The Sea The Tiger shark‚ also known as the “wastebasket of the sea”(National Geographic)‚ is the fourth largest predatory shark in the ocean‚ measuring between twenty and twenty five feet long and can weigh more than 2000 pounds. They have dark‚ vertical stripes on their bodies which is the reason they are named tiger sharks. According to National Geographic‚ these stripes fade lighter as the shark grows older‚ and eventually disappears with age. The head of the tiger shark is somewhat wedge-shaped
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Victoria Mr. Kulish H English 10 22 February‚ 2012 On 11 July‚ 1916 Rensselaer Cartan Jr. saw a looming dark figure and noticed a large fin protruding from the water. A shark‚ the newest fear of many after the several attacks that occurred just days before. Yet he was 17 miles inland‚ he knew what he saw and set out to warn the town of the “sea monster” looming in the creek. “No way” were the thoughts of many as they heard Caratan Jr. tell his tale‚ and they continued on with their normal
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The Goblin shark isn’t like most sharks. Normally sharks have a short nose but unlike the goblin which has a flat and unusually long snout. It also has “thirty-five to fifty-three top teeth and thirty-one to sixty-two bottom teeth”. Its teeth are very sharp just like other sharks maybe even a bit sharper due to its hunting disadvantages. The Goblin shark also has very small fins which is a disadvantage. The Mitsukurina Owstoni doesn’t have blue colored skin nor white colored but instead has a pink
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Sharks play a big role in balancing out marine life. They eat very efficiently they eat old‚ young‚ sick and slow fish. They set the marine life to the right size to fit the ecosystem. Scientist consider sharks as the “keystone” species. If the sharks aren’t there then the ecosystem would collapse. The ecosystem depends on them‚ without sharks the population would be over crowded. If the oceans were of crowded then there would be no room for any sea animal and everything would just collapse. We need
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1. Introduction “Sharks are beautiful animals‚ and if you’re lucky enough to see lots of them‚ that means you’re in a healthy ocean.You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks. There many varieties of sharks in the ocean such as the great white shark and the whale shark which only eats plankton. Shark attacks are very rare there are are about 16 shark attacks per year in the United States‚ with one fatality every two years. sharks keep the ocean clean by keeping the fish population
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David von Bodungen Katherine Schweiss BSC 201L 29 March 2017 Information and Facts Regarding the Great Hammerhead Shark Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Chondrichthyes; Order: Carcharhiniformes; Family: Sphyrnidae; Genus: Sphyrna Species: mokarran; Scientific Name: Sphyrna mokarran. The Great Hammerhead was discovered and initially described by the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell in the year 1837‚ but the original name that he had given the organism was Zygaena mokarran‚
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people assume that all sharks are dangerous‚ and some do not dare to swim next to an untamed shark. Sharks are commonly perceived as man-eaters and a threat to humans swimming in open water. Due to several media coverages on shark attacks‚ some believe that we should eliminate this threat and allow people to swim confidently in open water. Whenever people hear the word shark‚ people think of “dangerous‚” “man-eater‚” and “sea-monster.” They all have their reasons. Sharks‚ despite their late discovery
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most recent of shark attack fatalities was on a twenty nine year old surfer Ben Gerring‚ who was surfing at a popular beach break near mandurah earlyer this year. Five days later a sixty year old women‚ Doreen Collyer was taken while diving of the coast of mindarie‚ north of perth.. Raised concerns about the safety of swimmers is an issue that needs to be addressed. . HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY SHARKS? whilst the Australian media continues to sensationalise the threat of shark attacks to human
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Marine Biology Research Project Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Family: Balaenopteridae Common Name: Humpback whale Genus Species: Megaptera Novaeangliae Common Name: Humpback whale Genus Species: Megaptera Novaeangliae General Description: A. Body Symmetry: Bilateral B. Special Pigments or Coloration: Dark grey with lighter underbelly; flippers and flukes are grey and spotted with white C. Habitat: (Zone) Benthic and coastal (Geographic):
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Sharks are known for being fierce‚ hungry‚ man eating creatures that attack any human in their sight. This view of the shark is entirely not true. They are concentrated on killers when they an actual attack on a human is rare.1 Sharks are located in all parts of the globe. Sharks are like humans in a way‚ they come in all different colors‚ all species look different and are unique in their own different way.2 Sharks can range in size from nearly 5 inches‚ to a 45-foot long whale shark. All sharks
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