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Florida & Pacific Sharks |
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Fascinating
Spectacle |
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In Shark Bay, we have a
mix of Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Sharks |
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Relax and enjoy the view! |
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Crevalle Jacks |
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Shark Bay |
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Sand Tiger
Shark |
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Sand Tiger Shark - Florida Waters - A close relative of the Nurse Shark |
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An Amazing
View |
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Sand Tiger Shark - In Florida Waters |
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A Sand Tiger Shark
Guitar Fish & Barracudas no longer in tank |
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Sandtiger Shark (Carcharias Tarus) |
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Sand Tiger Shark Opens His Mouth
As Another Sharks Swims In Background! |
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Sand Tiger Sharks
are not
Tiger Sharks!
They are a close relative
of the Nurse Shark.
They are relative harmless
to humans! |
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The Sand Tiger Shark is the
only shark known to adjust its buoyancy by burping -
gulping and expelling air at the surface. This strategy
allows the shark to hover nearly motionless in the water
column.
Another interesting adaptation
gives pups a head start: although several eggs develop
at one time, the first two pups to hatch feed on the
remaining eggs and embryos while still within the
mother.
At birth, the surviving one or
two pups are already more than 3 feet (1 m) long!
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Zebra
Shark |
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Smile! - Zebra Shark (Stegosoma Fasciatum) |
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Zebra Shark |
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Zebra Shark |
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Zebra Shark |
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Zebra Sharks are called
that because of the zebra stripes they have when young. The
stripes fade with age, but are still visible on their tails |
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Zebra Shark |
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Zebra Sharks - Male & Female |
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Reef
Sharks |
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Black Tip Shark (Carcharhinus Melanopterus) From The South Pacific |
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Black
Tip Sharks are attracted by splashing and will sometimes come up to
investigate out of curiosity. They can jump right out of the water
over shallow coral. Black
Tip Sharks can also clean out their digestive tracks by ejecting their
intestines. |
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Black Tip
Shark |
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White Tip
Shark |
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White
Tips usually sleep during the day, and are active in the late
afternoon and evenings. Their favorite food is octopus. |
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White Tip Shark - Indo-Pacific |
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Green Sea
Turtle |
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Rehabilitated Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) in Shark Bay |
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Note The Bite In Her Shell |
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Rehabilitated Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) in Shark Bay |
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Due To Her
Fins She Can Never Be Released |
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Unfortunately She Has A Paralyzed Flipper |
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Green Turtles: a common name
for a large sea turtle, named
for the color of its fat. It is the fastest swimming turtle,
reaching speeds up to 20 mph. The green turtle is common in all warm
seas.
The male never leaves the
sea; the female leaves it only to lay her eggs. As many as 200
eggs may be laid at night in sand above the reach of the sea. The
young are hatched by the sun’s heat and soon crawl into the sea for
food. |
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Nurse
Sharks |
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Nurse Shark & Goliath Grouper |
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Nurse Shark |
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Nurse & Sand Tiger Shark |
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Nurse Shark |
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Florida
Aquarium Shark Teeth & Jaws |
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Black Tip
Shark Jaws |
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Sand Bar Shark
Tooth |
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You
can tell a lot about the shape of a sharks teeth - what they
eat, and where they hunt! |
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Nurse Shark
Tooth |
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Nurse Shark
Jaw |
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White Tip
Shark Tooth |
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Zebra Shark
Tooth |
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Shark Dive
Show |
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Divers Looking
For Shark Teeth |
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Shark Dive
Encounter |
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Shark Dive
Encounter |
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Many
of our divers are volunteers, who help with shows,
maintenance, and dive just for fun! Become a volunteer
and you too can dive! |
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Dive
With Sharks Any Day You Want! |
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Come Dive With
Our
Sharks! |
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Thanks To Our
Contributors On This Page:
Tim McGuinness •
Florida Aquarium • St. Pete Times • Website Visitors |
Sea Hunt
Part 1
