Shark

Although False Bay has the highest number of Great White Sharks in the world, I have only been lucky enough to see three sharks in… Read More »Which Beach Has The Most Sharks Cape Town?

But thanks to the meeting and mixing of the Indian and Atlantic oceans right on the Cape’s doorstep, it allows Cape Town to be home… Read More »Are There Any Sharks In Cape Town?

According to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF), between 1958 and 2016 there were 2,785 confirmed unprovoked shark attacks around the world, of which 439… Read More »Has A Shark Ever Attacked A Human?

Since records started for South Africa in 1905, there have been a total of 248 unprovoked attacks in South Africa. Of these most of them… Read More »Where Is The Most Shark Attacks In South Africa?

No, they do not. Sharks have cartilage all over their bodies. Cartilage is weaker than bone but is way more flexible. You have cartilage in… Read More »Can Shark Teeth Break Bones?

And when a shark is eating something bigger, like a seal, does it eat the bones too? Sharks do eat bones. A shark’s powerful stomach… Read More »Do Sharks Eat Your Bones?

That’s more than 26,000 gallons, roughly enough to fill in a 12-foot round, above-ground pool to about four feet high. If the megalodon still existed,… Read More »Can A Megalodon Swallow You Whole?

What happens to you if you are eaten alive by a shark? You die. Given the sharpness of teeth and bite strength of most sharks… Read More »What Happens If A Shark Swallows You Whole?

Cockroaches have a 13-chambered tubular heart. Each chamber is filled with oxygenated blood through a slit-like opening called ostia. There are two chambers that open… Read More »How Many Hearts Does A Cockroach Have?

Although it is an apex predator, it is a slow swimmer, and likely ambushes its prey and scavenges for carrion. The Greenland shark’s flesh is… Read More »Is The Greenland Shark Poisonous To Eat?