Science Paper
Marine biologists study the behaviors of all marine organisms. They also have a lot of knowledge on all marine organisms. However, everything there is to know about the carnivorous great white sharks’ species hasn’t been discovered yet. Scientists can only do so much with these organisms in a controlled environment (or captivity) before an incident occurs where the shark either dies or puts others in danger. Erik Vance’s article, “Why Great White Sharks Are Still a Mystery to Us” provides examples of instances where great whites were put in captivity: “They refuse to live behind glass—in captivity some have starved themselves or slammed their heads against walls. (Several aquariums have released them for their own safety or because they were attacking tank-mates.)”. Erik also mentions that we don’t know for sure how long they live, how many months they gestate, or when they reach maturity; no one has seen great whites mate or give birth, and we don’t really know how many there are or where, exactly, they spend most of their lives. Likewise, They are impossible to follow.
Great white sharks swim enormous distances throughout their lives. This also happens to be another reason as to why they can’t live in …show more content…
“Sharks, like other fish, will exhibit a behavior called test biting”. Test biting is what it sounds like: an action in which a marine predator bites potential prey to see if it is consumable by their standards. Nevertheless, according to Shark Sider, sharks never finish what they started after the first bite. They simply leave; ergo, fatalities from these attacks are so rare. There are only ever deaths by the bites because of too much blood loss. There have been malicious attacks by sharks without any provoking actions by humans. This is due to a misunderstanding. Sharks would think a human is a seal due to a similar silhouette; these types of attacks are rare as
Marine biologists study the behaviors of all marine organisms. They also have a lot of knowledge on all marine organisms. However, everything there is to know about the carnivorous great white sharks’ species hasn’t been discovered yet. Scientists can only do so much with these organisms in a controlled environment (or captivity) before an incident occurs where the shark either dies or puts others in danger. Erik Vance’s article, “Why Great White Sharks Are Still a Mystery to Us” provides examples of instances where great whites were put in captivity: “They refuse to live behind glass—in captivity some have starved themselves or slammed their heads against walls. (Several aquariums have released them for their own safety or because they were attacking tank-mates.)”. Erik also mentions that we don’t know for sure how long they live, how many months they gestate, or when they reach maturity; no one has seen great whites mate or give birth, and we don’t really know how many there are or where, exactly, they spend most of their lives. Likewise, They are impossible to follow.
Great white sharks swim enormous distances throughout their lives. This also happens to be another reason as to why they can’t live in …show more content…
“Sharks, like other fish, will exhibit a behavior called test biting”. Test biting is what it sounds like: an action in which a marine predator bites potential prey to see if it is consumable by their standards. Nevertheless, according to Shark Sider, sharks never finish what they started after the first bite. They simply leave; ergo, fatalities from these attacks are so rare. There are only ever deaths by the bites because of too much blood loss. There have been malicious attacks by sharks without any provoking actions by humans. This is due to a misunderstanding. Sharks would think a human is a seal due to a similar silhouette; these types of attacks are rare as