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sharks


Sharks

SHARKS

SHARKS




Randoms facts on sharks that no one asked for:

Lemon Sharks can make emotional bonds with divers and will deem them their favorite diver, and when they see said diver giving attention/affection to another lemon shark, the shark will become jealous and might hit the shark with it's snout 😋😋

A Thresher Shark's tail is half of it's body length. They also use their tail to whip their pray, stunning it in the process to kill and eat it

A Whale Shark is not a whale, but a shark and is the largest shark alive

A Basking Shark may look scary, but it's harmless and are planktonic feeders, meaning they eat only plankton and small crustaceans

Sharks don't have any bones. As they age, their skeletal cartilage strengthens as to appear bone like

Based on fossils found in Australia and the U.S, scientists hypothesize that sharks first appeared in the sea around 455 million years ago!
(ISN'T THAT SO COOL?? THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR SO LONG 🤩🤩)

Whale sharks aren't predators and are known as "gentle giants"

Whale sharks can lives up to 150 years old! But only 10% make it to adult hood :(

If you ever see whale sharks chasing the divers in videos (or in person), it's only because they see the bubbles and find them interesting and/or think it's food

Whitetip Reef sharks forage during the night, and rest in a reef cave during the day! They will usually return to the same crevice/cave every day, and sometimes even for years

Whitetip Reef sharks aren't dangerous and tend to swim away when divers or swimmers appraoch them

Whitetip Reed sharks aren't territorial, so sometimes they stack on top of each other!

Whitetip Reed sharks aren't territorial, so sometimes they stack on top of each other!

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(LIKE THIS!! AREN'T THEY ADORABLE??)

Tiger sharks are one of the few sharks known as "man-eaters" (although, fatalities caused by tiger sharks are rare)

Tiger sharks are mostly nocturnal predators 😋

Great White sharks can swim at speeds above 35 mph!!

Great White sharks have no regonized natural predators other than the killer whale/orca whale, which only occasionally attack them

Great White sharks are painted as "big, bad sharks", but in reality, they typically try to avoid conflicts/fights!

Whale sharks are ovovipiarous, meaning that they produce eggs that hatch inside of them and then give live birth!

Bull sharks need salt in their bodies to survive!

Bull sharks can thrive in both saltwater and freshwater!

Lemon sharks have poor eyesight and rely on electro receptors in order to find prey!

Lemon sharks are very social and usually live in groups!

There's only 10 cases of lemon sharks attacking humans, and it was only because they were provoked! (none if the injuries were fatal either)

Bamboo sharks are known as "cat sharks" 🤭

A Bamboo sharks fins are thin and used to prob themselves up in the sand!

Bamboo sharks can reproduce asexually!

Bamboo sharks can live up to 25 years

Nurse sharks got their names from the way they feed! It resembles a baby nursing, so they were named the nurse shark!

Nurse sharks are quite friendly and won't bite unless provoked!

Nurse sharks are completely nocturnal and they hunt at night!

Thresher sharks are known to leap out of the water!

Thresher sharks are mostly solitary fish, but would sometimes group up to prey on schools of fish to increase their hunting chances!

Blacktip sharks are known for jumping onto boats!

Blacktip sharks are very excitedable and social, but also are quite timid

A Blacktip sharks timid personality makes it an easy target for finning :((
(Finning: The act of removing fins from a shark and putting the shark back into the ocean. The shark is typically still alive when put back into the ocean D: )



That's all I have for right now (that's a lie, I have so many more facts, but my fingers hurt T-T)

ALSO, WHAT'S Y'ALL FAVORITE SHRK SPEICES?? MINE IS A LEMON SHARK >:3



ALSO, I AM STILL BRAINSTORMING SOME IDEAS, BUT I'M HYPER-FIXATING ON SHARKS ATM (and TGCF 🤭) AND I FELT THE NEED TO SHARE SOME SHARK FACTS WITH PEOPLE-

I LOVE YOU ALL BUNCHES 🫶🏼🫶🏼
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT ❤️❤️

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⏰ Last updated: Jul 30, 2023 ⏰

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