. When surfers saw that elongated dorsal fin sticking ou…
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OUTDOORS.COM broke the news in on Friday, January 23, 2026.
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