Basking shark

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 plan was to release several bull sharks in order to lower the amount of carp. Bull sharks are the only sharks that are…

Trenity Huff Mrs. Doerr E.L.A. 8th grade February 3, 2016 “Box Jellyfish” Box jellyfish are special in many different ways. They have unique talents and characteristics. Box jellyfish live in tropical waters. They also have very complex body systems. Box jellyfish are one of the few endangered species of jellyfish. Box jellyfish are rare and are very hard to see. Box jellyfish are really deadly to humans and animals. Box jellyfish have a lot of foods that they enjoy to eat. They barely have…

truly are full of surprises! One amazing fact about stingrays is that they spend a majority of their time serene and not very active. Most of their little movements are reactions to the waves. In addition, stingrays are often eaten by large sharks, crocodiles, orca whales, and birds as they fly along the surface of the water. Plus, their spines are needle-like, however, they only use them as a form of defence. We all know some stingrays are gray, but do you know why? The stingrays that…

The Whale is a large, magnificent, intelligent and aquatic mammal. They breath from a hole on top of their head called a blowhole, into their lungs. The whale has a very smooth skin that covers their very streamlined body that moves easily through the water. They are the only mammal that has adapted to life in the open oceans. Whales are considered to be "cetaceans  which means various aquatic life chiefly marine mammals of the order cetacean, including whales, dolphins and porpoises,…

Be that as it may, Antarctica's waters are getting hotter, Aronson told Live Science. At some point inside of the following couple of decades, the landmass' frigid ocean will have sufficiently warmed (by around 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit, or 1 degree Celsius) to permit these titan crabs to move up onto the rack and begin eating up the echinoderms (a gathering that incorporates ocean stars and ocean urchins) and mollusks, (for example, shellfishes and mussels) that live there. "That is the thing…

Liliana Nunez Professor Tronske Biology 111L.10 02/22/2017 Shark Study Reveals Taste Buds were Key to Evolution of Teeth While human taste buds sit individually on the tongue, numerous creatures’ specifically non-animal vertebrates have taste buds that line the areas of the jaws that likewise house teeth. The areas of a shark's mouth with the most astounding attentiveness of taste buds are right behind the last line of teeth in both the upper and lower jaws, indicating a significant relation…

Humans are more likely to be killed by a bee sting than a shark! Sharks are demonized, But, they actually really help us and our environment. Gratitude, a great white shark, is tagged which helps ocearch track and protect her. Great whites are amazing, aquatic creatures, they have amazing features. First, they have great eyesight, they can see in the dark water! Which makes them able to hunt at night. Next, they have amazing smell and hearing senses. It’s believed that they can smell a single…

15. The blanket octopus is not your ordinary octopus, they contain long webs connecting to their body. The females can grow as large as six feet while the males are only 5 centimeters in length. With the weight ratio to at least 10,000 to one, it sounds like mating should be fun. When the male finds a female octopus, he breaks off one of his arms and crawls inside her to store sperm, then swims off to die. Actually, that doesn’t sound very fun at all, but at least he got a happy ending, right?…

While leopard skates are typically not aggressive, if provoked in their search for food on the floor the skate will use its barbed tail in defense. The skate will strike with its tail much like a scorpion will strike its prey. Although this unique shape of the skate may seem odd it is one of the many unique synapomorphies of the order Batoidea. This order contains 600 species and 26 families. Along with flattened bodies, protruding cartilage, and an absent anal fin are major synapomorphies…

On September 8th I attend Shark tank in the Barry Kaye hall auditorium. When I first heard of the event, I actually thought it was about a man who captured sharks, and would place them in tanks for marine viewing purposes. Therefore, I didn’t choose to attend at first, then I had a friend whose attendance was a requirement, and wanted me to tag along. So, the hunting for a ticket began; finding a ticket on the day of, was no walk in the park either. However, I did eventually get my hands on a…