Are white tip and black tip sharks dangerous?
Coral Reef White Tip Sharks are known for attacking humans; black tips from what i know don't show aggression to humans.
black tip sharks are known for attacking humans but attacks have never been fatal
Do black tipped sharks eat people?
No, they are just like normal sharks they do not they may bite you but that's very rare.
Why does the great white shark attack people when they smell blood?
Sharks smell blood so they go after it and because of mucky water or not clear water and/or because the bad sight sharks have,they attack what is in the area of blood
Has a human ever been fully devoured by a great white shark?
Yes there are eye witness accounts, like what happened to a Robert Pamprin off the California coast several years ago while diving for abilone. His partner saw him inside the mouth of an enormous white shark, from the chest down. He was never seen again, as the shark slowly swam away, taking him completely down as it went.
What would happen if Great White Sharks went extinct?
The ecosystem of the ocean is basically bigger fish eat smaller fish that eat smaller fish that eat algae. If they went extinct, there would be to many medium fish eating then causing those smaller fish that eat algae to die out, thus creating a domino effect. Because then, the algae would take over the coral reefs, causing animals who claim it as their home to die out. Thus causing a largely overload on the medium fish, who will later have no more smaller fish because their habitat has been destroyed, will mean a barren and dead ocean.
Are shark teeth as hard as steel?
This is a poorly defined question, because the difficulty of biting through steel depends upon how thick the steel is, as well as the kind of steel (some steel alloys are much harder than others), and in addition, there are many different kinds of sharks, and some have stronger jaws than others. I will note that if the steel is sufficiently thin (steel foil) even we human beings can bite through it. I will also note that sharks do not normally encounter steel anyway, and they much prefer to bite fish and seals. That said, it is true that sharks have very strong jaws. That is probably what you are trying to find out.
Why are sharks teeth black that you find?
Shark teeth are made up of calcium phosphate, which is the mineral apatite. Although shark teeth are sturdier than the cartilage that makes up their skeleton, the teeth still disintegrate over time unless they are fossilized. This is why you rarely find white shark teeth on a beach.
Shark teeth are preserved if the tooth is buried, which prevents decomposition by oxygen and bacteria. Shark teeth buried in sediments absorb surrounding minerals, turning them from a normal whitish tooth color to a deeper color, usually black, gray or tan. The fossilization process takes at least 10,000 years, although some fossil shark's teeth are millions of years old! Fossils are old, but you can't tell the approximate age of a shark tooth simply by its color because the color (black, gray, brown) depends completely on the chemical composition of the sediment that replaced the calcium during the fossilization process.
Why do sharks smell blood faster in the warm tropical seas then the cold seas?
this happens because the heat of the human blood temperature will be attracted easier in warm water. But if they smell blood faster won't they swin faster in warmer water? No because cold water is much more of an ocean temperature water so sharks swim faster in cold water.
How huge is a great white shark?
VERY. some sharks can severly damage boats even sink them. some sharks are capable of seeds up to 45mph and leaps of 20ft out of the water. most sharks, however, are docile and will leave you alone if you leave them alone. never does a shark attack unless it is provoked or mistakes surfers to look like seals. hey people make mistakes to. also we'er in their territory, they were here first.
What is a sharks most sensitive means of finding prey?
Even though the shark uses both its eyesight and its sense of smell to hunt prey, neither one of those senses alone would lead it to enough prey to sustain its voracious appetite. The shark's eyesight is not very keen, and even though its sense of smell is good, smells do not travel well under water. As a result, these senses do not provide the shark with enough range to effectively hunt for prey. How, then, does the shark find enough prey to satisfy its appetite? The shark has two highly developed means of searcher for prey. A shark has a very sensitive vibration detector and an even more sensitive electrical field sensor.
Hope that helps!
How many bones are there in a great white shark?
Actually, sharks have no bones. Their skeletons are made up of cartilaginous material.
Unlike most fish, sharks possess skeletons made completely of cartilage. Cartilage is a softer, more flexible tissue than bone. The reason you can bend your ear or tip of your nose is because it's supported by cartilage. Most bones in our body are formed by cartilage precursors that later become calcified to form the hard skeletal tissue we know as bone. Sharks actually do form some types of calcified tissues, such as their teeth, so they do have the ability to form bone. Then why don't they form bone for their whole skeleton? Well, sharks evolved from bony ancestors so in fact they actually evolved to not produce a bony skeleton. There are several ideas why this may have occurred. One thought is that the evolution of a cartilaginous skeleton gives sharks a more flexible, maneuverable body, making them extremely well adapted for a variety of swimming modes. A flexible body is also helpful for moving around complex habitats and tucking into small spaces and crevices.
Do more people get killed by sharks or iceburgs?
yes. if startled wild elephants are a danger to practily anything that moves
Does a Great White Shark Hibrinate?
Great white sharks do not hibrinate, neither do other sharks, but they do migrate.
Are there a lot of sharks in Massachusetts?
IN Massachusetts? No. In the oceans NEAR Massachusetts? Yes.
What is so special about shark teeth?
they have very sharp teeth... once bitten u can never get out of their mouth alive... the y r very cunning i dnt lik them dolphins r better than them :p
Are there bull sharks in lake michgan?
Sharks are salt water fish, they would not survive long in fresh water.
Does the great white shark grow up to 8 inches only?
Great Whites are one of the largest species of Sharks known to Man. Adults great whites are on an average between 4 to 5 meters (13 to 17 feet) in length. Large Great Whites are known to be around 6 meters (20 feet) in length. Females are generally larger than males.
Why are sharks adapted to where they live?
To ensure survival. Without adaptations, they would die to changing environments and prey. As with many animals in the sea, they are extremely sensitive when environments change too much. For example, with overfishing certain areas, sharks have the choice to starve to death or adapt. Sometimes, this forces sharks to search for food in new places and become more desperate. This can lead to higher shark attacks on people, since there is nothing left in the water. It is important for us to stop over-fishing the oceans because we are inevitabley risking our own lives.
What shark has a tail fin almost the size of its body?
Well what else? The blacktip reef shark.
What else? Spinner shark
Are there great white sharks where the titanic sank?
Yes, actually great whites migrate up into the north Atlantic in the Gulfstream and have been spotted off the coast of Maine. Although Titanic sunk north east of Maine there have been sightings that far up. Only during summer months though.
How can sharks jump so high out of the water?
because the muscle in the tail is so big and strong like me