Species
True or false? There are over 500 species of sharks!
TRUE!
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Most sharks are cold blooded but this shark is warm blooded!
Great White Shark OR Mako Shark. This means they can regulate their body temperature to survive in both warm and very cold waters!
Sharks hunt in the ocean at what time of the day
Nighttime
A shark named Bruce once said, "Fish are friends..."
NOT FOOD!
This species of shark is known as the TOP shark predator in the ocean
Great White Shark
What is one animal even great white sharks are afraid of?
Orca whales! They are bigger, smarter, and hunt in packs which gives them an advantage over great whites.
True or false. Sharks' sense of smell is better than a humans.
TRUE! 10,000 times better!
True or false: Sharks are important to the ocean?
VERY TRUE! Without sharks as apex predators, the entire ocean's ecosystem would fall out of balance!
In the movie Finding Dory, Destiny is this type of shark
Whale Shark
Whale Shark
True or False? Sharks have been around longer than dinosaurs.
TRUE!
Us humans have five senses! How many senses do sharks have?
Six! Sharks have electromagnetic sensory organs on their heads and snouts allowing them to sense the electric fields sent out by nearby animals!
A group of sharks swimming in the ocean together is called a
school of sharks
Flounder
This species of shark can live in salt water AND fresh water
Bull shark
Sharks have multiple rows of what inside their jaws.
Teeth!
A shark's body and skin are made out of this. Hint! It's the same thing your ears are made out of.
Cartilage, sharks don't have bones!
True or false: Being bit by a shark is actually EXTREMELY rare!
TRUE! Sharks are very intelligent and curious creatures and most often bite out of curiosity. Humans can often look like seals in the water to a shark who is minding their business in their home, the ocean!
This movie is probably the most popular movie out there about sharks.
JAWS!
The fastest species of shark
Mako shark
Name something Hammerhead sharks are not able to see...
What's right in front of them! Since their eyes are on the sides of their hammer shaped heads they are able to see 360 degrees just not what's right ahead!
This type of vision that sharks have makes it easier for them to see in dark waters
Night Vision
This species of shark is known as the ocean's garbage can! Meaning they are not picky about what they eat and will eat pretty much anything!
Tiger shark! Tiger sharks are often found with tires, license plates, and other trash in their stomachs. Yikes!
In one of the most popular quotes from the movie Jaws the police chief says, "We're gonna need a bigger..."