Shark finning

Another important adaptation that the Megalodon shark had that was very beneficial to it was its skin. The Megalodons skin was assumed to be similar to the Great White sharks skin. Therefore, its skin was sleek and slippery looking which Figure 10: Shark skin in high magnification (Meyer, 2013) helped the shark move through the water due to less friction. This was beneficial when hunting, for they could swim faster in order to catch prey. Although the skin of the Megalodon looked sleek, it was…

terms, when people think about sharks, they tend to be afraid or worried because they are responding to feelings. Instead of thinking more objectively, they think emotionally first because it is the natural thing to do. It’s your instincts. This feeling may have been introduced to you through the way you were raised. As a child, when you spend the day at the beach, you may hear from your parents or loved ones, “Hey watch out for sharks!” or “Don’t go too deep, the sharks might eat you!” these…

bathtub than from a shark attack. Yet, people still think sharks are frightening and vicious killers. Sharks main prey are not humans, they usually eat smaller sea creatures. It is more likely for a swimmer to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark. Many shark attacks that occur on a human are accidental. Sharks are not vicious killers as portrayed in the movies like Jaws. Most people are afraid of sharks because they think that sharks eat humans. In reality, most sharks are…

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…

Bethany Hamilton: Shark Attack In 2003, Bethany Hamilton was attacked by a shark while surfing (Zee 7). An amputation was performed on her arm, which in turn, helped save her life (O’Shel 21). Since the attack, Bethany has regained her life and has inspired many others to continue fighting through their own struggles. When an amputation is performed, many people choose to have a prosthetic limb. An amputation is a procedure that surgically removes all or part of a limb on the body. People who…

Red-Tailed Black Shark is a stunning fish, with a velvety- black body, a bright red tail, and a lovely streamlined shape. If you are going to keep a Black Shark in your aquarium, and I highly recommend that you do, only get one, because they get very aggressive towards others of their species. When they are younger they are relatively harmless, but as they got older and bigger they can get very cantankerous. You need to give your Black Shark plenty of hiding places to choose from, like a…

Movies have “shown” us that sharks are vicious man eating predators, killing without thought, but sharks are a bit more complicated than that. Sharks are more terrifying in our minds than in reality. Movies like Jaws have given people the impression that sharks kill people without thought. This is false. Sharks are more curious than anything. Most of the time, sharks bite people once and let go. This is called “sample biting.” This is a way for sharks to identify what they are attacking. In…

The Humpback Whale Having no teeth has its disadvantages. Instead of having teeth like my distant cousins, the killer whales, who have the privilege of having a jagged row of teeth, I use my baleen to filter minuscule plankton, krill, and small fish from the water. Right now, I am traveling with a group of whales (called a pod) from Alaska to the warm waters Hawaii, with the intention of finding a mate. A small school of fish swim below me, their color so dim that they blend in with the water.…

Louis Psihoyo’s The Cove (2009) is an exposé documentary foregrounding the issue of dolphin slaughtering in Taiji, Japan. Psihoyos’s captures and probes into the Japanese tradition of hunting, and the present issue of dolphins selling to aquariums around the world. The documentarian features leading activist for the cause Rick O’Barry who fundamentally created the dolphin trade through the 1960’s TV show franchise “Flipper”. The documentarian is biased and outlines the negative portrayal upon…

Sharks and Bald Eagle who preys on young sea otters. o Predators [1]: Sea Otters have few predators such as the Killer Whale, White o  Distinguishing Features: o Possesses up to a 1,000,000 hairs per square inch, meaning they have really dense o…