Measuring only seven inches long, the dwarf lantern shark is the smallest shark in existence. On the other hand, the whale shark is the world’s largest shark. It can grow to be 50 feet long and weigh more than 40,000 pounds.The Moses sole is one of the rare fish sharks cannot eat. When a shark bites into one, the fish releases a chemical that causes the shark release it. Scientists are currently attempting to recreate this chemical so they can use it to repel sharks from humans.Native Americans in Florida used the teeth of Great White sharks as arrowheads.A little known fact about sharks is that they have an acute sense of hearing. Some sharks can hear prey from up to 3,000 feet away.Sharks’ ears are located inside their heads.An ancient shark called Carcharodon Megalodon (“rough tooth, big tooth”) had teeth measuring more than six inches long (the largest shark teeth ever found), jaws big enough to swallow an entire car, and a body the same length as tyrannosaurus rex. Some believe this shark may still exist in deep water.The tiger shark is the second-most dangerous shark in the world and is sometimes referred to as the “garbage can of the sea” because it will eat anything. Remnants of a chicken coop filled with bones and feathers were once discovered in the stomach of a dead tiger shark.Whale sharks lay the largest eggs of any animal on land or in the sea. The largest whale shark egg on record measured 14 inches in diameter.Some South Pacific islanders considered sharks to be gods and offered human sacrifices to them until as recently as the nineteenth centuryShoes made from shark leather last four times longer than regular leather shoes.1 2
sometimes i cant believe to what the internet says cause on one website it will tell you one thing then on another website it will tell you a completely different thing!!
I am always amused that the phrase “shark-infested waters” is invariably used when even a single shark is noticed. The water is their home. A better description would be “human-invaded waters.”
As someone who has delivered sailboats around the world, I have often been asked by landlubbers, “Aren’t you afraid of sharks?” I always answer, “No, I’m not. I have an agreement with the sharks. They stay out of my boat and I stay out of their water. It’s working very well for both of us.”
^ In fact about 100 million sharks get killed by humans every year. From just recreational hunting, for their fins or/and other parts, or are simply accidentally killed by man made inventions such as boats, nets, chemicals and anything unfamiliar to the shark.
I’m a little concerned about the statistic relating to 2 million sharks killed per one human. The above stat states that 30 people die a year from attacks. So, 60 million sharks a year are killed by humans?? That seems astronomically high.
It is hard to find a exact number of how many sharks are killed a year but it is more like 73-100 million sharks a year, so 3 every second.