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  Shark
Shark eyes are similar to the eyes of other vertebrates, including similar lenses, corneas and retinas, though their eyesight is well adapted to their marine environment.
Once the shark is in the general area of the prey, then the shark begins to use a combination of its smell coupled with the use of the lateral lines running along the side of the shark, used to sense electrical pulses sent out by wounded or dying fish.
Sharks include everything from the hand-sized pygmy shark, a deep sea species, to the whale shark, the largest fish (although sharks are not closely related to bony fish) which is believed to grow to a maximum length of 18m (59 feet) and which, like the great whales, feeds only on plankton.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shark.html   (2156 words)

  
 Silky shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) is a large pelagic shark of tropical and warm temperate seas.
The silky shark is more active, yet less aggressive than the other two big pelagic sharks, the Blue shark and Oceanic white-tipped.
These sharks are viviparous (young fed in utero by a placental sac), with a litter size varying from 2 to 14 young.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Silky_shark   (276 words)

  
 Shark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Sharks are a member of Class Chondrichthyes which includes the rays and skates[?].
While the great white is the shark that most people immediately think of when shark attacks are mentioned, the bull shark may be responsible for the most attacks on humans.
In addition to the great white shark and bull shark[?], the only other sharks proven to have killed humans are the oceanic white tipped shark[?] and the tiger shark, implicated in attacks most often in the tropical Pacific, including Hawaii.
www.freetemplate.ws /sh/shark.html   (2555 words)

  
 Shark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Once the shark is in the general area of the prey, then the sharkbegins to use a combination of its smell coupled with the use of the lateral lines running along the side of the shark.
Sharks include everything froma hand sized pygmy shark a deep seaspecies, to the whale shark, the largest fish (although sharks are not closely related to bony fish) which is believed to grow to a maximum length of 18m (59feet) and which, like the greatwhales, feeds only on plankton.
In addition to the great white shark and bull shark, the only other sharks proven to have killed humans are the oceanic white tipped shark and the tiger shark, implicated in attacks most often in the tropical Pacific, includingHawaii.
www.therfcc.org /shark-14934.html   (2665 words)

  
 shark : QuicklyFind Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Shark eyes have similar parts of their eyes that other vetebrates have like a cornea, lens, and retina.
Once the shark is in the general area of the prey, then the shark begins to use a combination of its smell coupled with the use of the lateral lines running along the side of the shark.
Though the number one killer is in the making of Shark Fin Soup millions of sharks are brutally murdered for their fins that are cut off with a hot metal blade then the live animal is tossed back into the water to perhaps die.
www.quicklyfind.com /info/shark.htm   (2798 words)

  
 Public Domain Content: Shark
No known sharks provide parental protection for their young, but females have a hormone that is released into their blood during the pupping season that apparently keeps them from feeding.
A 7 1/2 foot great white was captured in the ensuing shark hunt and the stomach contained flesh and bones which were reported to be human, but a positive identification of this was never made.
She was later transformed into shark form and was believed to protect the people who lived on O'ahu from sharks.
www.publicdock.com /Animals/Shark.shtml   (2407 words)

  
 Requiem shark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The requiem sharks are a family (Carcharhinidae) that includes some of the best-known and most common types of sharks, such as the tiger shark, blue shark, bull shark, and milk shark.
The eyes are round, and the pectoral fins are completely behind the five gill slits.
Most species are viviparous, the young being born fully developed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Requiem_shark   (105 words)

  
 Shark bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The blue shark produces the most young of sharks that have had the number of pups recorded, the maximum reported being 82.\n*Ovoviviparity - Most sharks utilize this method.
Therefore, the shark attacks and waits for the prey to weaken from loss of blood before coming back to finish off the victim.\nEven with the above hypothesis, humans are obviously not the preferred prey of sharks, given the evidence.
It is this sense that sometimes confuses a shark into attacking a boat, when the metal interacts with the salt water.\n*Lateral line - This system is found in most fishes, including sharks.
www.elexi.de /en/s/sh/shark.html   (2848 words)

