Type of Sharks

ANGEL SHARK:

• flat body like a stingray -- you can tell the shark is not a ray because the pectoral fins are not attached to the head.
• They bury themselves in the sand or mud with only the eyes and part of the top of the body exposed.
• They are bottom feeders, eating crustaceans like clams and mollusks and fish that are swimming close to the ocean floor
  
  
   BASKING SHARK:
  
  • second largest shark (about 30 feet long and 8,000 pounds)
  • filters plankton from the water using "gill rakers"
    
    
    
    
    BLACKTIP REEF SHARK:
    
  • does well in captivity so is often found in aquariums (which is why we have so many photos of it)
  • about 6 feet long.
  • grey with a black tip on its fins and white streak on its side
    
    
    
    
    
    BLUE SHARK:
    
    • about 12 feet long.
    • sleek, tapered body
    • among the fastest swimming sharks and can even leap out of the water
    • diet consists mostly of squid, but it will eat almost anything
    • considered dangerous - have attacked people
      
      
      
      
      BULL SHARK:
      
      • third most dangerous to people
      • can swim in salt and fresh water and have even been found in the Mississipi river.
        
      
    
    GREAT WHITE SHARK:
    
  • more attacks on people than any other type.
  • averages 12 feet long and 3,000 pounds.
  • unlike most sharks, it can lift its head out of the water.