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Shark teeth are strong and made of enamel. Many sharks have 3 rows of teeth. These teeth are embedded in the gums, not the jaw. [10] Sharks are born with teeth that are constantly being replaced. Teeth are replaced every two weeks, approximately. [10] The shape of the teeth determine the diet of the shark.
Shark migration patterns may be even more complex than in birds, with many sharks covering entire ocean basins. Sharks can be highly social, remaining in large schools. Sometimes more than 100 scalloped hammerheads congregate around seamounts and islands, e.g., in the Gulf of California. [42] Cross-species social hierarchies exist.
The great white is an epipelagic fish, observed mostly in the presence of rich game, such as fur seals (Arctocephalus ssp.), sea lions, cetaceans, other sharks, and large bony fish species. In the open ocean, it has been recorded at depths as great as 1,200 m (3,900 ft). [10]
Small Greenland sharks eat predominantly squid, as well as sea birds, crabs, amphipods, marine snails, brittle stars, sea urchins, and jellyfish, while the larger sharks that are greater than 200 cm (79 in) were discovered eating prey such as epibenthic and benthic fishes, as well as seals and small cetaceans such as oceanic dolphins and porpoises.
Image credits: an1malpulse #5. Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.
Sharks do not have moveable upper or lower eyelids, but the tiger shark—among other sharks—has a nictitating membrane, which is a clear eyelid that can cover the eye. [32] A reflective layer behind the tiger shark's retina, called the tapetum lucidum, allows light-sensing cells a second chance to capture photons of visible light. This ...
South Carolina State Park Service interpretive ranger Rachel Dunn shows an oyster shell that many people may think is a shark tooth on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Hunting Island State Park.
A 10-foot-long, 600-pound great white shark pinged off St. George Island on March 11, 2024. Its track shows pings on the east & west coast of Florida.