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Whalermelon sharks 🍉🦈

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In my 100% professional opinion , sharks are smooth. Would a shark fact tumblr ever lie to you?

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According to the Florida Museums, there were 120 investigated cases of human-shark interaction, with only 91 confirmed shark bites in all of 2023, 22 attacks being provoked. There were 14 deaths relating to sharks in 2023, and 10 of them fell into the unprovoked. The number of deaths was higher then average based on previous years, with the average being 6 unprovoked deaths per year.

Even with the increased death rate, dogs killed 55 more humans in Canada the the U.S alone during 2023. This of course makes sense because we do not have sharks living in our homes like we do dogs, and people have less exposure to sharks. Even with the statistical, there is more negative stigma surrounding sharks, many are afraid to even go in the ocean due to fear. However, even with that fear 82% of Americans agree that they are an important part of the ecosystem, even if 51% are afraid of sharks.

we should treat sharks with the respect that they deserve when we enter their home, because that's what we give to dogs when they enter ours.

#sharks #shark facts #shark #why is it so hard to find satistics that aren't just from the US #couldn't find too much international data #because im sure that Australians probably have a different vibe with sharks #can't find many reliable sights with satistics #however it does seem they fear sharks more in Australia from the ones i can find #basically education around sharks is good #and if you're not in the water you have absolutely nothing to fear #probably #statistics #both sharks and dogs can be scarry animals with and without education #love them though #just remember to always be cautious

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Shark fact

Whale sharks have the most teeth out of any shark,

With about 3,000 teeth. These teeth are regularly lost through a sharks lifetime, and are much less painful then when we loose teeth because the are not attached with roots in their gums like ours.

#sharks #shark facts #shark #whale shark #https://www.pdza.org/so-you-think-you-know-shark-teeth/ #source #i also looked at some different sights to check number

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know the difference!

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Spot the wobbegong!

Wobbegongs are a small shark and i got to see two of them out in the wild, they're amazing at camouflaging I to they're surroundings, if I hadn't seen them moving and then had a friend point them out I never would have noticed this spectacular shark

#sharks #shark facts #wobbegong #wobbegongs #shark #Australia #thats where i saw them #in nsw #cool dudes

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🦈 Daily Shark Fact: 🦈

Bonnethead Sharks, also known as the Shovelhead shark, is a species of tropical shark, and is the smallest member of the hammerhead genus. Bonnetheads are the only shark species known to be omnivorous. They consume both animal and plant matters. Their diet is usually dominated by marine crustaceans, mostly blue crabs. They also eat mollusks, shrimp, and different species of small fishes. Seagrasses have also been found in their stomachs.

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Shark Angels is a nonprofit organization that is invested in the investigation and conservation of sharks, if you are able, anything helps, even just rebloging this post.

#sharks #ahark conservation #charity #im gonna start posting nonprofit organizations that help the conservation of sharks #this is the first #also they work with shark waters #the makers if a documentary that made me cry

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-- "Two distinct population segments of the Scalloped Hammerhead Shark are listed as endangered and two are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NOAA Fisheries is committed to conserving and protecting scalloped hammerhead sharks."

-- "Great White Sharks are decreasing in numbers and are rare due to years of being hunted by man for fins and teeth, and often as a trophy for sport fishing. The white shark is often caught as bycatch by commercial fisheries and can also become entangled in meshes that protect beaches."

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Shark Sundays: Epaulette Shark

Hello, hello! Welcome to my Shark Sundays post where every week I let people pick a shark that I then just kind of info dump about on Sundays. This week's shark winner is the Epaulette shark!

Now, please remain seated for the whole ride and try not to throw popcorn at the narrator, they're very sensitive.

Conservation Status: Least Concerned

This adorable little sea pup is the Epaulette shark or Hemiscyllium ocellatum! Their base body color is a creamy or slightly brownish hue and marked with widely spaced dark brown spots. The Epaulette shark gets its name from the very large, white-margined black spot behind each pectoral fin, which kinda looks like decorative military epaulettes. These little guys are one of the smaller species of sharks growing at a maximum of 27 to 35 inches long (70-90 cm) and living for around 20 to 25 years. They can be found in shallow tropical water at around the depth of 131 ft. (40 m) in the western Pacific Ocean usually near New Guinea and Australia.

