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151 Crazy Facts About Sharks You Probably Didn’t Know

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The ocean is full of surprises. If you’ve ever been on a boat and looked down into the water, you may have seen some enormous creatures swimming around. Maybe it was a whale or a dolphin, or it could have just been a kraken ready for a relaxing human hunting session. Who knows? But if you’re anything like us, you probably thought, “What else is down there?”

The answer is… lots of stuff we still don’t know anything about. More than 80% of the ocean remains unmapped, unexplored, and not even seen by humans. That’s because the intense pressures in the deep ocean make it an incredibly challenging environment to explore.

But one of the coolest (and scariest) things about what’s under the sea is still getting to know some interesting facts about all the different kinds of animals that live there, especially sharks! Sharks are fascinating creatures that have been around for 450 million years — that’s how old the first shark fossils are, making them older than dinosaurs — yet we still know very little about them.

If you think that sharks are nothing more than ocean-dwelling predators with a taste for human flesh (the Jaws franchise traumatized more than one generation), it’s time to get your shark facts straight! They’re undoubtedly mysterious and scary animals, but there’s so much to learn about them. Check out these shocking facts about sharks that even some experts may not know!

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#1

Sharks can use the heartbeat of their prey to track them.

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TheAnimalLady 1 year ago

And to find a mate to Love?💕 🦈

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#2

Sharks don’t eat humans. Sharks are intelligent and curious creatures and most sharks bite humans out of curiosity and then swim away disinterested.

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TheAnimalLady 1 year ago

What with all of the 💩 we put in/on our bodies, are any of us really surprised?!?

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#3

You’re more likely to get bit by an angry New Yorker than a shark.

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4th Account 2 years ago

You are also more likely to get killed by a cow

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#4

Sharks grow up to 50,000 teeth in a lifetime.

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Guy De Jaroueh 6 months ago

Duhhh

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#5

Shark embryos can sense danger.

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TheAnimalLady 1 year ago

Shark embryos also EAT each other before they're born...Survival of the ELDEST (usually).

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#6

There are literal hundreds of sharks species.

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Guy De Jaroueh 6 months ago

what the helllllllllllllllllll

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#7

Some sharks are pregnant for two years.

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TheAnimalLady 1 year ago

The Frilled Shark is pregnant for over 3years!!! And Google still has the nerve to say that the African Elephant is the animal that's pregnant the longest.

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#8

Sharks can sleep and often opt to keep their eyes open while they do. 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

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4th Account 2 years ago

Not true

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#9

Sharks move unimaginable distances without rest.

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#10

Great white sharks are at the top of the food chain and have little need to evolve.

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Noxn 2 years ago

Wrong. Orca is the King. He hunt and kill White sharks

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#11

Until recently, sharks were thought to be immune to cancer. However, recent research proves that sharks do develop cancer, as well as a variety of illnesses and deformities.

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Guy De Jaroueh 6 months ago

Bruh no

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#12

Bull sharks bite with the greatest force among sharks, pound-for-pound, greater even than great whites or hammerheads.

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Mr Jumbarrawa 2 years ago

Bull sharks are often found in freshwater as well, Being often considered the most dangerous shark species ..

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#13

Great whites do specialize in sneak attacks.

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#14

A shark's vertebrae tells you its age.

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#15

Sharks have incredibly acute hearing.

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#16

Sharks move both the top and bottom jaws.

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#17

Humans are by far the greatest enemy of sharks. 73 million sharks are killed by humans each year.

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SparkleDew 2 years ago

That's just sad how humanity impacts nature more that anything else...

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#18

Sharks can go into a trance.

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#19

Sharks respond to a sound known as a "yummy hum".

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blue kitty 14 1 year ago

What's Yummy Hum? it's a pretty weird word.

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#20

Sharks have survived five massive planet extinction events. These extinction events killed most life on earth and the last one around 65 million yeas ago killed the dinosaurs.

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#21

Some sharks give birth to fully formed.

