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Susan Chenery and Jennifer Feller 

At 87, pioneering conservationist Valerie Taylor isn't finished protecting sharks just yet

At age 87, Valerie Taylor is best known as being a pioneering scuba diver, filmmaker, photographer, author, painter and marine conservationist. (Australian Story: Matt Henry )

The film footage would become woven into an iconic scene in the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws, but as the pictures were being filmed events were veering wildly off the script.

As the great white shark drew alongside a small boat, it began thrashing violently, thumping its enormous tail against the vessel.

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