you had made up my mind. As you waded into the warm azure water, you began to worry. “What if a shark comes” “are my family still in the boat?” you pushed these worries out of your mind and dove in. the water was warm, and that was a good thing, there was a cold wind standing on the beach. The boat was about a hundred feet out in somewhat deep water, maybe 20 feet. Around the boat there was an oil slick “I’ll have to dive under that” you though as you approached. Suddenly, a great shadow loomed…
Red-tailed black sharks or Epalzeorhynchus bicolor belong to the family Cyprinidae. This family of fish is also known as Cyprinids. In laymen's term the red-tail is a member of the carp family. The red-tailed black shark was native to Thailand. But sadly, they are now extinct in the wild. All the red-tails available in fish stores today are commercially raised products of the aquarium trade industry. Red-tails black sharks of course bear no relation to sharks. Their name is purely descriptive.…
Everything about sharks Splash! The shark comes out the water and comes back down. Sharks are animals that are endangered and they are protected. They live in some places in south Africa, Australia, and both coasts of the united states of america. Sharks are 15 to 17 feet long and longer than a pick up truck and sharks can survive in their ocean habitat because their adaptations. Did you know that the great white sharks are the biggest sharks in the world? Big whites grow 15 to 17 feet long…
At the time I didn’t know it was a stingray, but I knew it was something huge, with it’s big flat body making huge thrusts trying to escape. We all thought it was a barracuda, which is almost like a shark of Puerto Rico, until we caught a glimpse of its flat back, its long tail, its grey color, and with its dark black eyes on the sides of its upper body. The stingray was now headed swiftly towards our boat, our fishing guide started to put his brown…
In history, there are many stories that dolphins saving the lives of humans. Dave Rastovich, the Co-Founder of Cetaceans, was rescued by a dolphin in the east coast of Australia. He was surfing while a tiger shark appeared on the surface of the next wave. The shark, which was two meters away from Dave, was ready to attack. Fortunately, a dolphin T-boned and pushed it away from Dave. Another talking head in "The Cove", Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, who is a world class freedivers, describe her…
The Maasai Mara Wildebeest Migration is definitely one of the most unforgettable and remarkable wildlife attractions that make Kenya world's number one safari destination. Come July, August through to October, tourists flock to the Maasai Mara, the most popular wildlife spots in Kenya, to catch this spectacular event, and why not! This natural occurrence has a lot to offer, the deep, primal rumbling sound of thundering hooves as well as low grunts is something that raises the nerves. The sight…
same fishermen, who kill the shark in the movie as well. This movie received over ten awards for its efforts, and even 3 Oscars in its time, as well as many nominations. ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/ Edit on later date ) With the spot light…
frightened of them? Ever since “Jaws” people have viewed Sharks as ferocious, dangerous man-eating monsters out to attack anyone who dares come into the water. The fact of the matter is that one-fourth of Shark populations is endangered of going extinct. After over 450 million years on this planet, Sharks have the possibility of extinction due to inadequate laws to protect them from actions such as finning, by catching, and habitat depletion. Sharks are an essential part of the ocean 's…
Shark attacks are nothing new, but lately the cases of them have been increasing. However, it is not the shark’s fault for the rising number of attacks, it’s ours. According to USA Today, in 2001 there were 79 shark attacks noted around the world. Florida took first with 34 of the 51 attacks in the United States. Next was North Carolina with five, California at three, and Texas, Alabama, and Hawaii with two each. The additional 16 came from Australia, the Bahamas, and South Africa. Of all these…
and gentlemen, chairman and adjudicator. The topic for our debate tonight is that we should adopt a productive shark culling policy and we, as the affirmative team believe that we benefit from such a policy. We define this topic as the Australian government should adopt a productive and beneficial shark culling program, which is the capture, monitor and occasionally the killing of sharks within vicinity of the beaches that place humans in risk and as the affirmative team we fully support the…