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Got Banned But Now I'm Back 2 years ago

Some sharks give birth to fully formed... what? Fully formed flowers? Fully formed snails? Fully formed sentences are exhausting, yes, but so helplful!

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#22

Baby sharks are born with all of their teeth.

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#23

No, not all sharks live in the ocean. Bull sharks are the most common species of shark found in freshwater, they only travel to a saltwater environment when they need to reproduce.

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4th Account 2 years ago

They are also one of the most dangerous sharks a human could encounter

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#24

Sharks used to be bigger than buildings.

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#25

Sharks have (way) more than one series of teeth.

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#26

Sharks do not have vocal chords and do not use audible sounds to communicate anger or other emotions. Instead, they express themselves physically.

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Parzivalofsadlygrove 1 year ago

Through interpretive dance?

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#27

Thresher sharks use their tails to slap their prey to death.

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#28

The Megalodon Shark, the largest shark predator in history, became extinct about 2.6 million years ago. They would have been between 12 and 21 meters long!

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Minath 2 years ago

To put this in perspective, the biggest white shark recorded is Deep Blue at approximately 6.5 metres long.

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#29

Sharks breathe by ram ventilation, a process that forces water into their mouths and across the gills as they swim forward.

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#30

Rays (Batoidea) are the largest group of cartilaginous fishes, with well over 600 species in 26 families.

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SparkleDew 2 years ago

and this has what to do with sharks? (sorry if that's offensive)

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#31

Possibly one of the most beautiful sharks in the world is the Zebra Shark. This shark goes through an amazing transformation from juvenile shark to an adult.

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Robin C 2 years ago

Ooo..I'm looking this up! Interesting....also can't wait to share some of these "facts" with my boyfriend...who is petrified of sharks but wants to know more about them..vs killing them

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#32

There are 10 species of known Hammerhead sharks with one just recently discovered in 2016 called the Carolina Hammerhead Shark.

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#33

Shark spotters make beaches safer for swimmers and sharks.

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#34

Female sharks generally dwarf male sharks.

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#35

Lightning strikes are more deadly than shark attacks.

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#36

Sharks are older than dinosaurs.

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#37

The skin on whale sharks is six inches thick.

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#38

30% of sharks are close to extinction.

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SparkleDew 2 years ago

yeesh we really need to protect sharks more

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#39

Shark teeth are immune to cavities.

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#40

Great white sharks use body language to communicate with one another.

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#41

A shark’s weak spot is its gills.

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E Menendez 2 years ago

Yes, my mom told me to punch a shark in the gills of I were attacked. As a kid, I thought I would need that advice more often than I actually do.

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#42

Sharks have different eye colors.

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#43

Some shark skin glows green.

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#44

Great white sharks only have two blind spots.

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Peppy 2 years ago

Which are?

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#45

Male blue sharks bite their partners while mating.

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SparkleDew 2 years ago

tough love

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#46

The Greenland shark is the only species that can tolerate Arctic temperatures.

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Minath 2 years ago

They live super long as well, over 400 years old.

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#47

Shark “ears” are located inside their head.

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#48

Some sharks can swim up to 60 km per hour.

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#49

One of the earliest known species of sharks is the Cladoselache. The fossils of these 1.2 meter sharks are over 400 million years old.

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#50

Stethacanthus was a shark that lived 345 to 280 million years ago. This shark possessed a fascinating dorsal fin that was flat and covered in large scales.

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#51

Helicoprion sharks from 290 million years ago had a strange 'whorl like' jaw structure that carried hundreds of shark teeth. A special set of hunting tools to hunt specific prey.

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#52

Sharks’ skeletons are made entirely of cartilage, an elastic tissue that is much softer than bones.

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#53

The size of a shark species relates to where they hunt. Smaller sharks tend to feed near the ocean floor. Larger sharks hunt in the middle depths and near the surface where they can more easily snatch larger prey such as seals.

