| fact about shark | shark |
| They bury themselves in the sand or mud with only the eyes and part of the top of the body exposed. | |
| second largest shark (about 30 feet long and 8,000 pounds) | |
| about 6 feet long | |
| among the fastest swimming sharks and can even leap out of the water # diet consists mostly of squid, bu | |
| third most dangerous to people | |
| eats perfecty round chunks out of living whales and dolphins by clamping its teeth extremely sharp teeth onto them. | |
| pale, pinkish grey skin with a long pointed snout (it looks a bit like a sword on top of its head) | |
| more attacks on people than any other type. | |
| eyes and nostrils are far apart, giving it a 'hammerhead' appearance and allowing the shark to extend the range of its senses. | |
| fastest swimmer (43 miles per hour) | |
| | fact about shark | shark |
| thin, fleshy, whisker-like organs on the lower jaw in front of the nostrils that they use to touch and taste | |
| 10 feet long | |
| slightly poisonous spines (not very harmful to people) | |
| 10 foot tail (1/2 as long as the body) which it uses to herd small fish | |
| second most attacks on people | |
| biggest shark and biggest fish | |
| dark grey with a white tip on the first and sometimes on the second dorsal fin as well as the tail lobes | |
| filters food into its mouth with worm-like projections on its head | |
| tail is half its length | |
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