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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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    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 lives‚ despite his desperate cries of fear and warning. The attacks of Lester Stilwell and Stanley Fisher show that the technology of this era was very un-advanced

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    College is very different from high school. You will have too much freedom or have a job and not too much time to study and no one will push you. Some college students are far away from their homes‚ so they will live by themselves‚ and as I know when you are in college‚ you might have a party every single week. When I go to college‚ I have to overcome many challenges: time management‚ adapting to the new environment‚ and adjusting to my independence‚ I think if you want to study in college‚ the

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    Dolphin Captivity Essay

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    When the word dolphin comes to mind what do you think of? Seaworld? Flipper? or what about tuna? What most people don’t think about is Dolphins helping the United States Navy. Since 1950’s dolphins have been trained in captivity to assist the navy with important missions. The Navy also has done research with dolphins to help better understand the way this animal lives in its environment and to see how to protect it. This program is called Navy Marine Mammal Program(NMMP).This program turns heads

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    The Great Hammerhead Shark

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    The Great Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna mokarran Table of Contents Introduction …………………… pg 3-4 Biology of the species ………….pg 4-5 Ecology of the species ………… pg 5-6 SocioCultural values ………….. pg 6-7 Economic Importance ………… pg 7-8 Conservation ……………………pg 8-9 Index …………………………...pg 10-11 Bibliography……………………pg 12-14 Life on earth is greatly influenced by oceanic habitat. All species are directly and indirectly impacted by the choices made by today’s existing generations

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    Shark Tank

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    Shark Tank Doorbot is the Wi-Fi enabled video doorbell that allows you to see and speak with visitors through your smartphone. The doorbot let you know when someone ring your doorbell and if the person who’s ringing it you don’t want to talk to her/him you won’t because Doorbot gives you the opportunity to see who behind the door without opening it. Let say you are home alone with your son who’s 5 year old and your husband is far from the house and someone rings the bell at 5 in the morning‚ you

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    Sharks and Australian Fisheries The Fishing industry is the 5th largest food producing industry in Australia. Annually it puts $2.2 billion dollars into our economy each year (afma.gov‚ 2013). Australians consume approximately 16kg of fish and seafood per person per year. This amounts to a lot of fish needed to sustain such a demanding population. Therefore the most important issue for fisheries in Australia is to ensure the ecological sustainability of fish stocks in the long term so that ecosystems

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    Misconceptions of the Endangered Sharks “Strong jaws‚ teeth-like scales covering the body‚ gills‚ dorsal fins‚ pectoral fins‚ and a powerful tail‚ along with fantastic camouflage…”(Kraus 91)‚ sharks have been able to remain the top predator of the ocean waters for the past 400 millions years. They belong in the family known as the Chondrichthyes which distinguishes them from other of aquatic life in which they have evolved to have special skeletons made up of cartilage and connective tissues. These

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    In the psychological sense‚ maltreatment is almost always defined as child abuse. There are different ways to execute child maltreatment‚ but the most common are physical‚ sexual‚ and psychological abuse. Abuse also has many variables‚ such as race‚ gender‚ health‚ and social class. Ultimately‚ adolescent maltreatment most often leads to mental‚ impulse-control‚ and conduct issues. The first form of maltreatment is physical abuse‚ which is defined as any intentional act causing injury or trauma

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    Aquatic Plants

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    Fixed 1. A thin cuticle. Cuticles primarily discourage water loss; thus most hydrophytes have no need for cuticles. 2. Stomata that are open most of time because water is abundant and therefore there is no need for it to be retained in the plant. This means that guard cells on the stomata are generally inactive. 3. An increased number of stomata‚ that can be on either side of leaves. 4. A less rigid structure: water pressure supports them. 5. Flat leaves on surface plants for

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