/r/sharks
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Sharks
A place for selachimorphaphiles to share discussion, experience, questions, photos, videos, research, original content, artwork, articles, and fashion. Pretty much anything relevant so long as it abides by our few rules.
Sharks should be appreciated, understood, and respected. Not feared, disregarded, and poached to extinction.
Shark Facts:
Sharks belong to the class Chondrichthyes meaning they have skeletons made of cartilage. Contrary to popular myths they do get cancer.
There are more than 470 species of sharks split across thirteen orders, including four orders of sharks that have gone extinct
Fossil records indicate that ancestors of modern sharks existed over ~420 million years ago, making them older than Dinosaurs! (~240 million years ago)
If you're incredibly lucky 1 in 11.5 million are the odds of a shark attack, and 1 in 264.1 million to die by a shark. In a lifetime, you are more likely to die from fireworks, lightning, drowning, a car accident, stroke, or heart disease.
For every human killed by a shark, humans kill approximately two million sharks.
Rules
- DO NOT submit posts or comments that PROMOTE or ADVERTISE the following:
- Shark fishing, culling, or poaching
- Photos that exhibit sharks in unnatural environments.
- An extinct species (Megaladon) is extant
Related Subreddits:
/r/seacreatureporn (SFW)
/r/sharksporn (SFW)
Resources:
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What should I drink in this? 😂
10:28 UTC
Shark facts YT short.
22:18 UTC
Frilled shark
Drew it for my girlfriend its her favorite shark.
18:54 UTC
Guess What? An actual Finetooth
14:35 UTC
guess what
10:18 UTC
this is Steve (i believe the name of the original shark is deep blue but I've had this picture for years and have always called him steve didn' know it was girl at the time) he is my absolute favorite imagine ever please enjoy
00:42 UTC
I’m autistic and Sharks are my special interest!! Please tell me some cool facts!
Hi! I’m River and I really love sharks, dinosaurs and bugs! So much so that I spend at least an hour a day researching and adding new cool facts to my brain!!
01:22 UTC
History making moment when @themalibuartist filmed a likely new born White shark.
I'd link the video on IG but that breaks community rules (which is fucking stupid). Go give Carlos some love on IG.
19:23 UTC
Shark meme
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15:41 UTC
Please Educate Me About Sharks!
I’ve been scared of sharks since I was a kid but I don’t want to be. I think they’re really cool animals but horror movies like Jaws and the 47 Meters Down movie have really messed me up. I don’t want to be scared of them but there’s this part of me that just thinks of them as scary killing machines. I’m sure there’s more to them but I’ve also been too scared to research it because of pictures of them and whatnot. Could y’all please educate me about them to help me get over my fear?
15:22 UTC
TROUBLES IN BLUE PARADISE - WHITE SHARK - Frank Willems
15:16 UTC
When someone says, Thresher sharks look confused
12:47 UTC
Searching for a documentary about the anatomy of sharks
Hello everyone, my question is basically the title. I'm a biology teacher and I'm having some trouble finding a good documentary that has good information on the anatomy of sharks. The problem is that there are dozens of documentaries about sharks and everything about sharks. Mostly they are about habitats and environment, which I do not see, or are far too boring for 13-14 year old students. Does anyone know a documentary that ticks all the boxes?
09:31 UTC
Why haven't we seen great whites mates and give birth?
Are they doing all this in deep depths that makes it difficult to film?
08:47 UTC
Shark release Vietnam
This shitty restaurant that caters to Chinese tourist has two (m and f) live brown banded bamboo sharks on display for people to choose and eat. They’re a little under full size each.
The beach (Nha Trang, Vietnam) is right across the street. The sharks are roughly $22 usd and I want to buy them and put them back into the ocean.
I don’t just want to toss them into the ocean but I’m also leaving tomorrow so my time is limited. What’s the best and quickest way to get them acclimated before a wild release?
05:06 UTC
Shark pattern
03:28 UTC
A new population of Glyphis Glyphis are found in the Roper River of Australia
19:14 UTC
Shark Identification
Can anyone help me identify this shark!
Seeing the size, im going with it’s a juvie. I’m thinking’s tiger shark or carribean reef … I’m going off markings that look like tiger and the tail plus dorsal but it’s hard because the distance and not knowing if the hump is from the way it is laying on the sand or part of its genetic make up
Thanks so much
22:59 UTC
Anyone able to tell what kind of shark tried taking a bite out of this California Sea Lion? Taken in San Diego
14:46 UTC
Identification would be much appreciated. Look quite old! Suffolk, UK
14:32 UTC
Find Shark Teeth
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/beachbop/id6472965442
BEACHBOP Apple App
Find, Identify, and Share Shark Teeth! Discover and share shark tooth locations worldwide. Interact with the community through likes, comments, and reports. Navigate with ease to top spots and stay updated with notifications.
12:32 UTC