Sharks A-Z

The Blacktip Shark has large eyes. They have black tips on their fins.

Whale Sharks can grow up to 49 feet long. They can live up to 70 years!

Whale Shark feeding on plankton in the Maldives, June 2012

Whale Sharks are the largest fish in the sea. They are filter feeders. Their favorite meal is plankton. Whale Sharks are friendly fish and sometimes allow swimmers to hitch a ride.

A is for Attach B is for BlacktipShark C is for Carnivore D is for Dorsal Fin E is for Endangered F is for Fin G is for Gills H is for Hammerhead Shark I is for IncredibleSharks J is for Jaws K is for Killer Skills L is for Large M is for Mouth

N is for Navigate O is for Ocean P is for Predator Q is for Quite Dangerous R is for Remora S is for Skin T is for Teeth U is for Under Attach V is for Very Fast Mako Shark W is for Whale Shark X is for Exciting to Study Y is for Young Z is for Zebra Shark

is for Zebra Shark.

Zebra Sharks have dark bodies with yellowish stripes. They are very slow swimmers.

Zebra Shark in FULL SIZE

Zebra Shark pups have stripes like a zebra.

When the pup becomes an adult, their stripes turn in to dark spots.

Their skin is so rough that animals brushing against it can be badly hurt.

Sharks use their skin to protect themselves from predators that want to kill them.

Their skin is covered with DERMAL DENTICLES.

The dermal denticles strengthen and protect the skin of the shark against injury.

Great White Sharks&nbsp;are one of the most efficient hunters on the planet.

If the sharks prey is too big to eat in one bite, the shark will clamp its teeth on the victim's body. Sharks then shake their head from side to side "sawing" off mouth sized lumps.

Breaching:&nbsp;Breaching is when a shark jumps out of the water. Great Whites can breach up to 10 feet above the surface at 25 mph. Breaching helps Great Whites hunt animals that would otherwise escape them by leaving the water. Breaching also helps them grab animals off the shorelines.

Sharks have an incredible sense of smell. Sharks are keenly tuned into the smell of blood and can detect even small amounts of blood from up to 3 miles away.

stands for very fast Mako Shark.

What Makes Mako Sharks the Fastest Sharks in the Ocean? | Nat Geo Wild

Mako Sharks can reach a speed of 45 mph when they attack a prey from below, by doing that the Mako Shark crushes its prey. It is the big tail and the slim body that gives it the great power, but also the shark's metabolism that makes the temperature inside the body of the shark warmer than the surrounding water and makes it so fast.

stands for incredible sharks!

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Megalodon shark&nbsp;is an extinct shark species. It is thought to be one of the world’s largest predators.

According to its fossil remains, Megalodon can be at least 59 feet in length and perhaps as long as 79 feet.

Megalodon is a Greek word that means ‘big tooth’.

is for jaws

All sharks are carnivores.

Sharks use their powerful jaws and sharp teeth to kill their prey.

is for mouth.

Sharks have very sharp teeth in their mouth.

Sharks use their mouth to eat food like chum or fish.

Chum means shark food.

Great White Shark Bites Camera, See Inside Mouth

Sharks are carnivores. Carnivores eat meat.

stands for fin.

Blacktip Shark dorsal fin

Shark Fins 1. pectoral 2. caudal 3. dorsal 4. anal 5. pelvic

Sharks have 5-7 fins. Their fins help them swim in the ocean.

stands for under attack.

Humans are a shark's biggest threat.

A lot of sharks are being hunted by humans. Hunters catch sharks for their fins. This is a process called finning.

is for Hammerhead Shark.

They have one eye on each end of their head.

Unlike some other sharks, these guys hunt alone.

Their favorite food is a stingray.

Hammerhead shark school, Galapagos

Hammerhead Sharks are bottom dwellers and they aren't as dangerous as you think.  

is for teeth.

Sharks have many rows of teeth. When one falls out, another tooth takes it place.

Many types of sharks have different shaped teeth. Long, sharp teeth are used for spearing. Short, flat sharp ones are used for grinding. Shark teeth are serrated which means they are jagged and saw like. A shark can have over 30,000 teeth in its life.

These are shark teeth.

Endangered means there are very few Great White Sharks.

This is a Great White Shark and what almost all people don't know about them is they are endangered.

is for dorsal fin.

This is the shark's dorsal fin. Dorsal fins are used for stability while swimming.

You will see a shark's dorsal fin when they are at the water's surface.

is for ocean.

Sharks live in oceans around the wold.

There are five oceans on Earth.

stands for eXciting to study.

Marine biologist are those who devote their time and work to studying and understanding sharks. Without them, there wouldn’t be any information to share! And, conducting research in the underwater world of sharks isn’t an easy thing to do.

People who study sharks are trained in&nbsp;marine biology. Marine Biologists are scientists who focus their attention on the creatures that live in oceans.

Marine Biologist Pets Shark in the Waters of Grand Bahama Island

stands for quite dangerous.

Remoras are important to sharks.

Remora eat the scraps left over by the sharks.

Remoras are next to the shark.

stands for young sharks.

A pup is a baby shark that was just born.

Pups do not stick around with their mother after they are born they live by themselves.

Orca Whales are also a shark's predator.

Humans are shark's most dangerous predator. Overall shark numbers are on the decline due to being a product of bycatch or finning. Today there are laws that help protect some shark species, but we all need to do our part to help them out.

stands for attack.

This is a shark attack it is a little scary.

A shark attacks it's prey killing it.

Most sharks WON'T attack humans.

Gills help sharks breathe underwater.

Sometimes sharks can have up to seven gills and normally five.

is for navigate.

Sharks have a great sense of smell to catch their prey.

Underwater Shark Great White Sharks Underwater Shark Swimming deep in the Ocean

Sharks navigate through the ocean to find food.

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