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"The Cookie-Cutter Shark, aka:
The cookie-cutter shark has large eyes with bright green pupils. It is also called the 'Cigar Shark' because of its color and shape, and the 'Luminous Shark' because it has a green fluorescent patch on its belly.
It got the name 'Cookie-Cutter' because, during an attack, it takes an oval-shaped bite of flesh, which resembles a cookie-cutter shape.",
"They Travel in Packs:
Dogfish sharks are so named because they attack their prey in packs, just as wild dogs do.",
"The Spiny Dogfish shark, AKA:
It is the most abundant of the shark family, and is also known as the Piked Dogfish, Skittledog, Spotted Dogfish, Codshark and Thorndog.
They are called dogfish because they live and hunt in packs of hundreds or thousands of sharks.",
"That's Going To Leave A Mark:
The Dusky shark has the strongest bite of any shark. Its jaws have been measured to exert 132 pounds of force per tooth.
They average about 10 feet long, although the largest recorded Dusky shark was about 13 feet long.
They are often observed following ships and are hunted as game fish.",
"Almost Cute:
The smallest living shark is the Tsuranagakobitozame (Dwarf Shark). It is five inches long.",
"What Do The Shark and Inner Ear Have In Common?
Cartilage! Cartilage is the name of the tissue making up skeletons of sharks and rays as well as the human inner ear.",
"Who Would Have Thought?
The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.",
"Taking a Breather:
While most sharks can only breathe when in motion, some sharks can actually stop swimming and still breathe by opening and closing their mouths to pump water over their gills.",
"Hunters of the Sea:
Sharks have been hunting for over 350 million years.",
"The Tooth fairy's Nightmare:
Lemon sharks grow a new set of teeth every two weeks. They grow more than 24,000 new teeth every year.",
"Light Can Be Deceiving:
Light-emitting cells lend the cookie cutter shark a soft glow.
Because of the dim light from the water's surface, anything below will not see its full outline. Therefore, from below, the cookie-cutter shark look like a small fish.
An unsuspecting fish will swim up to attack what it perceives as a small fish, and end up getting bitten itself.
The underside of a cookie-cutters sparkles with so many light cells that, even close up, its luminescence blends into the water's shining surface.",
"Is The Weather Worth It?
California has the greatest rate of shark attacks in the world, but not fatalities.",
"Sharks are voracious eaters - or are they?
Sharks eat much less than you would imagine. Since they are cold-blooded, they have a much lower metabolism than warm-blooded animals.
A 100 lb shark will eat the equivalent of 5 hamburgers a day.",
"How did the cookie-cutter shark get its name?
The cookie-cutter shark's mouth is large compared to its size.
To feed, it swims up to a larger animal and inserts its teeth. By twisting its body, it removes a plug of flesh the size of a golfball, thus the name. ",
"Boneless:
Sharks do not have bones, they have cartilage instead.",
"Five Alive!
Sharks have five different types of fins: Pectoral fins lift the sharks, while pelvic, anal, and dorsal fins stabilize the sharks as they swim. The caudal fin propels the sharks forward.",
"Basset Hound in the Open Seas:
The spotted wobegon shark has 8 to 10 skin folds along the sides of its face which gives it the appearance of a basset hound.
It lives in shallow waters of Australia, hiding in the sandy shallow bottoms. It does not like being stepped on so be careful, many divers have gotten their feet bitten.
Its cousin, the bearded carpet shark, looks and acts just like the wobegon except that it will attack and even kill people.",
"Painful Predators:
Sharks have tiny tooth-like scales all over their bodies.",
"What a Mouthful!
A Shark may use more than 20,000 teeth in its lifetime.",
"A Non-Bony Fish:
A shark's skeleton is made entirely of cartilage, not bone. This makes it more flexible.",
"Suit of Armor:
A Shark's skin is made of denticles instead of ordinary fish scales. These help to protect the shark from injury.",
"Shark Evolution:
A significant physical trait that separates a modern shark from an ancient one is the protrusile jaw, which gives the modern shark more biting force.",
"Who Would Have Thought?
