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You and me buddy!! Documentaries made by Chris Fallows are generally pretty good. The book 'Sharks of the World' by Leonard Compagno, Marc Dando and Sarah Fowler is a fantastic guide book and will have anything and everything you want to know about sharks http://www.bookdepository.com/Sharks-World-Leonard-Compagno/9780691120720.
>but you will never see a video, where shark will kill for example an heathy orca or a sperm whale.
And? Orcas don't kill sharks without a major size advantage, so you won't see a video where orcas kill sharks in a "fair fight", either.
On the other hand we have plenty of evidence of sharks killing healthy cetaceans the same size as themselves.
Saying sharks are inferior to cetaceans because they can't kill sperm whales is like saying dogs are worse than cats because a wolf can't kill a tiger.
> Maybe because they hunt alone?
Not true for all species
> Or maybe they are not as intelligent as cetaceans?
Cetacean intelligence is overrated. Most of the public perception and even scientific influence on this comes from a guy who used incredibly terrible methodology and even gave LSD to dolphins. In addition, dolphin intelligence is far easier for humans to recognize than shark intelligence (due to dolphins using sound-based communication, being easier to observe, and preconceived notions)
And shark intelligence is greatly underestimated by public perception.
So intelligence is a crapshoot.
Oh wow!! That's a blast from the past! I'm the same artist. I submitted that to Simple Desktops ages ago and had forgotten about it until you just reminded me! I only recently added the fish to my design because I felt like the design needed a little something more to look good on a shirt.
Here's the link by the way: http://simpledesktops.com/browse/desktops/2010/sep/02/razor-sharp/
Hey guys. I included a few more images of the shark (follow link). Thanks for your help. The jar itself is 8 inches high - that should give you a sense of the size of the shark.
Have a look at this book: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Juliet-Eilperin/dp/0307386805
It goes through the history of sharks - from early worship in Fiji & Hawaii to 'Jaws' to our current understanding of them. Well worth a read!
It's available on Amazon. I got one too. Apparently popular this year!
I also recommend this field guide:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0691120722/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_El7CFb86H2X7A
In addition to all the info it contains, it even lists the sharks in evolutionary order and has full color illustrations in one section.
i got them in WHSmith with a mini booklet, but I found this on amazon which looks like it’s a bigger version of what I got but with more sharks (+ a better book, if your interested though it’s aimed at little kids)
If you're shooting stills at Guadalupe and you can get your hands on a housed DSLR with a wide angle lens (you don't need a fisheye, IMO), you should be able to get some good shots. Shooting in RAW is an absolute must. (some shots that I've taken at Guadalupe - most with a low-end Canon Rebel XT)
If you're shooting video, then I can't help you. I just pop a GoPro on top of my SLR rig and let it run. :O)
You could say we are pretty obsessed with them, and we launched a new mobile platform. Extremely proud of it. Long tireless hours.
Would appreciate it If anyone could like and rate the app, to support a good platform and it's literally putting our loveable creature on the world stage. Just wanted to put it out there. I thank you for reading.
Stay jawsome.
https://androidshark.com/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androidshark.androidshark&hl=en\_ZA&gl=US
And 100 million sharks are killed a year. What does that mean? Answer: That from the world's entire population of sharks, those individuals most likely to kill people have been disproportionately removed?
That is large aging individuals, with a phenomenon of shark attack on humans by aging sharks probably being most significant with tiger sharks. How so? Because of The fewer large fish phenomenon. It is well understood. Here's a book on the topic: In Pursuit of Giants (It doesn't cover sharks that much, but tiger sharks live 30-40 years, like tuna and sailfish).
In their last years of life, tiger sharks can reach 1,500 or more pounds and 14 feet. At nearly 7 times size of the average person, this is when their threat amplifies, especially to swimmers on the ocean surface, unaware of their presence. What do the sharks eat in the last six months of life? Last 2 months.
Senescence or biological aging, gradual deterioration of functional characteristics in living organisms, is particularly difficult for predators. Loss of vision, speed, strength. We see this with aging lions and tigers all the time, and those individuals become much more dangerous to humans. We can fairly deduce that these large tiger sharks are much more dangerous to humans at the stage. But there are not that many of these aging sharks anymore.
>I have dived with them consistently...
Sure there are numerous places were divers have habituated bull and tiger sharks. Lions and tigers can be habituated. Shark attacks worldwide occur mostly where humans have not habituated sharks.
I'm definitely not an orca expert, but there are a few reported incidents of humans being "attacked" by orcas in the wild, though they are extremely rare. There was a report of a surfer in 1972 being bitten by an orca. Last year there was a reported orca "attack" in New Zealand, but from the sounds of it the orca was after a diver's catch bag, and the diver got pulled down as a result. He was able to free himself from the bag and was relatively unscathed.
I've only ever encountered transient orcas in the wild, once, and they clearly didn't want anything to do with us. We tried following them for a bit, and once it was pretty clear that they were trying to avoid us, we let them be.
