Let's get Scientific
This organ is unique to shark's and their relatives.
The spiral valve
The book and movie 'Jaws' caused catastrophic death for sharks due to this activity.
Recreational shark fishing
Which branch of the military created a shark repellant called "Shark Chaser" that was soooo effected the sharks just ignored it...
Navy
How many shark species have actually been recorded as having encounters with humans?
2%
This shark is known for having stripes.
Tiger Shark
Turning their stomachs inside out
In the movie Jaws Captain Quint makes the remark that the " Shark must be 25 feet long!" However, most Great Whites tend to be only this long.
19-21 feet
How are humans impacting sharks the most.
Overfishing
How many gill slits do sharks usually have?
5
This shark is about as rare as Megalodon
The Goblin Shark
Red muscle mass makes up less than 5% of a Shark's muscle mass. What is this muscle typically used for?
Steady swimming and anything low speed
There are 109 sharks movies that involve sharks and humans interacting. Only one movie shows a positive Shark/human relationship. Name that movie
Finding Dory
Sharks are often seen as a blood thirsty serial killer in the media. But unlike humans, sharks don't often kill for ___________________
Fun
The pattern on whale sharks is quite mesmerizing. What is said to be true about these sharks?
They are as unique as a human fingerprint
This species of shark is known for inflating its stomach with water.
Swell Shark
Shark researches are using this method to determine the diets of prehistoric sharks
Radiocarbon dating
From 1958 t0 2019 109 shark movies have been made. Scientists have measured the decline of sharks from 1970 to 2019 to show a correlation of the decline of sharks to these movies. What is the total % decline of sharks.
71%
Hollywood has several movies about sharks. All these movies portray sharks has blood thirsty killers who will stalk you and your family until your bloodline has ended. How many films are there?
109 (2021)
What is the most common shark species?
Oceanic Whitetip
This shark becomes easily stressed out and often dies when caught by fishing.
Hammerhead Sharks
What is the thin layer of skin that covers a sharks eye to help prevent light damage and damage from an attack?
Nictitating Membrane
Jaws... This movie created a lot of problems for sharks. Christopher Neff from the University of Sydney proposed the term the "Jaws effect". The "Jaws effect" has three basic tenants, what are they?
1. That sharks intentionally bite humans
2. That human-shark encounters are always fatal
3. Sharks should be killed to prevent future attacks
In this 2023 movie a family is left stranded on an oil rig and is being stalked by a megalodon shark. What is the name of this movie?
The black demon.. This should really be a movie about killer whales because well they would stalk and in the Haida tribe from North America Orca translate to demon...
Shark Embryos have been known to eat one another in the womb, but they can also do this.
Sense danger
There are three species of sharks that are bioluminescent. What are they?
Kitefin shark
Blackbelly Lanternshark
Southern Lanternshark