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The Shortfin Mako shark is the fastest in the world.
Through their evolution, sharks have shaped our oceans into the rich habitats we know today. As apex predators (animals that are at the top of the food chain), sharks play an important role in the ecosystem by maintaining the species below them in the food chain – helping remove the weak and sick, helping keep the ocean and fish populations healthy.
Sharks have a fearsome reputation as man hunters, but more people are killed by falling coconuts than sharks!
Here, we are going to read the top 10 facts about sharks.
Cool Sharks Facts
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1. The “hammer” prevents the shark from nose-diving when swimming.
2. A female Hammerhead can have up to forty young.
3. A Great White’s diet consists mainly of seals, sea lions, fish, and small dolphins.
4. Tiger sharks prefer warm, salty waters to inhabit.
5. They have a stripped back, which is useful for camouflage.
6. A female Tiger shark can have up to eighty-two young.
7. Sharks have prowled the waters for over 400 million years.
8. There are many breeds of sharks. The most well-known are Bull shark, Great White shark, Hammerhead shark, Nurse shark, Sand Tiger shark, Tiger shark & Whale shark.
9. The largest shark on record was a Whale shark. It reached up to 46ft.
10. The smallest shark on record was a Dwarf Lantern shark. It reached 6 inches.
11. The heaviest shark on record was a Whale shark. It weighed 13.6tonnes.
12. Great White sharks belong to the Mackerel shark family.
13. The Great White shark is the largest flesh-eating shark.
14. It is capable of jumping up to 2m out of the water when hunting prey.
15. In 1935, a Tiger shark was taken into captivity by an Australian zoo. Days later, it regurgitated a tattooed arm. It was found that the arm belonged to a murder victim. Using the remaining DNA, led the police to capture the murderer.
16. The Shortfin Mako shark is the fastest in the world.
17. Young sharks eat their own teeth when they are born.
18. All sharks have triangular serrated teeth to kill their prey with.
19. Many sharks are solitary hunters and will only merge with groups when it is a breeding season or for migration.
20. Many sharks are “finned” (slicing the top dorsal fin from the body) to make soup in Asian countries.
Sharks Questions Answered 😲😲😵
Do sharks sleep?
Sharks can sleep, and often opt to keep their eyes open while they do, according to new research published in Biology Letters. Because some sharks must swim constantly to keep oxygen-rich water flowing over their gills, it has long been rumored that they don't snooze at all.
What are sharks afraid of?
Contrary to popular belief, sharks are also quite afraid of humans! Being apex predators, it is natural that sharks will fear or stay away from the unknown, and that includes humans.
Are sharks color blind?
Ten species tested had no color-sensing cells, while seven had only one type. Sharks may be able to smell blood from miles away, but they probably don't know how red it is: New research suggests sharks are color-blind.
Do sharks have lips?
While sharks do have teeth, their teeth are embedded in their lips, not in their jaws.
Can sharks fart?
We've all seen tiger sharks in aquariums just hanging there, unlike most sharks which would sink, well this is their secret! They let the air out in the form of a fart when they want to lose buoyancy.
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