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[15] [22] Its weight has been estimated at 16 t (16 long tons; 18 short tons). [23] [15] A study looking at the growth and longevity of the basking shark suggested that individuals larger than ~10 m (33 ft) are unlikely. [24] This is the second-largest extant fish species, after the whale shark. [4] Beached basking shark
Skimboarding at Seal Beach, 2011. Skimboarding or skimming is a boardsport in which a skimboard (much like a surfboard but smaller and without fins) is used to glide across the water's surface to meet an incoming breaking wave, and ride it back to shore. There are currently 3 U.S. based competitive organizations including Premier Skim, Skim USA ...
An estimated 4.7–5.3 m (15–17 ft) female orca immobilized an estimated 3–4 m (9.8–13.1 ft) great white shark. [153] The orca held the shark upside down to induce tonic immobility and kept the shark still for fifteen minutes, causing it to suffocate. The orca then proceeded to eat the dead shark's liver.
The value of shark fins for shark fin soup has led to an increase in shark catches where usually only the fins are taken, while the rest of the shark is discarded, typically into the sea; health concerns about BMAA in the fins now exists regarding consumption of the soup A 4.3-metre (14 ft), 540-kilogram (1,200 lb) tiger shark caught in Kāne ...
The tail of a shark consists of the caudal peduncle and the caudal fin, which provide the main source of thrust for the shark. Most sharks have heterocercal caudal fins, meaning that the backbone extends into the (usually longer) upper lobe. The shape of the caudal fin reflects the shark's lifestyle, and can be broadly divided into five categories:
The pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae; this group of sharks is characterized by the greatly elongated upper lobes of their caudal fins. The pelagic thresher occurs in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, usually far from shore, but occasionally entering coastal ...
Rosie is a preserved great white shark located at Crystal World Exhibition Centre in Devon Meadows, Australia.She was originally preserved in a glass tank of formaldehyde on display at Wildlife Wonderland in Bass, Victoria [1] which closed in 2012 due to animal welfare concerns and operating without appropriate licences. [2]
The average spinner shark is 2 m (6.6 ft) long and weighs 56 kg (123 lb); this species attains a maximum known length and weight of 3 m (9.8 ft) and 90 kg (200 lb). Indo-Pacific sharks are generally larger than those from the northwest Atlantic. [3] This species has a slim, streamlined body with a distinctive, long, pointed snout.