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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…

DNA samples were extracted from sixteen unidentified shark tissue specimens and underwent PCR amplification of CO1 mitochondrial gene. DNA samples were assessed for presence and quality using agarose gel electrophoresis. Species identification was performed by importing finalized CO1 sequences into two DNA databases to ensure accurate identification. Phylogenic analysis was then conducted to determine relationships between identified species. Electrophoresis Electrophoresis of DNA run in 2%…

For instance, the lobster paper is much lengthier than the whale shark paper. The whale shark paper also looks more like an article than the lobster paper does. The lobster paper is clearly broken up into different sections, including the abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, and conclusions. However, the whale shark paper is not broken up into these sections. The fact that the whale shark paper is in condensed format makes it harder to find where the hypothesis…

just a camera as the shark builds upon suspense of the shark looking for victims, it shows how we are more scared of the things we cannot see like the shark instead of things we can see, in the beginning of the movie we didn't see a shark but halfway through we see the shark which reaffirms the fear. The unexpected of the movie is the shark’s whereabouts and its appearances in the movies, when the the Captain Quint shot the arrows tied to a barrel to keep track of the shark and then the barrels…

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…