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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1. Introduction “Sharks are beautiful animals‚ and if you’re lucky enough to see lots of them‚ that means you’re in a healthy ocean.You should be afraid if you are in the ocean and don’t see sharks. There many varieties of sharks in the ocean such as the great white shark and the whale shark which only eats plankton. Shark attacks are very rare there are are about 16 shark attacks per year in the United States‚ with one fatality every two years. sharks keep the ocean clean by keeping the fish population
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Sharks belong to a group of fish called Chondrichthyes. Meaning they have skeletons made of cartilage instead of bones. These marine animals have inhabited the oceans for almost 440 million years. Hundreds of millions of years before humanity was ever created. While the idea of dinosaurs dominates the idea of a prehistoric world‚ they weren’t alive until about 230 million years ago. This has allowed for these cartilaginous sharks to evolve over time into the creatures that we are accustomed to today
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Sharks play a big role in balancing out marine life. They eat very efficiently they eat old‚ young‚ sick and slow fish. They set the marine life to the right size to fit the ecosystem. Scientist consider sharks as the “keystone” species. If the sharks aren’t there then the ecosystem would collapse. The ecosystem depends on them‚ without sharks the population would be over crowded. If the oceans were of crowded then there would be no room for any sea animal and everything would just collapse. We need
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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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Sharks and dolphins are very fascinating creatures because of their unique personas and behaviors. Their personalities seem to clash when compared to each other. Sharks tend to have a mean and intimidating character thanks to their razor sharp teeth‚ while a dolphin seems to be a bubblier and clever creature. Even though they have similar features‚ they are far from alike. Whereas sharks and dolphins are different in behavior‚ reproduction‚ and hunting‚ they are similar in body shape‚ and habitat
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PREPARATION OUTLINE | Title | : | Shark | Order | : | Topical order | General Purpose | : | To inform | Specific Purpose | : | To inform our audience about why sharks attack human‚ type of sharks that usually attack human and precautious steps on how to avoid from being attacked by a shark. | Central Idea | : | Even though the likelihood of you being attack by a shark is low‚ it is still common and that is why it is important to know why sharks attack human‚ the type of sharks that attack human and knowing
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Does any of you in the class know the themed music for jaws? of course you do‚ we all do. Because sharks are really scary arn’t they? Sadly Films such as this as well as the media have built up this huge reputation of sharks being threatening‚ alarming & Dangerous monsters of the sea. It’s a tragedy! Today I will be arguing for the rights of these misrepresented sharks and how this new "catch and kill policy" is completely wrong. Firstly I’d like to inform you on what the catch and kill policy actually
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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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The Mysteries About sharks Did you know that sharks have an amazing sense of smell? They can smell one drop of blood in an olympic sized pool. There are many different facts people do not realize about sharks. Sharks‚ including the Great White‚ are extraordinary and stunning; but many are becoming endangered. Sharks are one of the many mysterious creatures that people need to learn more about. In the article “What do you know about sharks” it asks “What are sharks?” Sharks are cold blooded fish
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