Goblin shark

Discovery’s Shark Week possesses the influence to seriously impact people’s view of sharks. However, are they successful in dispelling phobias surrounding sharks or do they encourage fear? Shark Week holds the largest audience for ocean science documentaries and shows. They also provide the largest source of shark related news, so they can reverse the public’s beliefs. Psychological research indicates viewer’s opinions are intimately linked to what they have observed onscreen. This allows the…

Atlantic Ocean, lives a shark. A shark with the potential to save lives. The Dogfish Shark. In 1993 it was discovered by Dr. Michael Zasloff, P.h.D, that inside the dogfish sharks uncharacteristically large liver, is the answer to the question scientists have been asking for centuries; Why do sharks have such effective immune systems. The answer to that question is squalamine, the could be cure. Squalamine is a chemical compound found in dogfish sharks that affect sharks, humans, and medical…

population of sharks has been in a steady decrease since the 1950s and now one third of the shark populations is extinct. The decreasement of sharks has been linked to the increase of deep sea fishing in countries all around the world. Another reason for the downfall of the shark population is how long it takes for sharks to breed in the wild. If the world does not stop killing off sharks, the ocean and world will be an entirely different place. People are the main reason that sharks are…

A shark tooth is one of numerous teeth in the shark’s mouth. Different sharks can be classified on the basis of the teeth they have and the functions that such teeth perform in consuming their prey. There are four basic types of shark teeth: dense flattened, needle-like, pointed lower with triangle upper, and non-functional. Sharks have a complete set of teeth when they are born. These teeth are modified placoid scales with an outer layer of enamel, dentine and a central pulp cavity; similar to…

Lionfish or pterois miles have invaded the Atlantic coast line. Their original habitat is in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. They are poisonous and have spines were their venom is kept.They live in warm habitats like the tropics and are found in reefs and dark underwater crevices. First, lionfish had lived in the Indo-Pacific but, due to a hurricane and water and aquarium trades they found themselves in the Atlantic Ocean. They are also causing havoc in their new habitat. They find reefs and live…

Sharks are vicious creatures that have very distinct, intelligent ways of finding food, and have been on earth for 400 million years. These interesting animals get their prey in three stages, and the first is sensing and finding their prey. When a shark gets hungry, it will use every single one of its senses to find food. Lateral lines running down the sides of their body allow them to sense vibrations and pulses in the water. Not only that, but sharks also have small pores in their snout…

My animal is a spinosaurus, it went extinct millions of years ago because it is a dinosaur.This animal grow grow in length to be about 40 feet long.In heighth it grew to be about 20 feet tall. This animal has spikes on its back that grow to be about 5 feet tall they kinda look like fins like on a fish. This dino can swim under water and holds its breath for a long time if needed. It has a darker green type of skin color. And it has a long head. The spinosaurus was able to swim real good…

A type of brightly colored sea slug has a taste for microscopic marine creatures called zooplankton, and it feeds on them using a method that's never been seen before: It captures quantities in a gulp by using a middleman. The sea slug's unsuspecting helpers are hydroid polyps — tiny, coral-like animals that live in colonies and gorge on zooplankton. And the sea slug, known as a nudibranch, treats the polyps as living fishing nets, avidly scooping them up and swallowing them down as soon as the…

The Great White Shark is the biggest shark that is known to be alive today. The average Great White can live up to 70 years old or more. Most Great Whites mature around the age of 15. Great White Sharks have a grey body on the tp yet on the bottom it is white for camouflage, they are grey on the top because it helps blend them into the water so that predators and prey can't see them, this is the same reason that they have a white belly. The Great White Shark has a snout, black eyes (They are…

The Western Australian government policy of culling sharks to ensure greater public safety, has caused nationwide debate, which is reflected in media texts through different views on the controversial measure. Dr Euan Ritchie, in his opinion piece, “predators such as sharks essential for world’s health” (Herald Sun 28/1/14), points out to his Victorian readers who may not be informed on the issue or support the cull that the killing of sharks is a dangerous and irrational practice that should be…