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Only some sharks are required to swim at all times. This is because the swimming motion helps water flow through its gills which enable it to breath. Other sharks have the ability to pump water through the gills without swimming.
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Where do blacktip sharks live?
The blacktip shark is not a deep swimming type of shark. They can be found along the coastal regions and reefs of the tropical and subtropical waters around the world.
What is the slowest swimming shark?
Because it IS concidered a shark.....wouldn't that make the WHALE SHARK the slowest swimmer sharks?
Is there any animale that can not lay down?
One animal I know that never sleeps is a Shark! If the Shark sleeps then the shark will stop swimming and then stop breathing and soon die so Sharks do not sleep!A shark never sleep because it has to swim to breathe.The bullfrog.The bullfrogfish don't sleep, they rest in a state that energy is not lost from their bodies or conservedAnts never sleep.antHourses
Where does a shark bay mouse live?
its a mouse from shark bay (hence the name)
What is the function of a rostrum in a shark?
It helps overcome water resistance in swimming.
How would a hammerhead shark die if it stop swimming?
Swimming helps to force water through the shark's gills, providing the shark with oxygen; the shark may not get enough oxygen otherwise.
What 3 shark species drown if the stop swimming?
Great White, blue shark,and MAko
Where do shark sleep?
Most sharks do not sleep.If they stop swimming....they will die.They need water running through their gills to get oxygen.However.....some sharks, like the Nurse Shark, can stop swimming for a while & have a snooze.
Why do sharks swim continously?
If sharks stop swimming,then they sink, but the nurse shark is an exception
Where do blacktip sharks live?
The blacktip shark is not a deep swimming type of shark. They can be found along the coastal regions and reefs of the tropical and subtropical waters around the world.
Do sixgill sharks migrate?
no because every tipe of shark cold die if they dont stop swimming. plus they dont sleep
WHAT SHARK is best known for swimming in freshwater and saltwater?
bull shark
How do sharks live?
A Shark lives mainly in the ocean constantly swimming. It's bladder does not have an air bubble like other fish, so if it would stop swimming it would sink to the bottom of the ocean and die.SuperSlasherSome sharks ca pump water over their gills so they won`t die. The bull and Greenland sharks can live in freshwater.
How long can a shark swim?
Sharks are seven times faster than the finest Olympic swimmer. They can not stop swimming because if they did they would drown.
Can sharks live in a bay?
The only Shark capable of swimming in fresh water is the Bull Shark in fact it raises young in fresh water because the ocean has too many predators.
If you are not swimming how can a shark attack you?
if you are surfing or on a boat
What fish will suffocate if it stops swimming?
A shark.