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#54

Depending on the species, sharks display three ways to bear their young:

1) Oviparity = laying eggs.

2) viviparity = born alive & functional.

3) ovoviviparity = Eggs hatch inside the adult female and sharks are born alive.

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Mr Jumbarrawa 2 years ago

Sand tiger sharks fight to the death in the womb .. and you thought your kid had issues ..

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#55

Sharks belong to the superorder Selachimorpha in the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes.

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#56

The Carcharhiniformes order contains about 270 species of sharks.

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#57

The Six Gilled Frilled Shark lives thousands of meters below the ocean surface. The first time this shark was recorded alive on film was in 2007 when a specimen was caught in Japan.

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#58

Cookiecutter Sharks have the largest teeth of all sharks relative to their size.

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Minath 2 years ago

They can hunt prey much larger than themselves, there's even been reports of them "attacking" a human, they basically swim up to something take a small bite and then swim away.

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#59

Shark finning refers to the removal and retention of shark fins while the body of the shark is discarded at sea. The shark is most often still alive when it is tossed back in to the water.

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Tree P 2 years ago

Horrible and barbaric.

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#60

Only 3 sharks have an international ban in fishing. They are the Whale Shark, Basking Shark and Great White Shark. A number of other sharks have restrictions on international trade market but clearly more is needed to protect sharks globally.

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#61

Hammerheads also have 360-degree vision.

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Bienlunée 2 years ago

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#62

The largest fish in the world is whale shark.

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#63

Hippos, deer, and cows are more deadly than sharks, too.

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Mark Berry 2 years ago

So are vending machines.

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#64

Tiger sharks will eat anything.

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#65

Sharks can be as small as a goldfish. The dwarf lantern shark is hardly one of the fierce creatures you picture when you hear the word "shark." This odd animal, found near the northern coast of South America, grows to just six inches in length.

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#66

There's a shark that's 120 million years old. While megalodons are long gone, there is a species still around that was alive long before the megs — the goblin shark, a pink-skinned fish with a crazy-looking long and flat snout.

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Tree P 2 years ago

Check this thing out, see if it doesn't remind you of the xenomorph from Alien.

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#67

Each whale shark’s spot pattern is unique as a fingerprint.

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#68

Most sharks hunt alone.

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#69

More than 90% of shark attacks even from Great White Sharks on humans are non-fatal.

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#70

In 2015 more people were killed by taking selfie images of themselves in situations that proved fatal, than people fatally injured by sharks in that same year.

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#71

Hammerheads, Blue sharks, Bull Sharks and Lemon sharks are just a few sharks that are born fully developed and functional. This is called Viviparity birth for these sharks.

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#72

The worlds second largest living shark can be found around the UK and Ireland, the Basking Shark.

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#73

The megamouth shark is a species of deepwater shark. It is rarely seen by humans and is the smallest of the three filter feeding sharks alongside the whale shark and basking shark.

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#74

Female sharks have thicker skin.

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#75

Lemon Sharks are not only adorable, they also give birth to live young! While most Lemons get about 10 feet, the largest was over 12 feet long.

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#76

Shark embryos attack each other.

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Mark Berry 2 years ago

...and sometimes eat each other.

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#77

Sharks have a sixth sense.

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Mark Berry 2 years ago

A sense of fashion!

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#78

Yes, you can ride a shark.

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Weirdest Bi You’ll Ever Meet 2 years ago

REALLY IVE ALLLLWAYS WANTED TO RIDE A SHARK!

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#79

Female sharks can be impregnated by multiple partners at once.

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Alecto76 2 years ago

This would make for a boring episode of Maury

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#80

Great whites have a keen nose for blood.

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#81

Sharks manage to avoid stopping to eat by drawing on fat stored in their livers.

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#82

Some species of sharks have a spiracle that allows them to pull water into their respiratory system while at rest. Most sharks have to keep swimming to pump water over their gills.

