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South Korea embraces a huge shark slowly circling a canal in the country’s biggest port city

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A large gray shark nicknamed Bukangi has become an honorary mascot in South Korea's largest port city after being spotted circling a local canal.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A huge gray shark named Bukangi has become an honorary mascot in South Korea’s biggest port city while slowly circling a canal where the animal has been trapped for nearly two weeks. Officials in Busan have embraced the attention brought by the shark, which has drawn thousands of tourists and...

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