Unit1Unit1ProjectProducingaTVshowSharkattacks•SharkSpeciesWhalesharkBaskingsharkGreatwhiteTigersharkBlueshark•WhatareSharks
Sharksarefishthathavebeenaroundsincethedinosaurs
Malesarecalled“Bulls”
•Femalesarecalled"Cows"
•BabySharksarecalled"Pups“
Moreinformation(http://new-brunswick
net/newbrunswick/shark/types
html)•OthersharkfactsSharkshavefivetosevengillslits
Manysharksmustkeepmovinginordertobreathethatis,inordertokeepwatermovingpasttheirgillslitsbutthisisnottrueofallspecies
Nursesharks,forexample,canliestillandfantheirgillstobringoxygen-richwateracrosstheslits
Becausetheylackaswimbladder,allsharksmustswiminordertoavoidsinkingtowardtheoceanfloor
•Thesharkhassensesspeciallyadaptedfortheanimal'slifeunderwater
Smellisashark'smostacutesense
Approximately70percentoftheshark'sbrainisusedforolf