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#83

Not all sharks have the same teeth. Mako sharks have very pointed teeth, while white sharks have triangular, serrated teeth.

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#84

There are more than 500 species of sharks swimming in the world’s ocean.

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#85

Possibly one of the most evolved sharks today are hammerhead sharks. They have an advanced sensory system and a body shape that has adapted to hunt specific prey.

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#86

Sharks sometimes act as scavengers and will often feed on dead animals such as whales. This is how sharks help keep our oceans healthy and marine life in check.

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#87

Sharks help to make sure that reefs are protected from other predators to ensure the reef, and all the fish that live on and around the reef, thrive as an important ecosystem.

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#88

Killer whales, seals and even giant octopus have been known to eat sharks.

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#89

Larger sharks do eat smaller sharks.

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#90

Almost 50 different species of sharks have light-emitting organs called photospheres. Sharks use the light that comes from these organs for camouflage and to attract mates.

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#91

A membrane in the back of the eye called the tapetum lucidum reflects sunlight back into the eye, so the shark can make more use of what little light is there.

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#92

Sharks such as the Great White and Mako sharks are homeothermic and maintain a higher body temperature than the surrounding water. Muscles in the center of the body provides extra heat for bursts of speed when hunting.

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#93

To impregnate female sharks, male sharks will bite onto the pectoral fin and then insert one of his claspers into the female shark to release sperm.

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#94

There are a number of "sharky" looking animals in the ocean that are actually rays, not sharks. Examples are the Guitar fish and the Bow Mouth Ray.

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#95

The Whale Shark is so far the deepest diving recorded shark. One shark was measured down to a depth of around 1,800 meters below the ocean surface, almost two kilometers!

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#96

Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been left or lost in the ocean by fishermen. Unfortunately all kinds of marine life are threatened by these ghost nets and many sharks are killed each year due to them.

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#97

Marine debris, especially plastic, is extremely dangerous for sharks, whales and turtles. These creatures often end up ingesting plastic items which will eventually be fatal.

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#98

Shark tourism is a form of eco-tourism that allows people to dive with sharks in their natural environment. This benefits local shark populations by educating tourists and through funds raised by the shark tourism industry.

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#99

A shark's fusiform rounded and tapering at both ends body shape reduces drag and requires minimum energy to swim.

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#100

Bull shark jaws work like a vice.

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#101

Sharks do not “prefer” to bite males rather than females; rather men had a greater historical chance of being around sharks.

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#102

The ocean floor is a graveyard for shark teeth.

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#103

We have more in common with them than you'd think. Since both humans and sharks are jawed vertebrates, we share a common ancestor - Acanthodes bronni.

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#104

Sharks heat their eyes.

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#105

Sharks mate at their birthplace.

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#106

Shark skin makes them fast.

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#107

Most sharks have good eyesight.

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#108

Sharks have special electroreceptor organs.

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#109

Shark skin feels similar to sandpaper.

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#110

Blue sharks are really blue.

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#111

Human teeth as hard as shark teeth.

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#112

Different shark species reproduce in different ways.

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Mark Berry 2 years ago

Kama Sharkra

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#113

Sharks can detect electricity.

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#114

Female sharks lose their appetite before giving birth.

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Minath 2 years ago

It's so they don't eat their own pups

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#115

Great white sharks eat 11 tons of food each year.

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#116

Scientists think sharks may be color blind.

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#117

Some sharks have what is called a Nictitating membrane that closes to protect the eye when she shark bites its prey.

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#118

A sharks tooth-shaped skin, called denticles, allow it to move swiftly through the water without collecting barnacles and algae deposits on it.

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#119

Some shark species are oviparous like most other fish, laying their eggs in the water. Once empty, the egg case is known as a mermaid's purse and can wash up on shore.

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#120

A shark creates forward movement by moving its tail, which acts like a propeller. As the shark moves forward, water moves over its fins as though they were wings, creating lift.

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#121

Shark mouths are located in front of the eyes or front of the head, therefore Carpet Sharks Zebra Sharks, Nurse Sharks.