Dried shark skin (Shagreen) was once used as sandpaper.",
"Sticky Skin:
In Germany and Japan, shark skin was once used on sword handles for a non-slip grip.",
"Females are larger than male sharks...
and shark pups can be over 5 feet long at birth.",
"Sharks in Danger:
Fishermen kill an estimated 30 million to 100 million sharks every year.
About 75 shark species are in danger of becoming extinct.",
"Sink or Swim:
If sharks don’t keep swimming they will sink. Unlike bony fish, sharks don’t have a gas-filled swim bladder to keep them afloat.
They have a large, oily liver which gives them some buoyancy, but unless they keep moving through the water they will sink.",
"Just Because You're a Shark, Doesn't Mean You Can Do Whatever You Want...
Shark’s fins aren’t as flexible as those of other fish and they can’t swim backwards or stop quickly.
They use the power of gravity to help them fall backwards.",
"Why Not Take A Multiple?
In 1937, shark liver oil was discovered to be rich in vitamin A.
Sharks were hunted for the vitamin until 1950, when a scientists found a way to synthesize the vitamin.",
"Quick Turn-over!
Sharks can grow a new set of teeth in a week.",
"The Nose Knows:
Two-thirds of a shark's brain is dedicated to its sense of smell.",
"Gill Gossip:
Most fish have just one gill slit. A shark has five, six, or even seven gill slits on each side. While other fish have flaps over their gills, Sharks do not.",
"Cute When They're Young
Most sharks give birth to their babies, only a few sharks actually lay eggs.",
"Hard Labor:
Most sharks have six to twelve babies at a time, but the Hammerhead and Tiger Shark can have as many as 40 babies at once.",
"Fast and Furious:
Most species of shark can swim up to 20-40 miles per hour.
A Mako Shark, however, has been recorded at speeds of more than 60 miles per hour. ",
"Say cheese!
If humans had as many teeth as sharks do, the Tooth Fairy would be one tired fairy. Not to mention extremely broke! Some shark species can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their entire life!
If you get a quarter for every tooth you lose from the Tooth Fairy that would give the shark a cool $7,500!
No worries about dentist visits either, as these teeth are always replaced about every eight days.",
"Electricity Gives You Away:
Sharks have a sensory organ known as the 'Ampullae of Lorenzini,' which they use to detect the electrical fields emanating from potential prey.",
"Its Bite is Worse Than its Bark:
Sharks can generate about six and a half tons per square inch of biting force.",
"Puffer Fish Off Limits:
Sharks can't eat the tasty creature because the Puffer Fish inflates like a balloon and pokes the shark's mouth with its sharp needles.",
"Ancient Animal:
Sharks first appeared in the fossil record over 400 million years ago.",
"They Can Hear Your Heart Beat!
Sharks have extremely sensitive hearing. They can identify much lower sounds than human ears can detect, and some can hear sounds more than 700 feet away.",
"Sharks have the most powerful jaws on the planet.
Unlike other animals, both its upper and lower jaws move.
It bites with its lower jaw first and then its upper, tossing its head back and forth to tear loose a piece of meat which it then swallows whole.",
"Long Live the Shark!
The average life span of a shark is 25 years, but some sharks can live to be a hundred years old.",
"Big and Brutal:
There are over 350 different species of sharks. The majority of sharks are the same size as humans, between 5-7 feet long.",
"Almost Cute!
The smallest shark, the Spined Pygmy is only 7 inches long.",
"A Whale of a Shark:
The largest shark, the Whale shark can measure up to 50 feet long.",
"Who Knew?
More people are killed every year by pigs and bees than are killed by sharks.",
"This Shark Has Depth:
The Goblin shark lives at depths of around 3,900 feet. Probably the most unusual looking shark, with its long, flat and pointed snout, the Goblin shark is rarely seen.
Scientists think that the elongated snout might help the shark find its prey. It grows to be approximately 11 feet long."];