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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
James Sturcke

Open wide! The inside story on Jaws

"Then why don't we have one more drink and go down and cut that shark open," suggests Martin Brody in Jaws as the hapless police chief tries to establish whether the animal caught by fishermen is the one that has been eating holidaymakers.

In the Steven Spielberg film the shark's stomach gives up fish heads, cans and a Louisiana number plate.

At 11am tomorrow (11pm GMT Wednesday) visitors to Auckland museum in New Zealand and viewers online will have the chance to find out what's inside the great white that died after becoming entangled in a fishing net.

Some may wonder whether the ­exercise will provide gory answers to the mysteries of missing swimmers. The museum insists the idea is to raise awareness of the threats facing a magnificent and vulnerable species, and to dispel "unfortunate myths".

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