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LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA - FEBRUARY 20: A preserved, fully-grown cookiecutter shark sits on display during the Girls in Ocean Science Conference in Dana Point on Saturday. The small fish sneaks up on its prey, sometimes as big as whales, and takes a bite out of them, leaving a cookie-shaped hole, before quickly swimming away. ///ADDITIONAL INFO: - Photo by MINDY SCHAUER, The Orange County Register/MediaNews Group via Getty Images - shot: 022016 oceanscience.0223 Girls from Middle Schools throughout OC will participate with ocean scientists on projects designed to teach them more about marine science. (Photo by Mindy Schauer/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images)