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  Shark Glossary - The World of Sharks
Aplacental viviparity (which used to be called ovoviviparity) is when animals hatch from eggs, but the eggs hatch and the babies develop inside the female's body.
The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) is a harmless, edible, requiem shark (Family Carcharinidae).
The Sharpnose is a small, slender shark with 5 gill slits, two dorsal fins, an anal fin, no fin spines, the mouth behind the eyes, and nictitating eyelids.
www.worldofsharks.net /glossary.htm   (182 words)

  
 Requiem Software Labs: Hiptop/Sidekick Games, Productivity and Development
Requiem Software Labs is a wireless developer for Danger's T-Mobile Sidekick.
Requiem provides mobile entertainment and application technologies for the Sidekick in the United States, Canada and Germany.
Those scaliwags threw the cannons and powder kegs overboard leaving nothing to defend the ship with, and what is worse, they attracted a whole lot of sharks when they were all made to walk the plank.
www.requiemsoftwarelabs.com   (563 words)

  
  GALAPAGOS SHARK - Enchanted Learning Software
The Galapagos shark, also known as the grey reef whaler, is an aggressive requiem shark that is dark gray on top and has an off-white belly.
The Galapagos shark was named in 1905 from specimens found near the Galapagos Islands (in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador).
Galapagos sharks are benthic feeders, eating prey taken from the ocean floor.
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/sharks/species/Galapagosshark.shtml   (270 words)

  
  SDNHM - Carcharhinidae (Requiem Sharks)
Requiem sharks are one of the largest and best-known families of sharks.
Requiem sharks are largely circumtropical, although some species occur in temperate waters.
Requiem sharks have sophisticated senses of vibration and electro-conductivity.
www.oceanoasis.org /fieldguide/carcharhinus.html   (320 words)

  
  Olympus MIC-D: Brightfield Gallery - Dogfish Shark Placoid Scales
Dogfish sharks are small sharks belonging to one of three families: the dogfish shark family, Squalidae; the requiem shark family, Carcharhinidae; and the cat shark family, Scyliorhinidae.
The best-known species are the spiny dogfish of the dogfish shark family, and the smooth dogfish of the requiem shark family.
Dogfish sharks make up one subfamily of the dogfish shark family, and are characterized by a hard spine at the base of each of the two dorsal fins.
www.olympusmicro.com /micd/galleries/brightfield/dogfishplacoidscales.html   (318 words)

  
 Shark Species
The white sharks most common prey is fish and seals, on the west coast of America white sharks feed on a lot of elephant seals, and in the Mediterranean Sea white sharks feed on a lot of tuna, and dolphins.
This species is the most dangerous shark in the world and while it was once thought that sharks had poor eyesight (sharks have very good eyesight) and attacks where a case of mistaken identity, it is now known that attacks are probably due to the shark just merely testing the organism.
shark is small and stocky for requiem sharks, and migrates in schools.
savethesharks.tripod.com /sharks/id1.html   (3671 words)

  
 requiem shark definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
requiem shark definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
tropical shark: a voracious gray or brownish shark with a slender body and rounded snout.
Tiger sharks and blue sharks are requiem sharks.
encarta.msn.com /dictionary_1861700659/requiem_shark.html   (69 words)

  
 Tiger Shark Research - Satellite tagging
The shark ranged over an area of 100 km2, travelling faster by day then night, 68% of the day activities was spent deeper than the reef drop-off at 40 m, whereas 83% of the nocturnal activity was spent in depths shallower than the drop-off.
On the 21/2/02 a 3.25m a female tiger shark was attracted to the research vessel MV Floreat using floating bait of reef fish.
The tiger shark tagged was 325 cm in length (to tip of caudal) and a mature female (females mature from approximately 250 cm males mature from 226 cm (Hennemann, 2001)).
www.sharkresearch.com /research_tiger_shark.htm   (1608 words)

  
 Sandbar Shark - Chesapeake Bay Program
All requiem sharks are voracious predators of finfish, rays, bottom-dwelling animals, seabirds, or turtles, and they will swim alone or gather in gender-segregated schools of varying size.
Requiem shark development can be either ovoviparous (in which the embryo develops within the protection of the mother's body and receives continuous nourishment from the yolk store) or viviparous (in which the young receives nourishment from a placenta and other maternal tissues, and the process results in the birth of live young).
Habitat and Life Cycle The sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, true to its nickname, is commonly found over muddy or sandy bottoms in shallow coastal waters such as bays, estuaries, harbors, or the mouths of rivers, but it also swims in deeper waters (200 meters or more) as well as the intertidal zones.
www.chesapeakebay.net /sandbar_shark.htm   (620 words)

