Sharkattacks•SharkSpeciesWhalesharkBaskingsharkGreatwhiteTigersharkBlueshark•WhatareSharks
Sharksarefishthathavebeenlivingaroundussincethedinosaurs
Malesarecalled“Bulls”
•Femalesarecalled"Cows"
•BabySharksarecalled"Pups“
Moreinformation(http://new-brunswick
net/newbrunswick/shark/types
html)•Othersharkfacts:Sharkshavefivetosevengillslits
Manysharksmustkeepmovinginordertobreathe,thatis,inordertokeepwatermovingpasttheirgillslitsbutthisisnottrueforallspecies
Nursesharks,forexample,canliestillandfantheirgillstobringoxygen-richwateracrosstheslits
Becausetheylackaswimbladder,allsharksmustswiminordertoavoidsinkingtowardstheoceanfloor
•Thesharkhassensesspeciallyadaptedfortheanimal'slifeunderwater
Smellisashark'smostacutesense
About70percentoftheshark'sbrainisusedforolfactory(smelling)functions