Category: Fish

But more than brawn, the great white shark has a tremendous brain that coordinates all the highly-developed senses of this efficient hunter. Its prey, including seals and dolphins, are very clever animals, and the shark has to have enough brains to outsmart them. What shark is the most intelligent? As large predators, bull sharks need […]

Shark finning facts: Sharks are apex predators and play a vital role in maintaining marine ecosystems. Without them, marine animals and habitats would suffer. Shark finning is unsustainable. Not only do humans decimate shark populations, but sharks have low reproductive rates, making repopulation difficult. Why should we stop eating sharks? Besides conserving their lives, shark […]

Estimates show that there are as many as 1 billion sharks in the world. This means there’s a shark for every seven or eight humans. They can be found in every ocean in the world and just about every oceanic habitat, including the open ocean, deep sea, coral reefs, shallows, and beneath Arctic ice. Are […]

We Need Sharks. Besides amazing us with their variety, size, and beauty, it is increasingly clear that sharks can be important in combatting many human diseases. For example, the tooth-shaped scales of a shark’s skin are designed to help the animal move swiftly and easily through the water. Why should you love sharks? Here are […]

Sharks can drown when pulled backward because water gets inside their gills. Sometimes, fishers kill sharks pulling them backward for a while when taking them back to the shore. The process of breathing in a shark is interrupted when pulled backward. Do fish drown if pulled backwards? Sharks can drown when pulled backwards because water […]

The removal of sharks from coral reef ecosystems has been shown to trigger an increase of smaller predators that prey on herbivorous fish. Consequently, herbivore populations decline, and without enough herbivores grazing on algae, algae can quickly overgrow a coral reef. What would happen to the environment if all sharks were killed off? “If the […]

However, occasionally we can hear a shark bubbling or purring, similar to a big cat purring. This can happen when sharks gulp air from the water’s surface, entering their bodies and escaping through their cloacas. Do sharks make sounds? Here’s the thing about the sharks: as a general rule, they don’t make sounds. Across sharks’ […]

Yes a . 50 caliber bullet can kill a great white shark, I don’t even have to ask which cartridge you are referring to because whether it’s 50ae, 50bmg, 500s&w, 500 nitro express, 50 beowulf, or 50 alaskan the shark is dead, dead, dead, dead, dead, and dead. Can bullets penetrate a shark? But Melbourne […]

In a strange way, Killer Frost and King Shark’s growing (almost romantic) relationship. Upon being airdropped into Gotham, Killer Frost’s chute snaps and she falls into King Shark on the way down, causing both of them to spiral into an uncontrolled free-fall. Which Killer Frost was in Suicide Squad? Louise Lincoln, better known as Killer […]

Touching whale sharks can disturb the protective mucous layer on their skin – and it can also have unpleasant consequences for you or me. The tiny, tooth-like scales (known as dermal denticles) that cover the skin of most shark species can cause a painful graze known as “shark burn”. Can shark skin cut you? Sharks […]

Sharks & Habitat Loss Sharks help prevent habitat loss. Habitats like coral reef depend on their fishy caretakers, like the little reef fish that live on them and clean and protect them from disease. Without sharks controlling numbers of big fish in a marine ecosystem, the numbers of these fish could explode. Why should we […]

It’s a good thing sharks never run out of teeth, as they lose up to 100 per day. Shark teeth fix themselves. The tooth is the only part in the human body that can’t repair itself. With the exception of our baby teeth, a lost permanent tooth is unable to be replaced naturally. How often […]

In The Suicide Squad, King Shark takes several major beatings, and yet he manages to survive due to being almost impenetrable. Is King Shark immune to bullets? Superhuman Durability : King Shark is bullet proof, can withstand extreme cold, crushing pressures and high levels of blunt trauma such as hits from class 100 even being […]

“This is a myth,” Andrew Nosal, a shark expert at the University of San Diego, told Live Science in an email. And this myth couldn’t be farther from the truth, Stephen Kajiura, a shark expert at Florida Atlantic University, said. Will dolphins protect humans from sharks? Sharks are solitary predators, whereas dolphins travel in groups […]

Consuming sharks will increase the level of mercury you ingest which will in turn increase your risk of neurological disorders, autism, infertility, Coronary heart disease or even death. Sharks regulate the behaviour of prey species, and prevent them from over-grazing vital habitats. Why should sharks not be consumed? Shark meat is incredibly dangerous because sharks […]

According to Torben Lonne, chief editor of DIVEIN.com, shark baiting is dangerous because it allows sharks to begin associating humans with food and makes them more aggressive to humans. “If sharks are being routinely fed in a particular area, it’s not surprising when they turn up in low waters and attack people. Is it safe […]

Ovoviviparous shark pups depend on yolk for nutrition, and when an embryo has expended its own yolk sac, it turns to the eggs around it. Some species practice intrauterine cannibalism, or eating the other fertilized or unfertilized eggs in the womb. The best-known intrauterine cannibal is the sand tiger shark. Which type of shark gives […]

While sharks do have teeth, their teeth are embedded in their lips, not in the jaws. Scientists have discovered that the exterior of the shark jaw has some structure that may provide necessary force. Do sharks have tongues? Do sharks have tongues? Sharks have a tongue referred to as a basihyal. The basihyal is a […]

Fresh, raw mako is very soft and ivory-pink or a muddy, reddish color that turns ivory white and firm when cooked. While the lean, dense meat looks very similar to swordfish, it lacks the whorls of the swordfish steak. Like all sharks, makos carry urea in their bloodstreams. Shark, Mako. Calories: 130 Omega 3: 0.9 […]

Human blood may attract and excite sharks, and divers and swimmers should avoid or come out of the water with bleeding injuries or, for women, when menstruating. Similarly, feces and urine may be attractive, and should not be scattered indiscriminately where one swims or dives. Is it OK to poop in the ocean? People usually […]