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    Dogfish Shark

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    Dog Fish Shark Dogfish sharks are the second largest sharks‚ there body shape is rounded. Dogfish sharks have a variety of different parts. Smell‚ taste‚ hearing‚ sight‚ touch‚ and electroreception are six sensory systems that sharks use. All of there senses allow them to explore the environment and survive. There senses help them locate prey‚ avoid danger‚ and also find mates. Sharks nostrils or nares are under the edge of there snout. There nares are separate from there mouth and throat‚ they

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    The Goblin Shark

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    The goblin shark has a distinctively long and flat snout‚ resembling a sword blade. The proportional length of the snout decreases with age.[17] The eyes are small and lack protective nictitating membranes; behind the eyes are spiracles. The large mouth is parabolic in shape. The jaws are highly protrusible and can be extended almost to the end of the snout‚ though normally they are held flush against the underside of the head. There are 35–53 upper and 31–62 lower tooth rows. The teeth in the main

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    Sharks Many people often admire sharks and think they are awesome creatures‚ but they do not know if it would matter if sharks disappeared from the ocean. The answer to this question is yes‚ sharks are a very vital aspect to the ocean. Sharks are so important because they balance the ocean’s ecosystem. All organisms in the ecosystem are dependent upon one another to maintain a balance. If sharks disappeared‚ so would this community in

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    Shark and the Goldfish

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    Book Report I chose “The Shark And The Goldfish” by Jon Gordon for my book report. This book is about positive ways to thrive during waves of change and follows a goldfish named Gordy who washes out into the ocean. Gordy has always been taken care of and fed daily‚ but doesn’t know how to act or get food when he is in the ocean. He meets a nice shark named Sammy who teaches him how to find food and take care of himself. The story is a lesson for how you never know what life is going to throw

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    Shark Finning is Inhumane

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    October 24‚ 2013 Shark Finning is Inhumane Every year millions of sharks die a slow and immoral death from fishermen stripping them of their fins. These fish are taken out of the ocean and then stripped of their fins where their carcasses are then thrown back into the sea to either starve to death‚ be eaten by other predators‚ or drown because of the lack of constant movement their gills cannot extract oxygen from the water which is not only cruel but unorthodox. With that said shark finning should

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    Basking Shark

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    BASKING SHARK COMMENTARY The basking shark is a poem talking about the encounter a man had with a certain species of shark – the basking shark. The encounter is filled with vivid detail‚ with imagery and diction that helps in setting the attitude of the poem‚ the tone‚ the human condition and the strengthening brought out to the poem‚ based on the imagery and structure. The poet presents the shark in a ver subdued manner‚ not hinting at the shark directly. Instead‚ he forst describes the shark as

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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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    Immobility in Sharks Sharks are a misunderstood but fascinating species of fish that are not well liked but are a necessary component to maintaining a complete ecosystem. Many things are known about sharks but so much more is not. Sharks are difficult to study since many species cannot survive in captivity; particularly the larger species‚ such as bull sharks and tiger sharks. These sharks have to be studied in their habitat. As one can imagine‚ attempting to study sharks in the ocean

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    Shark Myths About Sharks

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    Sharks myths busted We cannot run away from the fact that Sharks have been stereotyped to being these big and dangerous species that are feared by all humans. This species has been misrepresented in movies to be one of the most feared species in the ocean. We’re busting some shark myths that have been going on forever. MYTH 1: Sharks are man-eaters A negative perception of sharks is that they see humans as food which is not a fact. Most sharks prey on fish or invertebrates. It is said that sharks

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    Shark Finning

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    Shark Finning It wouldn’t be news if I told you our planet has its environmental problems. We’re making some progress in controlling what we put into the air‚ put into our landfills and even put into our oceans. But we’re not paying enough attention to what we are taking out of our oceans – sharks – and they’re being killed at the rate of up to 73 million per year. That number refers to the number being killed only for their fins and almost entirely to make shark fin soup. You may not really care

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