  
 DVD review of Anatomy Of A Shark Bite - DVD Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Amazingly, as this huge shark had a hold of his leg and he was obviously in pain, Ritter still had the presence of mind to raise his leg in order to try to get the shark into a vertical position.
Despite it's own robotic-sounding title, "Future Shark" is much more of a standard nature-research show than "Anatomy of a Shark Bite." The premise is that technology has advanced so much over the past few years that scientists are able to study some of the sharks anew, as if for the first time.
It's the "future" of shark research that's alluded to in the title, but really scientists pursue their studies of three species: the bottom-dwelling angel shark, the gigantic whale shark, and the barbelled nurse shark.
www.dvdtown.com /review/anatomyofasharkbite/16422/2980   (1555 words)

  
 Oceanic white tipped shark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The oceanic white-tipped shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is a large pelagic shark of tropical and warm temperate seas.
Bronze or grey dorsally, white ventrally ; the tip of the dorsal and pectoral fins is white.
It is one of the most frequent sharks found in deep oceanic regions, and so is a commercially important species.
www.theezine.net /o/oceanic-white-tipped-shark.html   (346 words)

  
 Shark : Sharks
Sharks can be characterized as large, marine predators with a cartilaginous skeleton, multiple (usually five) gill slits along the sides or bottom of the head, dermal denticles covering the body, and rows of replaceable teeth in the mouth.
Sharks include everything from a hand sized deep sea species, to the whale shark[?], the largest fish which is believed to grow to a maximum length of 18m (59 feet) and which, like the great whales[?], feeds only on plankton.
A few of the larger species are mildly homeothermic, able to maintain their body temperature at a level above the ocean's temperature.
www.fastload.org /sh/Sharks.html   (2382 words)

  
 nbc6.net - EcoWatch - Study Says Sharks Have Much To Fear From Humans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Sharks are among the most feared creatures of the seas -- one of the few human predators.
The study, funded by the Miami-based Pew Institute for Ocean Science, says the number of sharks are in steep decline, and that the declines are far worse than previously thought.
Renowned biologist Ransom Myers, who co-authored the study, said research from the Gulf of Mexico shows the population of the oceanic white tipped shark has declined by more than 99 percent over the last 50 years and that there are now just seven white tips for every 1,000 that once existed.
www.nbc6.net /ecowatch/2815745/detail.html   (520 words)

  
 OCEANIC WHITE TIP SHARK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Oceanic whitetip shark, Whitetip shark, white-tipped shark, Whitetip whaler.
Blotchy white colouration on tips of pectoral, first dorsal, pelvic, and lower caudal fins.
Oceanic whitetips can lift their noses out of the water and sniff the air to find prey over greater distances than by following water borne scent trails.
www.elasmodiver.com /oceanic_white_tip_shark.htm   (443 words)

  
 shark attack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
TWO CAPE Town men had a hair-raising encounter with a great white shark when the predator attacked the surfski of one of the paddlers at the weekend.
Shark Attack Along with bands like American Nightmare, Panic or The Snobs, Shark Attack were one of the many bands that rediscovered the sound of early eighties American hardcore music around the beginning of the 21st century, playing in the vein of bands like Antidote, the Abused, Negative Approach or Urban
Oceanic white tipped shark Oceanic white-tipped shark Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Carcharhiniformes Family: Carcharhinidae Genus: Carcharhinus Species: longimanus Binomial name Carcharhinus longimanus The oceanic white-tipped shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is a large pelagic shark of tropical and warm temperate seas.
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 Silky Hair -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The American Bantam Association accepts six standard colors for silkies: fl, blue, buff, white, partridge and gray.
The silky shark (Carcharias falciformis) is a large pelagic shark of tropical and warm temperate seas.
Silky sharks are not dangerous to divers, but in the presence of speared fish or if approached directly they can get aggressive, and therefore should be considered potentially dangerous shark.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/132/silky-hair.html   (684 words)

