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    Shark Adaptions

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    For over 400million years sharks have been adapting themselves perfectly for life in the ocean. Their varied habitats‚ diets and physiology has meant that for many of them‚ these adaptions have been slightly different. The key adaptions are those that enable the shark to swim‚ breath‚ feed and reproduce. Large squalene filled livers negates the need for a shark to have a swim bladder. The liver‚ up to 25% of the overall body weight‚ counteracts the weight of the dermal denticles‚ teeth and

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    Hammerhead Sharks

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    Hammerhead Sharks Marine Science/ Per. 1 Sharks are one of the most feared sea animals. They live in oceans across the world but are most common in tropical waters. There are over three hundred fifty species of sharks. They can be broadly categorized into the following four groups: Squalomorphii‚ Squatinomorphii‚ Batoidea‚ and Galeomorphii. The shark family Sphyrnidae that includes the Hammerheads are part of the Galeomorphic classification. They are probably the most easily recognizable

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    Loan Shark

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    secure these loans which often turn into a night mare or even trade death. Often the borrowers do not realize the very high interest rates charged. The Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) hosted a brain storming session on the issue of loan sharks and what needs to be done in addressing this problem. About 13 people gathered on July 12‚ 2006 at the MCPF Conference room. Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria chaired the meeting. Tun Hanif Omar the former Inspector General of Police was present and he

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    Cookiecutter Shark

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    Cookiecutter Shark According to Oceana.org the main idea about this subject is how the population grows so much because of no hunting or preying on this shark also how the cookiecutter shark is small but its bites are painful and big for its size. Fact‚ in the article it states “It uses its sharp‚ pointed upper teeth to latch on the skin of a much larger shark‚ bony fish‚ or marine mammal and its thick‚ strong‚ triangular lower teeth to scoop out a mouth-sized chunk of flesh (or blubber).” there

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    The Galapagos Shark

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    * The Galapagos shark was named after the islands where the shark was found. The Galapagos shark is a large‚ thin shark. The shark is brownish or grey black and has black sides and a white underside. PICTURE The first dorsal fin shark was tall‚ narrow and almost straight‚ and a low ridge leads to the small‚ second dorsal fin. The trailing edges of the fins may be darker than the rest of the body‚ and the tips may be a dusty colour. The shark is slightly different to most sharks because it has a

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    Mako Sharks

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    Mako Shark Mako Sharks are VERY huge! Have you ever seen one in your life? I know I haven’t seen s Mako shark I would be scared to see a Mako Shark. I know that female sharks are longer than male sharks. The females can have up to 8 to 10 pups‚ Sometimes I wonder is that the one reason why they are longer than the male sharks nope it’s not the other reason is that‚ The female’s fin is more curved than the males fin and that how the mom of the pups know if its a boy or a girl Mako Shark. This

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    Shark Attacks

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    Victoria Mr. Kulish H English 10 22 February‚ 2012 On 11 July‚ 1916 Rensselaer Cartan Jr. saw a looming dark figure and noticed a large fin protruding from the water. A shark‚ the newest fear of many after the several attacks that occurred just days before. Yet he was 17 miles inland‚ he knew what he saw and set out to warn the town of the “sea monster” looming in the creek. “No way” were the thoughts of many as they heard Caratan Jr. tell his tale‚ and they continued on with their normal

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    Goblin Shark

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    The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is a rare‚ poorly understood species of deep-sea shark. Another name for this species is elfin shark.[1] Sometimes called a "living fossil‚" it is the only extant representative of the family Mitsukurinidae‚ a lineage some 125 million years old. This species looks unlike any other shark‚ with a long flattened snout‚ highly protrusible jaws containing prominent nail-like teeth‚ and pink coloration. It is usually between three and four meters (10–13 ft) long when

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    Norman Albao

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    Norman Albao BSECE I-1 PAINTING I. Introduction The “kambas ng lipunan” is a painting made by Joey Velasco‚ one of the most popular painters in the Philippines. He started on the painting of the last suffer but he made some changes on the original painting. He replaced the disciples of Jesus by some kids that he has encountered in his life. He painted this type of painting because of his pity to the children of the street. His inspiration comes from the children that he has encountered

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    Shark Attack

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    Shark Attack (Summarizing and Note-taking) Answer the following questions: 1. Identify at least five organ systems in this region of the arm that the surgeon would have marked for reattachment. Circulatory‚ skeletal‚ lymphatic‚ nervous‚ integumentary‚ and muscular 2. List the names of the specific structures that had to be reattached. Specific Bone: Humerus ; Specific Muscles: Biceps brachii‚ brachialis‚ triceps ; Specific nerves: Median nerve‚ ulnar nerve‚ radial nerve‚ musculocutaneous

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