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#122

Commonly known as Mackerel Sharks, Goblin Shark, Basking Shark, Megamouth Shark, Thresher Sharks, Shortfin and Longfin Mako sharks, and the Great White Shark belong to the Lamniformes order.

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#123

The fastest shark in the world is none other than the short fin Mako shark. It can clock in at speeds of 60 mph (96 mph).

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#124

The Whale Shark can take up to 30 years to reach maturity and start breeding. The Greenland shark was recently discovered to take even longer to reach the point of maturity: up to 150 years!

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#125

And it's strongest in hammerheads.

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#126

Great whites have a more powerful bite than jungle cats.

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#127

Megalodons sparked some media controversy. The fascination around these legendary creatures earned some backlash for the Discovery Channel in 2013 when it aired a mockumentary with actors pretending to be scientists discussing the long-extinct animals as if they still existed.

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#128

Sharks have scales.

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#129

Sharks are the apex predators.

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#130

Angel sharks can ambush their prey in one-tenth of one second.

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#131

Large sharks live longer than smaller sharks.

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#132

When sharks jump out of the water, it’s called a “breach”.

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#133

Ancient Greek historian Herodotus claimed a group of sharks destroyed a Persian fleet in the 5th century B.C., which may have been the first time sharks received a negative and killer reputation.

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#134

Sharks have a lateral line organ which acts like an internal barometer.

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#135

Male sharks have reproductive organs called Claspers. These organs are located on the Pelvic fins of all male sharks and rays as extensions of the fin.

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#136

Sharks do have an anal fin.

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#137

One order of sharks belongs to the 6 Gill Sharks and the Seven Gill Sharks Hexanchiformes only.

encyclopedia.com Report

7points

#138

A shark species that has an order to itself are the Horn Sharks. These are bottom dwelling sharks with a spine in front of their dorsal fin to protect themselves from larger predators. Sometimes this includes protection from other sharks.

sciencedirect.com Report

7points

#139

The basking shark are one of three plankton-eating shark species, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark.

en.wikipedia.org Report

7points

#140

The Goblin Shark has the reputation of being the ugliest shark in the world. They are a rare deep water species that have an extending jaw to snap and capture prey in the oceans depths.

en.wikipedia.org Report

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#141

Wobbegong Sharks possibly have the best camouflage of all sharks. Their symmetrical pattern of bold markings resembles a carpet. Because of this striking pattern, wobbegongs and their close relatives are often referred to as carpet sharks.

floridamuseum.ufl.edu Report

7points

#142

Pacific Sleeper Shark known to eat giant and colossal squids.

en.wikipedia.org Report

7points

#143

You've probably eaten shark. Spiny dogfish are not in demand as a food item in the United States, but they're popular on the international market.

fisheries.noaa.gov Report

6points

#144

Shark litters are enormous.

mass.gov Report

6points

#145

A great white is about the size of a megalodon's.

nationalgeographic.com Report

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#146

Most sharks are cold blooded.

floridamuseum.ufl.edu Report

6points

#147

Sharks have evolved and changed much over millions of years. However many sharks today still share some of the features as sharks from millions of years ago.

nhm.ac.uk Report

6points

#148

Sharks are APEX predators. At the top of the ocean food chain they directly impact all other marine species below them, maintaining a balance in the ecosystem.

livescience.com Report

6points

#149

One third of all living shark species are classed between Near Threatened (NT) and Critically Endangered (CR) by the IUCN Red List.

iucnredlist.org Report

6points

#150

Shark fin soup is a fashion in China and many Asian countries. It is served at important events like weddings, birthdays and anniversaries. When dried, the fins take on a texture and shape similar to noodles.

en.wikipedia.org Report

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#151

An unusual favorite meal of Mako Sharks is Swordfish.

sharksider.com Report

6points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

The best song ever, that EVERYONE like is about sharks. Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Baby shark!

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