  
 Staying Straight Edge ...
Normally when you hear the words 'Shark!' most people would, as Steven Spielberg ensured for a whole generation, get out of any water you happened to be in at that particular moment; sea, river or bath.
He is currently feeling 'a little run-down', and asks you to 'pray for his health', as a common cold will ruin his diving as 'you can't equalise properly'.
Sharks will probably not go anywhere near him, to be honest.
www.spencersteel.co.uk /Blog/blogger.html   (1823 words)

  
 STEAMER - Southwest Teachers' Education and Marine Expedition for Research
On August 28 the divers did have a White Tipped Oceanic Shark come in for a closer look than they were comfortable with and the divers followed their plan of exit and got back into the Avon much faster than usual.
The shark did circle the raft before swimming away.
When some of the folks took a break at Midway and went diving they saw three unidentified sharks in the area so the divers left the sharks to play on their own around that part of the reef.
www.sedl.org /scimast/steamer/emailresp9-7.html   (396 words)

  
 Dictionary oceanic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
, pelagic -- relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling"
-- resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; "the oceanic violence of his rage"
-- constituting or living in the open sea; "oceanic waters"; "oceanic life"
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 The Warfields.com
I remember my first dive in Oahu was on a Corsair fighter plane that sits by itself on a beautiful white sandy bottom in 106 feet of water.
The year prior to the manta ray dive we got to see an 8 foot oceanic white tip shark.
If you get in the water, you are on your own." And with that, he was over the side and snorkelling with the shark.
www.thewarfields.com /HawaiiDive.htm   (1186 words)

  
 Pectoral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The body is mostly grey with a white belly, but three prominent ridges run along each side and the skin is marked with a 'checkerboard' of pale yellow spots and stripes.
The shark has two pairs of dorsal fins and two of pectoral fins.
Importance to humans It is one of the most frequent sharks found in deep oceanic regions, and so is a comme
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 Itenerary - South Red Sea
The islands stand a mile apart and are subject to frequent and strong currents that are responsible for the prolific coral growth.
The wreck of the freighter Aida can be found at Big Brother, but the Brothers are best known for steep wall-dives and encounters with pelagic species like the wandering oceanic white-tipped shark.
There is little protection for vessels from the rough sea conditions that can often be experienced here.
www.vipone.com /isouth.htm   (109 words)

  
 Hawaii DAR Annual and Average Reported Landings Graphs Index Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Sharks (misc), Spiny Dogfish, Green Eye, Gray Reef Shark, Mano, Mano Kihikihi, Hammerhead Shark, Bay Shark, Mako Shark, Thresher Shark, Tiger Shark, Blue Shark, Great Blue Shark, White-Tipped Shark, Oceanic White-Tipped Shark, White-Margined Shark, White-Tipped Reef Shark
Goat Fish, Red Goatfish, White Saddle Goatfish, Doublebar Goatfish, Joe Louis, Bandtail Goatfish, Yellowfin Goatfish, Yellowstripe Goatfish, Weke, Weke Ula, Aka Weke, Red Weke, White Weke, Sand Weke, Green Weke, Weke Pueo, Obake Weke, Nightmare Weke, Weke A'a, Aoweke, Moilua, Moana, Moana Maru, Moolua, Oama, Malu, Maru, Munu, Moana Kali, Anahuli, Moana Kea, Moana Papa
Crabs (Misc), 7-11 Crab, Stone Crab, Kona Crab, White Crab, Hawaiian Red Crab, Samoan Crab, Black Crab, Blue Pincher Crab, A'ama, Moala, Koha, Kuahonu, Papai
www.nmfs.hawaii.edu /wpacfin/hi/dar/Pages/hi_proc_2.htm   (680 words)

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