The Epaulette shark feeds at low tide and is most active during dusk and dawn. They hunt for food by pushing their snout into the sand and shuffling around, once the prey is located they will thrash their body around to catch it. The way they chew their food is actually kinda cute as they'll chew it with little bits sticking out of their mouth. Speaking of prey and eating, these guys eat things that are somehow tinier than they are, mostly feeding on crustaceans, small fish, and polychaete worms. The adults will usually eat shrimp and crabs while the juveniles will mostly eat worms and fish. Though both of them use suction feeding!

Now because these little cuties are usually found in warm, shallow waters they regularly interact with humans. If you happen to see one in the water, don't panic! The most these guys might do is nip at your toes if you wiggle 'em too much but otherwise, they're completely harmless and have no recorded attacks on humans.

Fun Fact: Some Epaulettes are actually kept as pets. They thrive pretty well in smaller environments and are relatively docile besides the occasional little bite to their caretakers.

Now that we've gotten past the basics now I can tell you about the most fascinating thing about Epaulettes. Are you ready? Cause you gotta be ready for this fact. It's a really cool fact. Are you sitting down? Not drinking anything? Ok, ok here it is:

Epaulette sharks can walk on dry land for up to 98 ft. (30 m) and survive hypoxia - a deficiency of oxygen- for two. whole. hours.

Yeah, you read that correctly. The Epaulette SHARK can walk!!! on land!!! Look at this gif and tell me it's not the coolest shit you've ever seen.

Look at him go!! AHH!! *shakes you aggressively* WE ARE LITERALLY WATCHING A MARINE ANIMAL GO THROUGH THE EVOLUTION OF LEARNING TO WALK ON LAND!!! IT COULD POSSIBLY EVOLVE TO BE A FULL LAND ANIMAL WITHIN 30 TO 40 YEARS!!!!

*ahem* Now you may be asking, "But Mal, why are they walking on land?" Well, there are multiple answers to this question. The main one is that they do this to get from tide pool to tide pool allowing them to access new pools to forage for food, or tidepools with better-oxygenated water. They also use this little talent to evade predators! As y'know, other sharks and large fish can't walk on land like this absolute Chad. Scientists believe that with the effects of climate change, this ability will help them to survive drastic changes to their environments.

Speaking of survival, let's talk about the Epaulette's conservation status. Thankfully for these little guys, the IUCN Red List has them as a species under "least concern" This means that there's nothing that really poses any major risk to their species and they're relatively abundant. They do, of course, have natural predators but because it has no value as a commercial food fish and is not considered a sport fish, the Epaulette isn't really targeted by humans except for the aquarium trade. So if you're favorite shark is the Epaulette then you've got pretty much nothing to worry about as the Epaulette's are happy and thriving!

This doesn't mean that humans pose no threat to the Epaulette. Our actions still have a huge impact on their lives! From overfishing to reef destruction, and how toxic the exotic trade can be, we still have to be careful. It's important that we recognize our actions have consequences and not just on us. It's our job to spread awareness and hold each other accountable (especially big corporations who cause most of the damage.)

Aaaand this concludes this week, Shark Sundays! I do hope you enjoyed reading about this cute shark and I hope you learned something new! Thank you so much for stopping by <3 If you want to be put on the tag list for Shark Sundays (including the polls to vote for which shark you want to read about next!) then just let me know in the comments or reblogs!

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Sharks are population control for our oceans, they are essential to have a functional marine eco system. It'll be like what happens when you remove wolves from the forest, making deer population boom and wreck havoc, only on a bigger scale and with less wolves (sharks) left to reintroduce.

#save our oceans #deer=fish #save our earth #sharks #shark facts #shark #stop shark finning #don't eat shark #please dont add to its damand #the fake stuff from what i know tastes the exact same #shark conservation

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Sharks are about 425 to 455 million years old, their species being older then dinosaurs. Because of how old they are, their species has survived 5 major extinction events.

#this is one of the reasons we need to protect sharks #their very old #we shouldn't be the things that kill them #sharks #shark facts #shark

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Babe, wake up. New benefit to being a marine biologist just dropped!

Update: It has come to my attention that saying “what a silly name” is disrespectful to the fish’s aboriginal origins and I wanted to add this here to apologize for saying that. It was ignorant and I will make a more conscious decision to reconsider a name’s meaning before commenting on it.

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Me

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Shark-themed superhero who enthusiastically explains their various feats by citing increasingly implausible Science Facts About Sharks as a psychological warfare tactic, exploiting villains’ distraction while they’re trying to decide whether they’re sufficiently confident of their knowledge of sharks to call bullshit.

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