Basking shark

Comparison of the Great White Shark (Carcharodon, Carcharodon Carcharias) and the Bottlenose dolphins’ (Tursiops, Tursiops Truncates) Social Behavior Umaima Sarwana 5130544 BSC1011L-U02 Janelle Nunez-Castilla Topic: Comparison between the social behavior of Bottlenose dolphins and the Great White Shark. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast between the social behaviors of the two organisms, and in general, discuss about aquatic life. Also, the…

How Sharks Hunt Their Prey Shark way of hunting in the water is very intelligent. Most people know how shark have a very good sense of smell. This is one of the way that a shark is so good at hunting. This is not the only way they are so good at hunting tough, so let’s look at some of the ways that a few sharks hunt their prey starting with the Great White shark. The Great White Shark is a big aquic beast. Its size can range from 11 to 20ft depending on its gender. They can also weight 1,151 to…

Tiger Sharks Controlling Marine Population The Galeocerdo Cuvier or the Tiger Shark is one of the highest predators in the marine wood web. As a tertiary consumer, it has the widest variety in its diet including Dolphins, small sharks, large fish and garbage. They are frequently found throughout tropical waters and tend to stay in deeper areas of the ocean. They are impressive hunters with keen eyesight and smell. Their teeth are shaped specifically to break sea turtle shells with sharp,…

The Greenland Shark can live for over 200 years, it can also grow up too 15 feet which is the size of a School Bus. Although the population of the Greenland shark is low it is not yet known if it yet a endangered species. Most greenland shark and actually as blind as a bat because there are parasites living in the eyes called ommatokoita which are permanently attached to the edges of there eyes. These parasites are usually about 30mm long, although these parasites make them blind it also helps…

A shark was swimming in the Atlantic Ocean, free of worry or care. It was the king of the ocean; nothing could stop it. Little did it know did it know it would become widely known to humans. Little did it know it would become the first recorded shark to kill anyone in the world. In 1916, a series of events triggered the historic attack that eventually destroyed all thoughts about the shark previously. To start with, it all began with the heat. It was blistering hot due to it being, well, July.…

Relationship and general systematics Tiger Shark belongs to the class of cartilaginous fish. Unique to the cartilaginous fish is that their skeleton and the structure is made of cartilage instead of bone. That is, cartilaginous fish such as tiger shark has a very rapid regrowth of lost tissue or whole body parts of their endoskeleton. Tiger shark belonging to the genus Galeocerdo. The genus has lived since the Eocene period, which lasted for about 56-34 million years ago. The genus has always…

The Racer is a very fast snake. It can move at almost 13km/hr. In some places Racers will hibernate in groups of as large as 100, but in others they will hibernate in groups of 10-15. They hibernate below the frost line in rock formations during the Winter. Typically a grassland species, the Blue Racer inhabits fields and open dry land. They prefer to live in areas with little human habitation. The Racer eats insects, frogs, other smaller snakes, small rodents, and birds. The predators of the…

confirmed sightings of floating sharks devouring people. They are twice the size of regular sharks. The last person who came in contact with these sharks and lived, was when they found a dead one. The sharks on average are 15 feet long. The biggest ever seen, was about 25 feet. At least. Now don’t get me wrong, the sharks are kind of dumb. One of the ways to escape from these nasty creatures is to jump in a lake. Or hide behind a tree. A big one. Because if the shark tries to take a bite out of…

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…

PG 5 IN THE GULF OF MEXICO, ENSURING A FUTURE FOR SHRKS People are killing so many sharks for fins, and it causes them to get closer and closer to extinct. Sharks are important to marine ecosystem, because they play a key role in climate change and food webs. Some countries ignore the importance of control the amount of sharks, which they eat and sell for money, they catch. In order to help the population of sharks to go up, EDF and Mote Marine Laboratory of Sarasota unite the United States,…