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What are some things that are the same about anglerfish and whale sharks?
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How are whale sharks and hammer sharks the same?
They are both sharks.
Can a shark eat a whale shark Are sharks cannibals?
Sharks can not eat whale sharks as whale sharks are proportionally bigger than sharks. Sharks may scavenge off dead whale sharks but the probability of live whale sharks being eaten is highly unlikely. Some species of shark are cannibals and babies will often eat each other while inside the womb.______________________________________________________________________________Just a short note to remind whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) were contemporaneous with C. Megalodon, and in the same waters.That contributed for the whale shark to be included in the megalodon's menu although they have been extinct for millions of years.
Is a shark dolphin and whale in the same family?
no, sharks are totally different than whales and dolphins because sharks are fish, not mammals like a dolphin or a whale.
Are Whale Sharks massive?
no not really about same size as a normal shark
Why are whale sharks sharks not whales?
1) Whales are mammals and do not have gills, they come to the surface to breathe.2) Whale Sharks have gills and as other sharks receive oxygen through the water.3) Whales sharks have the same cartilaginous skeleton structure as other sharksTthe reason its called WHALE shark is because it is the largest of all the sharks, and as whales are the currently biggest mammals on the earth it only seems appropriate.No. it isn't a reptile.
Do sharks and whales belong to the same group?
No, sharks and whales belong to different groups. Sharks are fish and belong to the group Chondrichthyes, while whales are mammals and belong to the group Cetacea. They are both classified under the superclass Osteichthyes, which includes all bony fish, but they diverged into separate evolutionary paths long ago.
What are some similarities between sharks and whales?
The only similarities would be diet (plankton), size and they both live in the ocean. Some whales eat plankton, as do whale sharks. Some whales are close to the same size as whale sharks. Otherwise, whales are mammals, and whale sharks are fish.
What eats the humbpack whale?
Sharks, squids, any underwater animal that is the same size or larger than the whale. Maybe any carnivores.
What is bigger a whale shark or a great white shark?
Whale shark, it grows to about 40 feet. The white shark grows to about 23 feet.Whale sharks are bigger.The largest whale sharks can reach 12 meters in length while great white sharks only reach 8 meters, at the most.
Are sharks bigger than whales?
This is a yes and no question. It depends on the breed of shark or whale being compared. The biggest sharks and whales are close to the same size.
How long does a whale shark sleep?
whale sharks don't actually sleep like humans do. whale sharks like most fish just rest.
Are whale sharks whales?
no Whale Sharks are large fish in the shark family. Whale sharks are actually not whales. Even though they can be as long as almost two buses they are sharks. They can't hurt you like some other sharks can because they don't really have any teeth. What makes them sharks? Well, they breath out of their gills instead of through a blow hole. They have rough scally skin like sharks and they also lay eggs.A whale shark is a shark, the largest living fish in the world, yet it is a filter feeder.Even though it doesnt have the same diet as a shark, it is a shark.its a shark but is named a whale shark for its large stature and feedingIt's a shark. The only thing it got in common with whales is its size.A Whale Shark is a fish and a member of the shark family. It is called a Whale Shark because the grow to very large size.
