THE SPECIFICS ABOUT SHARKS, TERRORS OF THE OCEAN

BABY SHARKS EAT THEIR SIBLINGS

Baby sharks often eat their brothers and sisters in the

womb, but do you know why? Since a female shark can

be impregnated by multiple male sharks, the little sharks

eat each other so their father’s baby (called a pup) is born

GREAT WHITES DON'T LIKE HOW WE TASTE

Ask any person which shark they are most scared of and

likely they’ll say a great white shark. Thankfully, we don’t

have too much to fear as great whites don’t actually

like the taste of humans, most often biting and releasing

SELF-HEATING SHARK EYES

Cold water sharks can activate an organ next to their eye

sockets which heats up their eyes, helping them hunt

better in freezing waters.

THE SHARK WHICH SWIMS AS IT SLEEPS

The dogfish shark is especially known among the shark world

for a strange trait it possesses: sleep swimming. Akin to

human sleepwalking, dogfish sharks can swim around

while sleeping

BLUE SHARKS' STRANGE ROMANCE

Many shark species have unusual courting techniques.

To show interest, a male blue shark will bite a female, hard.

Female blue sharks naturally have skin three times as

thick as males to protect them from this bad romance.

COLOURFUL SHARKS

Besides their commonly-known greyish appearance, some

sharks are even found in pink or yellow

THE BARKING SHARK

The swell shark can double its body size to keep

predators from pulling it out of its daytime sleeping

spots of reefs and crevices. The release of air sounds

like a bark. (To prevent other fish from attacking,

sometimes grabs its own tail in its mouth.)

THE TINIEST SHARK

The remarkably small dwarf lantern shark is only 8 inches

(20cm) long and emits its own light from various luminous spots.