Did you know fossil evidence suggests that sharks first patrolled the world’s seas and oceans some 450 million years ago. That’s more than 200 million years before the dinosaur every set foot on the earth. Today, there are more 500 different species of shark on our planet. These range from the tiny 150 mm long…
Shark Attacks: The Facts What’s your worst nightmare? For many of us, that might well be our preconceived notion of a shark attack. However, chomping through the hype, just what is the reality surrounding the reports of shark attacks? Review of the 2019 Stats on Shark Attacks In 2019, according to the International Shark…
A quick guide to the world’s smallest sharks Anyone with an interest in sharks knows that the whale shark is by far the largest of all the species. The colossus of the shark world, can measure over 12 m in length and weigh over 20 tonnes when fully grown. The most notorious of all sharks,…
The Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias (thanks in no small part to the Jaws Movies) has been granted almost legendary status as the world’s most feared predator. However, it would be unfair to brand them as a major threat to humans, or as mindless killing machines, as attacks on humans are infrequent (although they do…
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Craig Taylor