Thanks!
Oddly enough, I was just looking at wooden lamps on Amazon for a project and look what came up! Obviously a scam, but a strange coincidence.
You might start with Shutterstock.com, they have many royalty-free stock photos for use. It does require creating a login, but I found this beauty of a bull that lists as royalty free: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/bull-shark-cabo-pulmo-national-park-426002428?src=eUMjClRM6pub3ullcj2Hdw-1-1
For anyone outside of Australia, shipping is cheaper on amazon copyAmazon
I've had my eye on this one but haven't got a chance to order it yet. Might be what you're looking for. I read the other day they're now listed as endangered which was a shock. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sea-Monsters-Tale-Search-Basking/dp/0957394683
This book by Dr. Greg Skomal is pretty ideal. It classifies shark species in families and gives a lot of info about things like their size, habitat, behaviors etc. Also has chapters about ecology, conservation, attacks and various other subjects about sharks. Full of interesting photos and graphics too. It's the kind of book I find myself picking up to check some particular detail or even just to browse when I have a few minutes.
Well, ship sinkings in the open ocean and mass shark attack, mostly one species of shark: oceanic whitetip, is a different phenomenon from nearshore share attack that is a common concern in places. Ship sinkings with dozens of people in the water are rare today. The problem sharks we usually think about, tiger, bull and great white, are undeniably far less dangerous than crocs and the big cats. (Oceanic whitetips rarely come near shore.).
A problem: Our understanding of exactly how dangerous sharks are is muddled by their population decline.
There is a theory here seldom gets discussion: it relates to the fewer-large-fish principle -- well understood as it relates to tuna, marlin, sailfish and other long live species. (Book on topic: In Pursuit of Giants).
Some shark species are also long lived. The theory: The persistent shark fishing that is occurred for decades has disproportionately removed from remaining shark populations those individuals that pose the greatest danger to man: large, aging individuals. For tiger sharks, for example, that would be individuals 30+ years old, 16 feet and upwards of 1800 pounds. It is a reasonable hypothesis that those individuals are far less picky about their food choices; they are too large to be flitting around reefs snatching up small fish. They are move slow, might not have as many food choices, and are prone to kill and eat anything they can catch and kill.
Back when i was a child, my parents got me this book: https://www.amazon.com/Shark-Eyewitness-Books-Miranda-Macquitty/dp/0679816836
It came with a vhs with the eyewitness shark episode. I watched that soooo much growing up, it is probably very outdated today, but back then it really sparked my fascination with the ocean.
It is on youtube now: https://youtu.be/GwZ6lyfr9LE
For everyone interested, here is the amazon link I found: Don't Tell Me to Smile Shark Flexi Journal: (Angry Journal, Angry Therapy Journal, Feminist Journal) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1452167109/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_jj.LFbVM2ZTDR
Try Extinct. [https://www.amazon.com/Extinct-Charles-Wilson/dp/0312962126](Book on amazon)
It's decent.
Speaking of the Meg - That series is 7 or 8 books long by Steve Alten and features many Meg's. And sharks and what not.
I suppose that depends on how mature the 11 year old is. Like others have said, you tend to get goodies to represent the shark or the foundation that you adopt through, so there's certainly a tangible aspect there. If you know what about sharks the kid likes, you can gear it towards that. If they like how they look, a nice picture-heavy encyclopedia sort of book teaching about the various species of sharks would be my choice. If they are more interested in Hollywood's violent shark, I wouldn't want to encourage that behavior and would stick with the toys instead. I personally like these wooden puzzles though I haven't used this particular one.
My sisters have bought me various shark things throughout the years (lots of plush toys, so many) such as slippers (can't find the exact ones I got, but they weren't great. Stick to ones that go over the heel) and one even made me a shark laundry bag.
I have a model of a shark that has all the internal organs modeled, with one side being clear. You can find one here: https://www.amazon.com/Vision-Great-White-Shark-Anatomy/dp/B001YIT1YI
Alternatively, if you want to go for a big budget item, Megalodon teeth are surprisingly cheap! ^^^relatively Only $200.
I have that book and have read it cover-to-cover. It's good but it isn't full of a huge list of species, which I think you want in this situation. I feel that this book has a much larger list of sharks with plenty of detail on them.
Discovery recently put out a magazine that would be good for both adults and kids. Heres the link for online purchase but I found my copy at a rite-aid so if you dont want to wait you can check somewhere that sells magazines.
my sis bought this for me a few years ago and i kept it on my desk at work - its a little cheaply built, but the number of people who ask me about it gives me so many reasons to talk about sharks
http://www.amazon.com/Vision-Great-White-Shark-Anatomy/dp/B001YIT1YI
You should definitely check this out....one of the best GWS books ever produced. Great mix of text and photography. http://www.amazon.co.uk/White-Sharks-Magnificent-Mysterious-Misunderstood/dp/192028950X