Shark

The blacktip is one of only a few sharks that can jump fully out of the water, a behaviour called breaching. Do black tip sharks… Read More »Do Blacktip Sharks Jump Out Of The Water?

Although the spinner shark is not considered dangerous to humans, it may pose a threat if attracted to divers that are spearfishing. According to the… Read More »Are Spinner Sharks Aggressive?

Although the spinner shark is not considered dangerous to humans, it may pose a threat if attracted to divers that are spearfishing. According to the… Read More »Do Spinner Sharks Attack Humans?

Biology of the spinner shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) The reason for their “spinning” or spiral motion is the way in which they catch their prey. Climbing… Read More »Why Do Sharks Spin?

46 mph. Fish Description They get their name from its feeding maneuvering. They hunt schools of small fish by swimming through them with their mouths… Read More »How Fast Is A Spinner Shark?

They still have a cognitive system but that seems limited compared to that of bone fish in terms of memory. Because of their age on… Read More »Do Sharks Have Cognitive Thinking?

In contrast, the Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) has proportionately the smallest brain among lamnoids, which may reflect its placid filter-feeding habits (it doesn’t take much… Read More »Which Shark Has The Smallest Brain?

Turning now to the shark brain, what we see is that they are relatively similar, structurally, to the human brain (they don’t look at all… Read More »Do Sharks Have Amygdala?

Overfishing. Overfishing is the biggest threat to sharks: more than 100 million shark are killed every year, with a large number of them being caught… Read More »What Is The Biggest Killer Of Sharks?

(Because sharks do not have swim bladders like other fish, when they die they do not float. They sink to the bottom.) What happens when… Read More »When Sharks Die Do They Float?