Deep Diving With Some Shark Facts

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AmyBrown
Oct 7, 2020 3:00 PM EDT

It's the beginning of Spooktober and what's spookier than creatures of the deep sea? So much is unknown and the information we do know can be just as scary as the unknown! 

Sharks. If someone tells you, while in shark-infested waters, that they aren't afraid of sharks... they're definitely lying to you. Sharks are terrifying! Yes, they're also amazing and very important to the balance of the ecosystem but that doesn't change the fact that they are essentially dinosaurs. They've got this haunting movement and look, those black eyes... and all those teeth! 

As part of our Spooktober special, we bring to you 25 shark facts that are pretty unnerving. Enjoy! 

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  • 01
    Jaw - THE CARCHARODON MEGALODON, WHICH FIRST APPEARED ABOUT 16 MILLION YEARS AGO, GREW TO 55 FEET LONG AND WEIGHED AS MUCH 25 TONS,
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    Fish - FEMALE SHARKS ARE TYPICALLY LARGER THAN MALE SHARKS.
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    Fish - SHARKS NEVER SLEEP. NOT FULLY, ANYWAY. MANY OF THEM NEED TO REMAIN SEMI-CONSCIOUS IN ORDER TO BREATHE.
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    Fish - THE GOBLIN SHARK HAS BEEN AROUND FOR SO LONG THAT IT IS CONSIDERED TO BEA LIVING FOSSIL SPECIES.
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    Text - SHARKS CAN HEAR THEIR PREY AS FAR AS 3,000 FEET AWAY.
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    Fish - GREAT WHITES DO NOT HAVE THE STRONGEST BITE IN THE SHARK KINGDOM. THAT BELONGS TO THE BULL SHARK.
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    Green - THE WHALE SHARK IS THE LONGEST FISH IN THE OCEAN.
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    Shark - SINCE 1950, 93% OFALL SHARK ATTACKS HAVE BEEN ON MEN.
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    Fish - HAMMERHEADS ALSO HAVE 360 DEGREE VISION THANKS TO THE PLACEMENT OF THEIR EYES.
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    Fish - THERE ARE SHARKS THAT LIVE IN LAKES.
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  • 11
    Fish - SHARK LITTERS CAN CONTAIN UP TO 150 BABY SHARKS.
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  • 12
    Fish - THE BITE OF A GREAT WHITE SHARK IS 4 TIMES STRONGER THAN THE BITE OF A LION.
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  • 13
    Tiger shark - SHARKS GROW UP TO 50,000 TEETH IN A LIFETIME.
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  • 14
    Fish - HIPPOS, DEER, AND COWS ARE STATISTICALLY MORE DANGEROUS THAN SHARKS ARE.
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  • 15
    Marine biology - THE SPINY DOGFISH SPECIES OF SHARK CAN TAKE TWO YEARS TO GESTATE BEFORE DELIVERY.
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  • 16
    Shark - SHARK EMBRYOS ARE KNOWN TO ATTACK EACH OTHER.
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    Underwater - EXPERTS SAY THERE ARE TRILLIONS OF SHARK TEETH ALL OVER THE OCEAN FLOOR.
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  • 18
    Fish - THE HEAD OF A HAMMERHEAD SHARK CONTAINS 3,000 AMPULLAR PORES FOR PICKING UP ON ELECTRICAL FIELDS IN THE OCEAN.
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  • 19
    Fish - SHARKS HAVE THE ABILITY TO DETECT PREY VIA THE TINY ELECTRICAL FIELDS THEY GENERATE.
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  • 20
    Fish - THERE ARE 500 SPECIES OF SHARK.
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  • 21
    Marine biology - SHARKS' SKELETONS ARE MADE OF PURE CARTILAGE AND MUSCLE.
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  • 22
    Fish - SHARKS CAN HEAT THEIR EYES IN ORDER TO HELP THEM SEE BETTER.
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    Water - SHARKS CAN HAVE UP TO 15 SERIES OF TEETH IN EACH JAW.
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    Fish - FEMALE SHARKS CAN REPRODUCE WITHOUT MALE SHARKS.
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  • 25
    Marine biology - SHARKS ARE AMONG THE OLDEST CREATURES IN OUR PLANET'S HISTORY.
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