The Great White Shark Great white sharks are thought to be one of the most vicious animals on earth because of how they are represented in movies and television shows. In reality they're really just another animal trying to stay alive. Great white sharks are recognized by the grey skin, white bellies, a bullet shaped build and rows of more than 300 really sharp triangular teeth. Great whites are the largest predatory animals in water in the world.…
The Great White Sharks along with a few other marine organisms such as stingrays, chimaera and skates are unique as their skeletons are made of cartilage rather than bone. Majority of Great Whites can measure up to a whopping 15 feet (4.6 metres) with an average weight of 1,500-2,450 pounds. Females tend to grow larger than males and some specimens have been recorded exceeding 20 feet (6 metres) and weighing up to 5000 pounds. The Great White has a slate, grey upper body which aids them when trying to blend in with rocky coastal sea floor and their name derives from their white underbellies. Their powerful tails can propel them through the water at speeds of 24km/h due to their extremely streamlined, torpedo shaped bodies.…
Hammerhead Sharks Hammerhead sharks are very unusual creatures. They are not like other sharks at all, one may think these bizarre sharks are vicious, but really they are not. These creatures are a group of sharks in a family called Sphyrnidae, so named for the unusual and distinctive structure of the head. This research paper is for education and to inform fellow human beings. This paper will also include the following topics, physical features, habitat, food source, reproduction, and another type of hammerhead shark: Wingheads.…
The fins were made from ¼ inch Styrofoam. Clay was placed between the 2 liter bottle and 1 liter bottle for the center of mass. The bottles were joined together with hot glue then duct tape was placed at the joint. The four bottom fins were glued at a 17 degree angle with hot glue. They were evenly spaced out and duct tape was placed on either side of each fin to prevent any air going into any holes and also to stabilize the fins.…
The documentary "Racing Extinction" was first released January 25, 2015. Some of the people involved in the documentary are Filmmaker Louie Psihoyos, along with activists and scientists. In "Racing Extinction" pathos, ethos and logos were used frequently. The documentary is about how most of man can is trying to take over other species need for the world to work properly.…
Its skin is dark to light grey that fades to white on its belly, with a slightly hooked dorsal fin which is settled midway along the body. It has a short rostrum containing 18–26 cone-shaped teeth, and a noticeable forehead that contains oily fats. It is thought that the forehead helps to concentrate and produce the high-frequency whistles, clicks and pulses that is used by the dolphin to find its food. The forehead also features the dolphin’s blowhole. The dolphin can grow up to 4 m in length and weigh up to 650 kg, but those in Australia are usually smaller, about 2.6 m long and 120…
Have you ever wondered about the fascinating animals lurking beneath the mysterious ocean waves?You might find the narwhal,”the unicorn of the sea”,a bit interesting. Or the walrus,”the tooth -walking marine mammal”,might grab your attention. Both of these extraordinary animals are both different,but you might find some shocking similarities. These two marine mammals both have traits that help their life-style.…
Within marine mammals, and particularly killer whales, a collapsed dorsal fin…
The frilled shark It might be time that we humans questioned our relationship with the oceans of the world. Sure, it has been a good few thousand years, but maybe we rushed into our love of the ocean. After all, what do we really know about the deep ocean? It seems as if every other day we are finding out something new and disturbing. The frilled shark is one of the oldest living animal types on the planet.…
It is a diverse lifeform. As seen in figure 1, The scup has typical features of an aquatic animal: fins, eyes, mouth, and gills to contract oxygen from the water. This species of fish has four distinct fins: dorsal fin, pectoral fin, pelvic fin, and…
How Sharks Hunt Long viewed as dimwitted, bloodthirsty monsters, sharks are among the most intelligent species of fish. In fact, sharks have shown to be very versatile and efficient in their hunting methods. Sharks use a variety of hunting methods to capture their prey: adaptation, use of the senses, and strenuous power. Shark Adaptation. Adaptation for a shark is crucial for its hunting and more so for its survival.…
Objectives The intention of this lab is to use the scientific method to create a foil boat than can float and hold at least one hundred pennies. It is to demonstrate the buoyancy, or the ability to float in water, the boat built from the aluminum foil.…
It should be the priority of the maker to place the center of mass, and the center of pressure, as far away from each other as possible, or with the mass at the front and the surface area at the back. From the previous test it was proven that the ideal mass of the rocket to be 0.21925 kg, but how many fins would make the rocket perform at its peak. At an angle of 45 degrees, with 333 mL of water, and 5 fins, the Ted Cruiser flew a record setter of 325 feet. However, would less fins pull off the same trick? Upon removing one of the fins, the testers of the Ted Cruiser found that the rocket flew only 300 feet.…
The great white shark: the king of ocean, the evil ruler, destroying everything in it’s path. From the looks of them, it would be understandable to make this assumption. But let’s clear the air for our good friend, the great white. In fact, over 80% percent of shark attacks had survivors. I mean, they lost a limb maybe, but they survived!…
Sharks have no bones and that ’s one of the reasons that sharks have so many rows of teeth. They have no jawbone so when they try to chomp fish the many teeth help them. Their teeth also have no roots which is another…