Tiger shark

Imagine being lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a tiger that’s starving of hunger and having to figure out a way not to get eaten by it. Or having to train a really dangerous tiger knowing that it might attack because it’s hungry. Yann Martel’s novel, Life of Pi, describes one full story of a kid who’s lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with a tiger, and a kid whose family passed away when they were on a boat on their way to Canada for better job opportunities. The story with…

vertically. Sadly there are only about sixty Amar Ontiveros 5 leopards left. In the early 1905’s there was about 4,000 South China Tigers and in 1996 there was about thirty to eighty left. Now they are believed to be extinct because they have not been seen for more than twenty-five years. In Sumatra there is a total of 400 Sumatran Tigers, if anyone is caught hunting a tiger they can be faced with jail time. It is sad the amount of animals left. As mentioned before Buffalos, Elephants, White…

have a lot of knowledge on all marine organisms. However, everything there is to know about the carnivorous great white sharks’ species hasn’t been discovered yet. Scientists can only do so much with these organisms in a controlled environment (or captivity) before an incident occurs where the shark either dies or puts others in danger. Erik Vance’s article, “Why Great White Sharks Are Still a Mystery to Us” provides examples of instances where great whites were put in captivity: “They refuse to…

SHARK ATTACKS Q: What is it? A: This one is easy, a shark attack is the term used to describe when a shark acts upon a human. Every year only 75 attacks are reported worldwide. Even though there are many attacks a year, people are still very scarred to get in the water especially after major attacks, such as the Jersey Shore attacks of 1916, and many films such as Jaws. Q: What are the changes of this happening to anyone? A: According to ISAF (International Shark Attack File), between…

fingernails.That's the reality for exotic pets in our present day. There is somewhere over a million exotic animals in the U.S. only a few thousands are in zoos. When I say exotic I mean animals from other countries, mostly wild. Such animals would be tigers, lions and other big cats. Or other animals from other countries like a platypus from Australia, or a lemur from Madagascar. Or animals from other environments like taking a polar bear and putting it down in Kansas. There is very flexible…

's 'best friend ' was killed, stood by them until help arrived. Animals do deserve our respect. They have saved humans ' lives before. There have been numerous accounts of dolphins rescuing people who have been shipwrecked and protecting them from sharks. A lion had protected a young girl from rapists for 3 days. There was a dog in the military that could sense bombs and enemy helicopters at least 20 minutes ahead before they arrived, saving thousands of lives. Another dog had attempted to…

Sharks Need Love Too Cold-blooded killers, heartless monsters, vicious beasts: these are a few descriptions that are used to define the most feared predator of the sea, the shark. The reputation the media has put into our heads is making a species so vital to our marine ecosystem become closer and closer to extinction when sharks are not even interested in humans in the first place. Here is a paper showing the very rarely showed, good side to sharks. Reputation is defined as: the beliefs or…

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…

The characteristics of a Mako shark are blue or violet dorsal fin, but there are many more. The dorsal fin is either blue, violet or deep purple. The teeth are so sharp, when they close their mouth you can still see the teeth. The fins on a Mako shark are very small. The Mako sharks cousin is the Great White Shark. The Mako Shark is warm blooded. Mako sharks are caught in deep water or by Australia all the way to New Zealand. Mako sharks are caught in warm water. On the map they are usually…

March 2018 Why Sharks Aren’t Scary Yasmine Hamdi Once said “Sharks aren't the monsters we make them out to be” Although they can be dangerous, sharks are not as scary as you think. People think that sharks are scary because of their sharp teeth, their big scary bodies, and the fact that they can attack you, but there are very reasonable explanations for each of these things, so you need not fear. The first explanation to why sharks are not scary is by explaining their teeth. Sharks have no…