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    Black Tip Reef Sharks

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    Blacktip reef shark The blacktip reef shark‚ is a shark of tropical and warm seas. One of the most common sharks found in shallow water around coral reefs of Indo-Pacific and Caribbean waters. The water they swim in is usually 70-80 degrees . Blacktip reef sharks do not venture into tropical lakes and rivers far from the ocean. Like its name‚ the tips of the shark’s fins are black‚ with a white underside. Their skin is brownish in color on the top-half of their bodies. It has been recorded

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    on average‚ 10 people are killed by sharks‚ yet every second 3 sharks are killed by humans. II. Thesis: Sharks are a vital part of our ecosystem‚ and killing them disrupts the delicate balance of the ocean. III. Credibility statement: For most of my life I have been a shark enthusiast so shark finning is an issue I stay very informed on through various academic sources. IV. Purpose statement: I am going to explain to you today why we need to keep sharks in the ocean and out of the soup.

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    English oral - Shark Cullings Each year in Australia‚ the number of deaths from shark attacks ranges between zero to three deaths. To put this into perspective‚ more people around the world are killed as a result of falling coconuts or vending machines. Following a small rise in the number of shark attacks in Western Australia over the past two years‚ the Western Australian Government has legalised the culling of all sharks over three metres long caught on baited drum lines‚ in an attempt to

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    The Goblin shark isn’t like most sharks. Normally sharks have a short nose but unlike the goblin which has a flat and unusually long snout. It also has “thirty-five to fifty-three top teeth and thirty-one to sixty-two bottom teeth”. Its teeth are very sharp just like other sharks maybe even a bit sharper due to its hunting disadvantages. The Goblin shark also has very small fins which is a disadvantage. The Mitsukurina Owstoni doesn’t have blue colored skin nor white colored but instead has a pink

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    Great White Sharks Essay

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    Great White Sharks Great Whites‚ the king of the ocean. They grow to an amazing size. They have incredible hunting methods. Also‚ they are curious creatures that bite things that are attracting. Lastly‚ they eat different types of creatures. Great White Sharks are amazing creatures that do amazing things. Where they live and their envirment Great White Sharks are amazing creatures because they live in interesting places. One way‚ they live in interesting places is they have been showing up in Cape

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    another article from William Cronon‚ titled‚ "The Trouble with Wilderness‚ or‚ Getting Back to the Wrong Nature." In this article‚ Cronon boisterously accentuates his views on the present day definition of wilderness. He argues that prior to the 18th century wilderness was in fact a desolate and satanic habitant in which people should want nothing to do with (216). That disposition was drastically modified during the 18th century when wilderness was‚ and is to this day‚ believed to be "sublime" by nature

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    numbers/who would you contact * Donate to protect sharks “http://www.sharktruth.com/funding “ * Websites * http://www.sharktruth.com * http://www.stopsharkfinning.net/shark-fin-soup.htm * twitter: @stopfinning * facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StopSharkFinning * Who to contact * people in your area who wants to stop restaurants selling shark fin soup What is the long term forecast? Is anything being done? * Shark fin soup is banned in Vancouver thanks to

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    Sharks are known for being fierce‚ hungry‚ man eating creatures that attack any human in their sight. This view of the shark is entirely not true. They are concentrated on killers when they an actual attack on a human is rare.1 Sharks are located in all parts of the globe. Sharks are like humans in a way‚ they come in all different colors‚ all species look different and are unique in their own different way.2 Sharks can range in size from nearly 5 inches‚ to a 45-foot long whale shark. All sharks

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    most recent of shark attack fatalities was on a twenty nine year old surfer Ben Gerring‚ who was surfing at a popular beach break near mandurah earlyer this year. Five days later a sixty year old women‚ Doreen Collyer was taken while diving of the coast of mindarie‚ north of perth.. Raised concerns about the safety of swimmers is an issue that needs to be addressed. . HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY SHARKS? whilst the Australian media continues to sensationalise the threat of shark attacks to human

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    David von Bodungen Katherine Schweiss BSC 201L 29 March 2017 Information and Facts Regarding the Great Hammerhead Shark Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Chondrichthyes; Order: Carcharhiniformes; Family: Sphyrnidae; Genus: Sphyrna Species: mokarran; Scientific Name: Sphyrna mokarran. The Great Hammerhead was discovered and initially described by the German naturalist Eduard Rüppell in the year 1837‚ but the original name that he had given the organism was Zygaena mokarran‚

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