  
 Sea Creatures 101: Shark Series: The Lemon Shark: A Model Shark
Requiem sharks live in tropical waters and are aggressive eaters.
The mama shark has no idea what these small things are that came out of her, and she could just as well turn around and eat them.
Requiem sharks are especially difficult to study, and that's where the lemon shark comes in.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/aquatic_animals/85501   (481 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for requiem
Requiem Definition Look Up Requiem Now Find Any Definition Now.
The proper office is of the dead, and the Mass is a requiem.
Artisan Home Entertainment Proudly Presents the DVD Release of the Most Critically Acclaimed Independent Film of the Year: ``Requiem for a Dream''.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=requiem&StartAt=11   (763 words)

  
 Shark Diving International: Tiger Shark Diving   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The tiger shark occurs from the intertidal zone, or ocean's surface, to a depth of 305 m (1,007 feet).
Reproduction: Tiger sharks are quite prolific, these sharks breed by internal fertilization (they are ovoviviparous) bearing 10 to 82 pups per litter after a 12 to 16 month gestation period and are fully independent upon birth.
The tiger shark matures at from 7 to 10 years of age, depending on the geographical location, and may live as long as 45 to 50 years.
www.seesharks.com /tigersharkdata.html   (868 words)

  
 Tiger Shark
Unmistakable requiem shark with a very short, blunt snout, labial furrows and big head.
Tiger sharks are nocturnal and can show diel cycles of movement inshore at night into shallow waters and retreat to deeper water during daytime.
Tiger sharks are one of the largest sharks of all and need a lot of food.
www.worldshark.com /species/tiger/tiger.html   (304 words)

  
 Scuba! On-Line Shark Quiz
Q) Sharks are great at maintaining neutral buoyancy
Q) There are probably sharks close by when swimming in the ocean
Q) There are probably dangerous sharks close by when swimming in the ocean
www.skin-diver.com /online/Quizzes/SharkQuiz.asp   (321 words)

  
 Requiem Sharks | Carcharhinidae   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The family Carcharhinidae, or requiem sharks, include many of the familiar "shark-like" sharks, such as the fltip, whitetip and silvertip sharks, tiger shark, lemon shark, blue shark, bull shark, gray reef shark, Caribbean reef shark, bronze whaler, silky shark, sandbar shark, and Galapagos shark.
Ground sharks have five gill slits, a long mouth that reaches behind the eyes, and anal fin, two dorsal fins with no spines, a spiral or scroll valve in the intestine, and a unique semi-transparent "third eyelid" called a nictitating membrane, which comes up from beneath to protect the eye while feeding.
Ground sharks inhabit both tropical and cold seas, and are found in fresh water as well.
www.seapics.com /picture_gallery/sharks/requiem_shark/index.html   (531 words)

  
 Shark Types
Each shark is specially adapted to succeed in it's chosen environment.
Success for the reef dwelling Requiem Shark is dependent on maneuverability.
They are not even close to the size of most "Carpet Sharks." The species I'm referring to are the Whale and Basking Sharks.
www.sharkteethrus.com /sharks/2types.htm   (320 words)

  
 Requiem Shark
Tiger sharks and other tropical sharks of the family Carcharhinidae are often called requiem sharks, their name coming from the French word requin for shark.
In 1887 the pseudonymous sailor Sinbad explained the derivation of the French word in a book he wrote about sharks: “The French name for shark is requin.
This word is probably derived from the Latin requiem, and signifies that if a man fell into the sea among sharks, his comrades may repeat for him the usual prayers for the dead.
www.allaboutstuff.com /Out_at_Sea/Requiem_Shark.asp   (100 words)

  
 Sharktooth Hill Fossil Shark Teeth Catalog Chile Fossil Shark Tooth Catalog
(Extinct Giant White shark) - these middle Miocene aged Meg teeth from Sharktooth Hill are very rare and high quality.
- (the False Mako shark) Below is a very rare tooth from P.
These teeth exhibit an incredibly massive root and a heavy crown that is only characteristic to this unique species.
www.buriedtreasurefossils.com /Sharktooth_Hill_Fossil_Shark_Teeth.htm   (302 words)

