The fierce animal can grow to be about 15 to 20 feet long and way more than 4000 pounds. Shockingly the great White is not the biggest shark in the water. The largest shark happens to be the Whale Shark which is not a predatory fish. Great white sharks can be found and along the coast of Australia,…
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.…
Do you know what sea animal has stripes, is big, and moves quickly? If you guessed the Tiger Shark, you are correct. First, there are many physical characteristics of the tiger shark. The tiger shark can grow to be 18 feet in length, also these unusual sharks can grow to be 2,000 pounds in weight. They have an ovaly shape body and a triangular shape tail.…
These sharks are found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide. They can be found far offshore and near shorelines. Hammerheads are often seen in mass summer migrations seeking cooler water. Their lifespan in these waters is usually 20 to 30 years. Also in these waters reproduction occurs for these sharks.…
My Intertidal Hero, Hemiscyllium ocellatum - The Epaullet Shark. This extraordinary creature, unlike any other inhabits the shallow tidal reefs or North-Western Australia and New Guinea. {1} It is in my eyes a creature like no other, able to withstand cyclic periods of extreme hypoxia{2} and has developed the ability to walk on land from one tide pool to the next.{3} I believe that this particular Teleost shows adaptive evolution right before our eyes.…
The Mako Shark is warm blooded. Mako sharks are caught in deep water or by Australia all the way to New Zealand. Mako sharks are caught in warm water. On the map they are usually between 50 degrees North and 50 degrees South.…
Hi i'm hear to tell you why i chose this topic. I love animal life and so do lots of people and they don't even know it. If you love dogs cats birds or even fish than guess what,you love animals because that's what those are. But get this, every time we hunt or kill an animal we are putting them at risk of going extinct ( Animals won't ever live on this world again.) Hammerhead sharks are most endanger of being by catch or over consumption of their meat, fins and cartilage and also commercial fishing.…
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.…
The Great white sharks known as the Carcharodon carcharias, is one of the most known species of shark. Great white sharks are ferocious predators of shark that have been roaming the ocean for about 400 million years. They have earned the nickname of kings of the ocean. The Great White has adapted through changes in its’ structure, organ systems, environment, and the animals it eats; no wonder why Great White Sharks outlasted the dinosaurs and still are around today. The Great White Shark is a streamlined swimmer and is very strong.…
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.…
The Great Hammerhead shark hunts in places like shallow waters but it does not hunt in the shallows all of the time (1). They separate from their schools at night to become solitary hunters (2). They have smaller mouths and need to hunt prey that live on the ocean floor. That is why they hunt near the ocean floor.…
What the bull shark has (and whites don’t) is an ability to store salt that is already present in their body. The bull shark may be smaller, but it is actually responsible for more attacks on humans than the great white shark. Back To Dave Ebert He has named species of known sharks, and found new ones: including the southern african frilled shark. And, even today, he continues to visit his favorite fish market in Taiwan to see if he spot something…
Great White Sharks Do you know the real facts behind white sharks? I once thought that sharks were evil or something, until I found out the truth behind sharks. Great white sharks are just a regular creature that are misunderstood from what they really are. White sharks are now becoming endangered thanks to humans that misunderstand them.…
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.…
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!…