Bull shark

not making enough money, he refused to acknowledge the shark problem that they were having, and close the beach. Due to his actions, the lives of the townspeople were not only put in danger, but a child’s life was lost. When making his decision about keeping the beach open, he refused to consider how other people would be affected by his actions. Another character that refused to acknowledge their fears is Quint. Quint is an experienced shark hunter with…

The central theme of The Cove is of the injustice against dolphins, in the context of being held in captivity in marine theme parks all over the world, and also within the Town of Taiji, Japan where every year hundreds are captured or slaughtered. The backstory of the film comes from a man named Richard O'Barry, who was once the chief dolphin trainer for the seven dolphins used in the film Flipper. Once he noticed how depressed the captive dolphins he trained were after one “committed suicide”…

They are round black dolphins that are so small that they can fit into a bathtub. Maui’s dolphin, a subspecies of Hector’s dolphin, also known as Popoto, is the rarest marine species known in existence and one of the smallest known dolphins. There are less than 50 Maui’s dolphins in the world today, and this number is still dropping, they are almost extinct. Humans are the biotic factor of the decrease in their population. Maui’s dolphins are carnivores, their preys are small fish and squids.…

Dumbo Octopus The small octopus in Finding Nemo is a dumbo octopus which obtained its name from the famous Disney elephant Dumbo. Despite the fact that this octopus doesn’t live on a coral reef, but on the bottom of the ocean it also isn’t pink. They do in fact live all over the world including Australia. The dumbo octopus is not very well known, but it has amazing physical traits, behavior, and reproductive abilities. This particular octopus is much smaller compared to other species of octopi.…

Tran Ngo English 11 Miss Leeson Research Paper Irrawaddy Dolphin The practice of capturing fish from the aquatic ecosystem has not only brought people delicious, luxurious, and nutrient-rich seafood to their dishes but also great benefits from the sales of fish, lobsters, or crabs. However, these benefits come along with a sacrifice of many unwanted underwater organisms, which are important to the ecosystem but threatened by humans’ dangerous fishing practices—bycatch, explosive fishing, etc.…

Loggerhead Sea Turtle The Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta Caretta) is an endangered species of turtle that lives and nests on the beaches of Georgia’s barrier islands. The Loggerhead Sea Turtles was listed on the threatened species list on July 28, 1978. There are 7 species of sea turtles, and the Loggerhead turtle is one of five found on the Georgia barrier islands. The Loggerhead turtle is the only one of those that nests regularly on the barrier islands. This species of turtle lives in oceans…

In season 9, episode 5 of Shark Tank, the sharks (investors) are faced with many important decisions that can make or break the businesses for these four companies whose businesses range anywhere from clothing to home improvement. The first entrepreneurs that came on the show was Eric Huang and Steven Mazur with the company “Ash & Anvil” out of Detroit, Michigan. Their clothing line is a brand made especially for “short” men. While making their pitch to the sharks, Steven said “one in three…

The data shows that once the round goby was introduced to the ecosystem the native species began to decline. The four native species in lab were perch, bass, bluegill, and walleye. Each species had to use a different utensil to collect food. The perch used one plastic spoon, the bass used two knives, the bluegill used one fork, and the walleye used two forks. In graph one it is shown that the smallmouth bass still survived greatly even with the round goby in the ecosystem. In table 2 the round…

What do Snapping Turtles Eat? Before you buy food for your baby snapping turtles, you need to consider which sort of snapping turtle you have. There are two sorts of snapping turtles: the alligator snapping turtles and the common snapping turtles. They are different from each other and have their own habits. They are both omnivores, so they eat both fresh meat and plants. One common thing about these turtles is that they will eat almost everything. You can give them some eggs, vegetables, some…

Radiolab is a podcast that focuses on discussing a wide variety of topics that are found in our world today. A concept that was discussed on the podcast was one that connects one of the largest creatures in the world to a human. In the Radiolab podcast episode titled, “Animal Minds”, Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, along with their guest, Mick Menago, analyze the idea that animals can express emotions similar to those of humans. In today’s society, people often associate human qualities, such…