  
 Nikon MicroscopyU: DXM 1200 Digital Eclipse Image Gallery - Dogfish Shark Placoid Scale
Presented below is a photomicrograph showing a longitudinal section of a dogfish shark placoid scale.
This digital image was captured with the DXM 1200 ACT-1 control software in single-image acquisition mode utilizing fluorescence illumination.
These scales have the same structure as their teeth, and are also referred to as dermal denticles (dermal=skin, denticle=teeth).
www.microscopyu.com /galleries/dxm1200/dogfishplacoidsmall.html   (326 words)

  
 Sharks in Alabama Waters - Tiger Shark
Appearance: Unmistakable requiem shark with a very short, blunt snout, labial furrows and big head.
Tiger sharks are nocturnal and show daily cycles of movement inshore at night into shallow waters, and retreat back to deeper water during daytime.
They feed on fishes, sharks, turtles, birds, invertebrates, people, and even garbage.
www.outdooralabama.com /fishing/saltwater/regulations/Shark-ID/tiger-shark.cfm   (335 words)

  
 "The Requiem Shark" by Nicholas Griffin - Salon   (Site not responding. Last check: )
That's the word they used: "embellish." They also made certain that we understood the difference between what appeared to be true and what actually happened.
So it was with some relief, in this age of embellished reportage masquerading as confession and memoir, that I read the words "A Novel" underneath the title "The Requiem Shark." Nicholas Griffin's book is no confession or memoir.
It's about real pirates, the kind who sailed the Atlantic Ocean 300 years ago between Europe, Africa and the Americas and robbed merchant ships of their gold, sundries and even slaves.
dir.salon.com /books/review/2000/04/10/griffin/index.html   (693 words)

  
 requiem - Definitions from Dictionary.com
"mass for repose of the soul of the dead," c.1303, from L. requiem, accusative sing.
It is the first word of the Mass for the Dead in the Latin liturgy: "Requiem Êternam dona eis, Domine...."
A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms, for example, uses texts from the Bible but is not a Mass.
dictionary.reference.com /browse/requiem   (298 words)

  
 Definition of requiem - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (first word of the introit of the requiem mass), accusative of requies rest, from re- + quies quiet, rest -- more at
Learn more about "requiem" and related topics at Britannica.com
Get the Top 10 Search Results for "requiem"
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 Eocene Requiem Shark Tooth
We're sorry, Eocene Requiem Shark Tooth 944 is no longer available.
1/2 inches Carcharhinus sp., Requiem Shark, fossil shark tooth from Dorchester County, South Carolina.
7/16 inches Carcharhinus sp., Requiem Shark, fossil shark tooth from Dorchester County, South Carolina.
www.lowcountrygeologic.com /FossilSharkTeeth/Carcharhinussp/tabid/53/fossil/944/Default.aspx   (64 words)

  
 South Carolina Fossil Shark Teeth Catalog Lee Creek Fossil Shark Tooth Catalog
South Carolina is well known for an abundance of shark teeth from the Carcharocles genus – the extinct Giant White sharks.
Numerous limestone quarries in the Dorchester-Orangeburg counties area have yielded superb specimens of Carcharocles auriculatus – the precursor of the extinct Giant White shark.
These quarries also yield the exquisite teeth for the Cow shark, Hexanchus agassizi and the earliest Mako shark, Isurus praecursor.
www.buriedtreasurefossils.com /South_Carolina_Fossil_Shark_Teeth.htm   (283 words)

  
 Shark Teeth - Great White , Megalodon Gem Shark Tooth
them off to other people interested in sharks, shark teeth and people who buy/sell shark teeth as well.
Predator shark that was ever in the oceans.
Overall The Megalodon Shark is one of the top 5 Deadliest Creatures to ever live on the earth.
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 Requiem Consulting
any of a family (Carcharhinidae) of sharks (as the tiger shark) that includes some dangerous to humans
In May 1995 I heard Verdi's Requiem for the first time, and fell in love with it.
Someday I hope to have a home network, and the first machine will be dies-irae.requiem.com.
www.requiem.com   (75 words)

  
 ESPN Madfin Shark Series
THE Catch and Release, light tackle shark tournament on television.
• Eight 2-man teams search the shallow waters of the Florida Keys for 3 days to catch sharks 5 ft or longer, receiving points for successfully measuring and releasing different species.
• Precious Bonus points are awarded for getting the Hook Out, First Shark, and Biggest Shark of the Day.
www.madfinsharkseries.com   (259 words)

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