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Sharks and dolphins are not related as sharks are fish and dolphins aquatic mammals. Sharks originate from small fish and dolphins from land living ferret like animals. Their spines both bend in different directions; dolphins move up and down and shraks from side to side. Dolphins are much closer related to dogs than they are to sharks.

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