well i will tell you something. i love shark week. and we were gone all of the exact dates of it and so i did not get to celebrate it during the actual time so i did a little bit late. yesterday, we watched 2008 shark week reruns & also jaws and we ate all the junk food in the world and it was a lovely celebration.
anyways, here are some photos & facts in honor of the greatest discovery channel week of the year!
there are about 30-50 reported shark attacks annually. only 20 of the 350 shark species attack humans.
humans kill over 73 million sharks annually.
sharks livers contain a lot of oil which makes it a relatively buoyant organ, helping sharks keep balance in the water.
great white, mako & salmon sharks will drown if they stop moving. they need water constantly running over their gills and they don't have the muscles to do it themselves if they stop moving.
whale sharks are the worlds biggest fish. they can give birth to up to 300 baby whale sharks in one litter!!!
sharks skeletons are made completely of cartilage, an elastic cartilage that is much softer than bones. when a shark dies, salt from the water dissolves the cartilage leaving behind only the sharks teeth.
I LOVE SHARK WEEK.
all pictures & facts from here. check it out to watch episodes & videos from this years shark week!
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