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Only two types of sharks:the basking shark who live from island to South Africa.The another shark was the Greenland shark,who lives from Greenland to island.Rarely,the Greenland shark was also founded in Antarctica and Argentina.
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∙ 9y agoAccording to the University of Rhode Island, it's been about 40 million years since the waters around Antarctica were warm enough for sharks. However, this could be changed by the effects of global warming.
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∙ 9y agoSharks no longer live in Antarctica because the cold waters do not form a viable habitat. Forty million years ago, when the Antarctic waters were much warmer, sharks did inhabit the area.
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∙ 13y agoyes in the antaric zone they feed on Krill and Salmon and Squid, who are main meal for most Antarctic animals.
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∙ 12y agoI don't think any sharks have been discovered there yet, but sharks have been found in the north pole.
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∙ 11y agoyes apparently there is, some say te salmon shark lives in Antarctica to feed on salmon there. And the Greenland shark or sleeper shark live in the depts of the antarctic waters
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∙ 8y agoSharks do not thrive in the cold waters of the Southern Ocean that surrounds the Antarctic continent.
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What are some sharks in Antarctica?
Antarctic waters -- the Southern Ocean -- are too cold for sharks.
Do whalesharks live in Antarctica?
Whale sharks occupy a natural habitat which is closest to the equator -- the tropical waters. Antarctica is a continent, and whale sharks are marine animals.
What type of wild life lives in Antarctica?
sharks and whales
What life is in antarctica?
penguins, seals, sharks, whales and fish
How many humpback whales are there in Antarctica?
there are none bacause they don't live in Antarctica
How sharks survive in antarctica's climate?
There are no sharks in the Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica. In order for sharks to survive, the water must remain above freezing for the entire year. The sea ice surrounding the continent freezes each winter, essentially doubling the size of the continent, to a depth of eight to 10 feet.
What other animals are there in Antarctica?
whales, seals, birds, fish, sharks, ice worm, and penguines
What animalss live on antarctica?
First of all to tell all the people who think that polarbears are in Antarctica, there arent actually any there. There are lots of penguins, krill and sharks and stuff...
What animal eats a leopard seal from Antarctica?
Orcas (aka "killer whales") and large sharks are the only natural predators of leopard seals. Even large sharks become comparatively uncommon as you get closer to Antarctica since they tend to be rather cold-blooded and the temperatures slow them down.
What are facts about the eocene epoch?
sharks n stuff were driven away from antarctica cause it was all turning to ice. :)
What animals are only found in Antarctica?
Sharks, huge fish, whales, penguins, arctic tern, seals, Antarctic skua....etc
What kinds of sharks live in the South Pole?
None. The South Pole sits on 9,000 feet of ice and sharks require ocean water in order to survive. The Southern Ocean that surrounds Antarctica, however, has not been home to sharks for more than about 40 million years, because the water is too cold.
