Literary Essay Life experiences can change people for the better or for the worst. It seems that life experience makes people the way that they are. For the main character Beth her life experience during the story changed her life. In “The Truth About Sharks” is a realistic fiction story by Joan Bauer.…
Shark culling is a state government implemented policy in which sharks within the vicinity of a beach can be legally killed through shark nets or drumlines or a combination of the two. Drumlines are unmanned buoyant drums anchored one kilometre of a beach's shoreline. In between the drums are ropes with hooks. Drumlines are baited so that if a shark is swimming in the vicinity of a beach it would be attracted to the bait and not humans. Each state has different policies on drumlines depending on their state government.…
Hammerhead shark’s physical features are not like other sharks. These animals have wide head that can grow up to 3 feet long. They can grow up to 20 feet and weigh from 500 to 1,000 pounds. Hammerhead’s are usually grey with a green tint to them with a…
To start with the hammerhead shark has incredible eyesight. " Their wide-set eyes give them a better visual range than most other sharks. And by spreading their highly specialized sensory organs over their wide, mallet - shaped head, they can more thoroughly scan the ocean for food" provides National Geography. This helps the shark because, it makes it easer to find food.…
The Great White Shark that I chose to research was Katherine. She was tagged on August 20, 2013 in Cape Cod Massachusetts. She weighed 2,300 pounds, 14 feet and 2 inches. She was named in honor of Katharine Lee Bates, a Cape Cod native and songwriter—best known for her poem and song “America The Beautiful”. The latest ping for Katharine is off the coast of Florida, near New Smyrna Beach.…
Hunter S. Thompson, named to be the creator of gonzo journalism, created the book “The Great White Shark Hunt” by compiling his past works of news articles, journal entries, letters to the editors, and personal works to inform readers about the seventies and eighties. In a specific article “The “Hashbury” is the Capital of the Hippies,” published in the New York Times Magazine on May 14, 1967 Thompson showed his experiences of what Height Ashbury was like, and told his predictions about what would happen when the 100,000 new hippies came into the city. Thompson’s purpose was to inform readers about what was happening in Height Ashbury, with specific details, imagery of the city, and information of the city. In doing so he informs that the hippie…
If you’re a swimmer or other recreational user of Lake Ontario, you might want to hang up your jet ski, put away your flippers, or find another beach for your summertime activities. Local marine biologists who specialize in the Great Lakes and surrounding waterways recently released a startling statement regarding Lake Ontario, saying there may be a bull shark population on the rise. In late summer of 2015, scientists released roughly a dozen bull sharks into Lake Ontario in order to curb the grass carp numbers. The grass carp, an invasive species to the area, has caused many problems to fishers and the endemic species of the Great Lakes, not to mention upsetting the natural order of the ecosystem.…
The Megalodon Shark The Megalodon Shark was the largest predator that ever lived. Its teeth could reach sizes over 7 inches. It also had the most powerful bite than any known animal in the world. The word Megalodon means "Big Tooth". It went extinct because of the lack of prey and increased competition from predators.…
Shark Tank, the critically-acclaimed reality show that has refreshed entrepreneurship in America, has also become a socially defining series. The recipient of the 2015 and 2014 Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, the business-themed show returns to the ABC Television Network for its seventh season. The Sharks tough, self-made, multi-millionaire and billionaire tycoons continue their search to invest in the best businesses and products that America has to offer. The Sharks will once again give people from all walks of life the chance to chase the American dream, and potentially secure business deals that could make them millionaires. The Sharks are: billionaire Mark Cuban, owner and chairman of AXS TV and outspoken owner of the 2011 NBA championship Dallas Mavericks; real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran; "Queen of QVC" Lori Greiner; technology innovator Robert Herjavec; fashion and branding expert Daymond John; and venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary.…
WHERE DOES BLACKTIP REEF SHARK LIVE? Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) DESCRIPTION The blacktip reef shark not the same as blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus), though they possess similar attributes but also different species of shark. The blacktip reef shark is famous for the black tips on its fin which also makes it to be easily identified, also known as black wing shark.…
Sharks are considered kings of the ocean for dwelling the oceans for almost 450 million years. The first human-like animal, in fact, did not appear on Earth until 4.5 million years. By surviving five mass extinctions, these fish have adapted to many changes (Shark Savers). With the existence of more than 450 species, these apex predators can reside at different latitudes, depths, and salinity levels. Most inhabit in tropical and temperate oceanic waters, where some have the adaptability to enter cold areas and bodies of fresh water (Sharks-World).…
“The shark is the apex predator in the sea. Sharks have moulded evolution for 450 million years. All fish species that are prey to the sharks have had their behaviour, their speed, their camouflage, their defense mechanisms moulded by the shark.” – Paul Watson. Sharks are cartilaginous fish with pair fins and nares, two chambered hearts and jaws.…
Sharks are an apex predators, which means they are at the top of the food chain and they plays an important role in the oceans. They keep the population of the fish and balance for their ecosystem. Sharks keep the population healthy by eating weak, injured and sick fish to prevent the spreading of disease. They are also scavengers. They eat dead fish and mammals or other meat they can get.…
The body of this shark is very slim and it has pronounced gills. This makes the shark very easy to spot in the wild. The shark can grow up to two and a half meters and can weigh up to twenty kg. The shark is very sociable and can often be found lying on the ground in large groups. (Rogers, n.d.)…
Current conservation In view of the difficulties faced in conservation, different international parties held measurement to protect the Great White Shark from extinction. The CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is the most popular international agreement in the world. It is not protecting those endangered species only, but also many wildlife species because it makes sure the sustainable development of the trade in order to safeguard the natural resources for the future generations.…