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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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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that considered a problem in which sharks face regarding humanity killing off their population. After a thorough analysis‚ the simplistic approach of the advertisement makes it highly effective in informing its viewers that humans have an impact on the ecosystem around them without ever explicitly saying it. Taking a first glimpse at the chosen advertisement‚ it is clear that there are two panels‚ one with a shark fin in the ocean‚ and one without the shark fin. It seems that nothing necessarily
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Bull Shark: Osmoregulator Predator Scott Marshall English Composition: EN-101-15 Professor Craig Cushing April 19‚ 2010 Outline Thesis Sentence: Carcharhinus leucas also known as Bull Shark are unlike other sharks as they can tolerate fresh water and can travel far upstream in rivers. I. Introduction A. Definition of Carcharhinus leucas‚ its class‚ subclass and physiology B. Eytmology. II. Common Names III. Habitat IV. Eating habits V. Adaptability; osmoregulation
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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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Someone at the beach is swimming out in the deeper water‚ and all of a sudden‚ a dorsal fin pops out. For everyone on the beach who sees it‚ music from Jaws starts playing in their heads. The swimmer does not even notice it‚ and in a few seconds‚ a great white shark veraciously attacks him. This is what comes to mind when most people think of sharks‚ but they are not really just man-eating monsters of the sea. Sharks are a fascinating group of fishes that strike fear into the minds of humans‚ but they
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Who is involved in shark finning‚ and where? Finning occurs worldwide and is most common in high seas fisheries‚ hundreds of miles out to sea. Oceanic fishing fleets target valuable fish such as tuna‚ using thousands of baited hooks on miles of long-line‚ and freezing their catch onboard. Unfortunately‚ long-liners often catch several times as many sharks than they do tuna. Until relatively recently‚ this shark ’bycatch’ was considered a nuisance‚ and sharks were cut loose and allowed to swim away
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Shark finning speech Hi‚ I’m here to talk to you about why you should support project aware and it’s foundation to stop shark finning and why we should keep sharks in our ocean not in our soup! You might be thinking‚ why should I support this cause to help sharks which are dangerous and kill people. Yet think about this on average each year 10 people are killed by sharks‚ yet every second 3 sharks are killed by humans. without sharks we would not have many of our vital species of fish for us
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sleeping under a tree. A little mouse who lived in a hole nearby‚ jumped on him and started playing with his mane. This woke the lion and he roared loudly ‘Who has dared to disturb my sleep?’ The little mouse started trembling with fear and said ‘Oh mighty king‚ please forgive me‚ I did not mean to disturb you’. The lion caught the mouse in his large claws and said ‘Anyone who disturbs my sleep deserves to die. I will eat you up’. The little mouse cried ‘Please don’t eat me. Let me go. I promise that
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and Mrs Lyons‚ and Mickey and Ms Johnstone. We performed the scene in which Edward and Mickey asked their mothers‚ whether or not they could go to the cinema. To show the clear contrast‚ we showed Mrs Lyons to be quite an overly protective mother‚ who wanted to know: the movie‚ the age restriction‚ the venue and many other pieces of information; however‚ Ms Johnstone was portrayed as quite an immature and careless mother‚ who laughed at Mickey when she knew what movie Mickey was going to watch.
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