Friday, October 29, 2010
Galeocerdo Cuvier AKA Tiger Shark
One of the most dangerous animals on the Reef, this species eats a wider variety of foods than other sharks including fish, crustaceans, birds, sharks, rays, turtles and mammals. It feeds at night in shallow reefs, retreating to deeper water during the day. (Up to 7.5 m). Known to be very popular with cruelty. It is not only eating all kinds of marine life, but they (Tiger) is also famous for attacking swimmers. As the name implies, this shark is very similar to the style of tigers
Thursday, October 28, 2010
The Hammerhead Shark
The Great Hammerhead shark has been known to grow as large as 6m. Hammerheads mostly hunt at dusk and feeds on sharks, fishes (including catfishes, toadfishes, jacks, herring, groupers and boxfishes), squid, and crustaceans (including shrimps, crabs and mantis shrimps) that occur on or near the bottom There has only been 12 reported cases of an u Places to see:
Popular places to see Hammerhead sharks include South Africa, Galapagos Islands, Coco Islands, Great Barrier Reef (Australia) and some Indonesian islands. Huge schools of Scalloped Hammerheads can be seen at the Galapagos Islands, which is a truly amazing experience!Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Carcharodon carcharias
The legendary great white shark is far more fearsome in our imaginations than in reality. As scientific research on these elusive predators increases, their image as mindless killing machines is beginning to fade.Great whites are the largest predatory fish on Earth. They grow to an average of 15 feet (4.6 meters) in length, though specimens exceeding 20 feet (6 meters) and weighing up to 5,000 pounds (2,268 kilograms) have been recorded.Their mouths are lined with up to 300 serrated, triangular teeth arranged in several rows, and they have an exceptional sense of smell to detect prey
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The Megladon
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