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they can't really see in the water. But think of it like this , let's say if you were blind folded and you were pretending that you were a shark. and you sat a plate of Pizza on the table you can smell that pizza like a shark can smell blood.

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Yes, probably multiple sharks; just not a whale! Well, maybe a small whale...

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Yes it is proven by science that sharks can smell blood from a mile away!!!

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Yes they can.

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