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By: Holli Parys LME 448 Spring 2006

Sharks!!. By: Holli Parys LME 448 Spring 2006. A Few Fun Facts About Sharks. Been around for over 400 million years Sharks are carnivores They can use over 20,000 teeth in lifetime Both upper and lower jaws move Swallows meat whole Only Swim forward.

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By: Holli Parys LME 448 Spring 2006

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  1. Sharks!! By: Holli Parys LME 448 Spring 2006

  2. A Few Fun Facts About Sharks • Been around for over 400 million years • Sharks are carnivores • They can use over 20,000 teeth in lifetime • Both upper and lower jaws move • Swallows meat whole • Only Swim forward This is a picture of a tiger shark laying in coral (Kidzone Fun Facts, 1998-2007)

  3. Anatomy of a Shark • Shark’s head • First dorsal fin • Second dorsal fin • Caudal Fin • Pelvic Fin • Belly • Pectoral fin • External gill opening • Mouth • Eye Morphology of a Shark (Visual Dictionary, 2006-2007)

  4. Different Kinds of Sharks • Nurse Shark • Whale Shark • Hammer Head Shark • Tiger Shark • Great White Shark Photo of a Whale Shark the largest fish in the ocean (Indian Child, 2000)

  5. Shark Reproduction • Different types of reproductive strategies • Adapted reproduction to diff. conditions • 70%-Live Bearing Sharks • 30%-Egg-laying Sharks A Juvenile Tiger Shark.

  6. Shark Attacks!! • 50-70 shark attacks per year • 20-100 million sharks die a year due to fishing activity • 948 Shark Attacks in the World 199-2006 Someone’s Unfortunate Foot After a Shark Attack.

  7. More Shark Attack Victims! Chad Hooker, Coral Cove Park, Jupiter Island, Florida. He was attacked While surfing by a 5 foot Spinner shark. Dawn Schauman of Melbourne Beach, Florida. She was 61/2 Months pregnant when she was attacked. Gary Smith, Ft. Pierce Inlet, Florida. He was attacked also While surfing.

  8. Prehistoric Sharks In the News • Frilled Shark Discovered January 21, 2007 • Goblin Shark Discovered February 9, 2007 (National Geographic, 2007)

  9. Movies About Sharks

  10. Web Resources Kidzone Fun Facts for Kids. (2007). Retrieved February 11, 2007, from www.kidzone.ws/sharks/facts1.html Visual Dictionary. (2007). Morphology of a Shark. Retrieved February 10, 2007, from www.infovisual.info/02/035_en.html Indian Child. (2000). Retrieved February 11, 2007, from www.indianchild.com/sharks.html Todd, Mike. (2004). Shark Dolphin. Retrieve February 10, 2007, from www.miketodd.ca/.../shark%20and%20surfer.JPG Surfers Village. (n.d.). Retrieved February 10, 2007, from www.surfersvillage.com/.../Imagen015_Gal.jpg National Geographic News. (2007). Prehistoric Shark. Retrieved February 10, 2006, from http://new.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070124-sharks-sphoto.html Knickle, Craig. (2007). Sharks. Retrieved February 12, 2007, from http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/

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