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    Sharks were always thought to be brainless ferocious killers of the sea. Very large parts of the brain are dedicated to just their smell! Hammerheads have the most productive brains because they feed on animals under the sea dirt. Sharks are streamlined swimmers, ferocious hunters, and meat eaters. Sharks have streamlined bodies and a special set of organs which makes sharks special from other fish. When sharks attack, they have a special lining that moves over the eye to protect the eye from debris

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    The Unique and Sizable Facts about Sharks Shark may seem dangerous. But just like any other animals. Sharks have unique features that other animals failed to possess. Some of those unique facts about sharks are the following. The list of The Unique and Sizable Facts about Sharks: Sharks have Seven Senses Every animal has unique features in hunting for prey to survive, and sharks seem to have seven sharp sense in hunting for its preys. Researchers said that sharks can see under the dark waters with

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    How Sharks Hunt their prey Sharks hunt for food in a variety of ways. From the blood sniffing style of the Great White to the ambush tactics of the Goblin shark, they all needed to catch their food somehow. The Whitetip shark, for example, lives In deep water where it is hard to find food it must be ready to catch food. The shark has extremely tense senses, so that it can sense the slightest movement and easily catch the prey easily. The infamous Great White shark has very simple tactics, its senses

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    Sharks of the World Sharks are seen in many eyes as the king of the ocean. There are many different types of sharks, and some can even pose a threat to human lives. There are many movies about sharks, and while most of them are exaggerated, sharks are still undoubtedly one of the most vicious creatures in the world. Sharks are a large species with many different characteristics and diversities. While there are some well-known sharks, such as great whites or hammerheads, most people don’t know there

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    Killer whale is known as the Orca or their scientific name, Orcunus Orca. Killer whale is the largest of the dolphin family and also the strongest and powerful predators. The Orca has the name killer whale because they can take down any large creature such as seals, sea lion or even white shark. The killer whale’s current population range is about 50,000 and they are the most distributed marine mammals. Their territory extends from the Artic to the Antarctic but they mostly can be found in the cold-water

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    Gentle Giants Have you ever thought of a shark being gentle? The whale shark is known as a “gentle giant” because they do not attack humans, it would be very uncommon. Scientists still have not discovered many others, as they may say. The whale shark has many very cool characteristics that help them live their life. Whale sharks feed from what is called a “Filter Feeder”. A filter feeder, according to page 2, strain the zooplankton. The article states, “As it cruises through the ocean, water flows

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    some information about large tropical sharks which are the whale sharks and the tiger sharks. These two kinds of sharks have different size, shape and colour. Firstly, the size of the whale shark is bigger than the tiger shark. The former has 10 metres long and 9 tonnes weigh, whereas the tiger only has 4 metres of the length and 500kg of the weight. Secondly, their appearance is totally different. The whale shark has not any teeth or nose, whereas the tiger shark has teeth and nose. The former once

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    aggressiveness. The shark has deserved the name, “the most dangerous.” To Top that;this shark is really living up to its name with a record 153 total attacks, 66 percent of which were fatal in 2016 (Florida Museum, UFL). Scientists have thought and examined how, when, and why these sharks act the way they do, and although these people studied the sharks seem to only be measured by the amount of fear they put in people and the way they act. When really these sharks need actually be

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    Sharkwater Film Review Sharks are majestic yet very misunderstood creatures. Sharkwater tells an epic tale of the beauty and the threats to sharks globally. The film itself is gorgeous, with its long takes of underwater scenes and hammerhead sharks schooling form above. Filmmaker and marine biologist Rob Stewart dives into shark infested waters to negate fear-based stereotypes about sharks and raise awareness of the world’s deteriorating shark population. Stewart’s photos of himself in his youth

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    fish and sharks when she went to her first aquarium when she was nine years old. From there she went to college to study ichthyologist in New York City University. Ichthyologist is a branch of zoology that deals with fishes. Eugenie received her Bachelor of Arts degree where she majored in zoology and her Master of Arts degree. Eugenie Clark Major contribution to the biological community is Clark helped found the Cape Haze marine Laboratory in Placida Florida. In 1995 her team found the whale sharks

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