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Did you know there are over 300 different species of sharks in our oceans? Narrated by Cassandra Kubinski. Subscribe for more National Geographic Kids video

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82 Interesting Shark Facts. The first sharks lived more than 400 million years ago—200 million years before the first dinosaurs. They have changed very little over the eons. [4] Shark don't have vocal cords. They communicate through body language, such as head butts, shaking their heads, or even hunching their backs.

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Scalloped hammerhead shark. 2. Most sharks have good eyesight. Most sharks can see well in dark lighted areas, have fantastic night vision, and can see colors. The back of sharks' eyeballs have a reflective layer of tissue called a tapetum. This helps sharks see extremely well with little light.

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Sharks rely on electroreception to navigate the ocean and notice prey. Sharks can move both their lower and upper jaws. Sharks whip their prey around back and forth in order to break off large chunks of meat. Sharks have the thickest skin of any animal species. Some sharks have skin that is 6 inches thick.

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Thanks to their fossilized teeth, we know that they've been swimming the seas for at least 400 million years. 7. Some species of shark can live to be incredibly old. Researchers in 2016 used

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151 Crazy Facts About Sharks You Probably Didn't Know. Eligijus Sinkunas and. Melanie Gervasoni. 34. 1. ADVERTISEMENT. The ocean is full of surprises. If you've ever been on a boat and looked down into the water, you may have seen some enormous creatures swimming around.

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Facts about shark anatomy. 1. Lethal Bite. Shark teeth look menacing from afar, but they are even worse up-close. Imagine up to 7 rows of teeth along their gums, and up to 300 teeth in total. Yikes. 2. Teeth-generating Machines. Sharks can go through 30,000 teeth over a lifetime.

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According to the World Conservation Union, 20 to 30 percent of sharks are close to extinction. Great white sharks use body language to communicate with one another. Sharks are one of the most threatened groups of vertebrates on the planet. Sharks can generate up to 40,000 pounds per square inch of pressure in a single bite.

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2. Sharks are apex predators. Many have several rows of teeth and can lose and replace thousands of teeth in their lifetimes. As predators, sharks play a vital role in the health of marine ecosystems - by eating fish they help create balance in the food chain.

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07 You are more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by a shark. 08 The ocean floor is a graveyard for shark teeth. 09 Sharks can be as small as a goldfish. 10 Bull sharks can survive in freshwater and saltwater. 01 Female sharks can reproduce without male sharks. 02 Great whites specialize in sneak attacks.

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Shark Fact #47. Depending on the species, sharks display three ways to bear their young, 1) Oviparity = laying eggs. 2) viviparity = born alive & functional. 3) ovoviviparity = Eggs hatch inside the adult female and sharks are born alive. Zebra shark gives birth without a male.

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Such attacks are very rare - in fact, for every human killed by a shark, two million sharks are killed by humans, with a quarter of the world's shark species now at risk of extinction. In fact, you're 75 times more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark. 3. Sharks get through up to 30,000 teeth in a lifetime.

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Respect them, and learn everything you need to know about sharks: 1. The largest shark ever found was a whale shark measuring 41.5 feet (12.6 meters); 2. The smallest shark is the dwarf lantern shark; it measures six inches (15 centimeters); 3. The most common shark is the ocean whitetip; 4. The fastest shark is the short-fin mako shark, and it

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4. Shark teeth are covered in fluoride, so in a way, they kind of have their own built-in toothpaste. This is also why their teeth are so good at catching prey! Flouride allows their teeth to

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The whale shark is not only the largest shark, but also the largest fish in the world. There are 537 shark species, divided between 8 orders. (You can see examples of different types of sharks on this page: Types Of Sharks) While some of the best-known sharks (such as the fearsome great white shark and tiger shark) are very large, half of all shark species are less than 3 ft / 1 meter in length.

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Think again: With more than 500 species of sharks, you're sure to meet a few that surprise you. For instance, some sharks have teeth so small that they can't take a bite out of anything. Others are practically vegetarian! "You think you understand sharks, and then they do something that totally shocks you," says Lisa Natanson, a biologist

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It might be a way of conserving energy, like when birds glide, and they might even be sleeping on the way down. "They have to swim constantly from the moment they're born until they die, so

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You likely know the largest predatory fish, great whites, from their extensive film credits, most prominently 1975's "Jaws." Female great whites grow bigger, at an average length of 15 to 16 feet

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Mako Shark: Mako sharks are the fastest swimmers among sharks, capable of reaching speeds up to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour). Whale Shark: The whale shark is the largest fish on Earth, with individuals reaching lengths of up to 60 feet (18 meters). Despite their size, they primarily feed on plankton.

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Sharks obtain oxygen for breathing from the water that flows over their gills. If they stop swimming, no more water flow means no more oxygen, so breathing stops. However some bottom-dwelling sharks have adaptations for breathing even while they are still on the sea floor. For example, carpet sharks and some other species have spiracles behind

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Shark Facts: Attack Stats, Record Swims, More. A round-up of facts about one of the most iconic fishes. The United States averages just 16 shark attacks each year and slightly less than one shark

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Sharks Are Curious And Intelligent Animals. You see, sharks use a process similar to a human toddler. If they bite into something and if don't like it, they spew it out of their mouths. They also like to test things with their mouths. If they see something they've never seen before, they may "test bite" the object to see if it's a

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Basic Animal Group: Fish. Size: 8 inches to 65 feet. Weight: Up to 11 tons. Lifespan: 20-150 years. Diet: Carnivore. Habitat: Marine, coastal and oceanic habitats worldwide. Conservation Status: 32% are Threatened, with 6% as Endangered and 26% as Vulnerable on a global basis; 24% are Near Threatened.