The Great Hammerhead Shark Sharks are one of the most feared sea animals. They live in oceans across the world but are most common in tropical waters. There are over three hundred fifty species of sharks. They can be broadly categorized into the following four groups: Squalomorphii, Squatinomorphii, Batoidea, and Galeomorphii. The shark family Sphyrnidae that includes the Hammerheads are a part of the Galeomorphic classification.
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a species of large lamniform shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. The great white shark is mainly known for its size, with mature individuals growing up to 6.4 m (21 ft) in length (although reports have been published of great white sharks measuring over 8 m (26 ft),[3] and 3,324 kg (7,328 lb) in weight). [4][5] [6][7] This shark reaches its maturity around 15 years of age and was previously believed to have a life span of over 30 years. The true lifespan of Great white sharks is far longer; now estimated to be as long as 70 years or more, making it one of the longest lived cartilaginous fish currently known. [8] Great white sharks can accelerate to speeds that exceed 56 km/h (35 mph).
These lion fish prey on all different types of animals, such as: crabs, shrimp and smaller fish; and have very little amount predators giving them the place in the higher levels of the food chain. Since it is so high in the food chain and preys on almost anything, it has managed to survive in the Atlantic Ocean perfectly. In the Atlantic, lion fish are defined as invasive species, which means, "a non-native organism that has intruded into an area and may have serious detrimental effects on native organisms, the local economy, and human health". sadly many accidents have led to the invasion where the lion fish has spread all across the Caribbean Sea and up North in places like Rhode Island. It is hypothesized that the origin of the whole problem came from only six lion fish that were accidentally released from an aquarium to the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 during hurricane Andrew.
You must have observed in experiments related to diffusion that if you drop ink in water it takes quite a while to dissipate , so how can the individual particles of smell travel so far and quickly? Apparently a shark can smell the blood of their prey up to a quarter of a mile away.There is two ways that sharks receive the scent of blood, diffusion and water currents. Diffusion is an extremely slow process as you have observed in the ink experiment. The molecules that carry the odour of the blood gradually disperse from its starting point, from where the concentration gradient is highest, moving randomly and slowly across the water until the shark catches its scent. The other way is when the water currents carry the blood molecules by the movement of water.
Bass Fishin’ Fishing is an exciting sport, but bass fishing beats all the other fish to catch. It is an adrenaline rush seeing the bass jump out of the water, trying to spit out the lure. Bass fishing takes a lot of skill to land the big bass. The key factors that make someone a great bass fisher are, knowing where the fish are, using the right tackle to make the bass bite and knowing when the fish are most active or hungry. Finding where the fish are, is the first thing to make a good bass angler.
They also prey on many delicate aquatic creatures as the innocent sea urchin, unarmed crab, unprotected squid, indefensible octopus, and fish. These vile creatures prefer different animals to eat and it varies from otter to otter. The hooligans eat about 25% to 30% of their weight. A large male may consume as much as 25 pounds of food daily. Meaning these thugs murder creature after creature feeding their insatiable appetite.
Dolphins usually hunt during the day. However, when fish begin migrating, fish automatically become their prey to dolphins. Dolphins also search for squid which are active at night. The predators are some big shark species as like tiger shark, dusky shark, great white shark, and the bull shark. The dolphin can defend its self but with the skills of the shark, it’s not rare for the dolphin to fail.
They are also the prey for top predators such as sharks and rays, and with the absence of the Bluefin Tuna in the water, the sharks and other predators will have a massive food shortage. The Bluefin population has decreased by a devastating
The shark moves with great ease through the water, making it deadly fast. Also, when the author says 'part vulture, part wolf, part neither – for his blood was cold', this adds to the poem by telling us that the shark is the most deadly predator. The vulture lies in wait for the perfect moment to strike, but there is no room for fault. And like the shark, a lone wolf hunts alone in silence, with deadly speed and never gets exhausted. Also, the shark's blood is cold - cold blood usually means evil, lonely, unhappy.
The Megalodon also has a famous nickname as “Big Tooth”, and it had definitely earned it. The teeth of this astounding shark could grow up to 9 – 10 foot long! Megalodon’s as sharks, shed their tens of thousands times in a lifetime, so Megalodon teeth have been found all over the world, from ancient to modern times. It was only in the late 17th century that early scientists discovered that the giant teeth were actually shark teeth. Megalodon had the most powerful bite force of any creature that has ever lived!