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More Fun Facts and Photos about the Fascinating Sharks

Category: Animal Facts and Photos

Published: Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Click here to listen to the first couple of verses of FASCINATING SHARKS 
   from our CD IF I WERE A FISH by Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders. 
   You can also watch our animal song videos about
   dolphins, gray whales, seals, sea lions and walruses.

AND NOW, Here's some interesting
shark facts and photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-The bull shark is the only shark that can live in both fresh and salt water.
-The largest shark teeth found belonged to a Carcharodon Magaloden shark
   and are 6 inches long.
This shark is extinct and lived more than 4.5 million years ago.

-The jaws of bigger sharks are about twice as powerful as the jaws of a lion.
-Sharks can see almost as well behind them as they can in front.


 

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-The hammerhead shark has the best sense of smell.

-A shark can go without eating for a long time because it is able to store nutrients, much like a camel.
-Unlike many other creatures, a shark does not have a layer of fat below its skin.
-The Whale Shark is the world's largest fish.
-The Whale Shark can live to be 70 years old.

-Baby sharks are born with sharp teeth and the ability to hunt right from the start.
-Newborn sharks are called pups.
-Most baby sharks that are born live come out of their
mother's body tail first, although a few species emerge headfirst.


 


 

 

-Sharks continue growing throughout their lives. Their bodies never stop growing.
-Shark mothers do not feed their babies. They must survive on their own.
-When its time to mate, female sharks release pheromones into the water
  to help male sharks find them.


-More people are killed by bee stings than by shark attacks
-Pigs kill more people every year than sharks do.
-Up to 100 million sharks are killed by people every year.
-The chance of being killed by a shark is one in 300 million.
-The chance of being killed by airplane parts falling from the sky is one in 10 million

THESE FACTS WERE FOUND AT:  thinkquest.org  and sharkfacts.org

Cool website: http://42explore.com/shark.htm

Coloring pages:  http://www.coloring.ws/sharks.htm

Photos courtesy of  kidzone., pda.88000.org/, and zastavki.com

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About this Page: -The hammerhead shark has the best sense of smelling. A shark can go without eating for a long time because it is able to store nutrients, much like a camel.-Unlike many other creatures, a shark do not have a layer of fat below its skin. -The Whale Shark is the world's largest fish. -The Whale Shark can live to be 70 years old. -Baby sharks are born with sharp teeth and the ability hunt right from the start. -Newborn sharks are called pups. -Most baby sharks that are born live come out of their mother's body tail first, although a few species emerge headfirst. Click here to listen to the first couple of verses of FASCINATING SHARKS from our CD IF I WERE A FISH by Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders. You can also watch our animal song videos about dolphins, gray whales, seals, sea lions and walruses.AND NOW, Here's some interesting