SharksoftheWorld

Thank you for visiting Sharks Of The World.  This deviantART group is for all things shark related!  All shark-related art is welcome whether it is drawings, digital art, painting, stories or poetry! :D FOUNDER !Silvershark (https://www.deviantart.com/silvershark) Members To become a member, please add the group to your watch list and send us a note.  Once a member you can add as many deviations as you like to the club. :iconRenardsage:   :iconGD-litenin:   :iconRagtooth:   :iconkimmelinn: Links Shark Trust - http://www.sharktrust.org Silvershark Fossils http://www.freewebs.co./silversharkfossils/ For more discussion on sharks, or other wildlife, check out my forum htt

The word "SHARK!" probably conjures up an image of a sleek, torpedo-shaped predator cruising through the water, its dorsal fin breaking the surface... Though this applies to some sharks, not all sharks share this same body shape.  Some species such as Angel Sharks have flattened bodies like a rays that allow them to lie in ambush on the sea bed for an unsuspecting fish to swim by.  Others, like the primitive-looking Frilled Shark has a long, elongated body more like an eel.  While some sharks like the Mako are fast moving predators, others like the Nurse Shark move more slowly. The diet of sharks is as varied as their body shapes.  There ar

* There are around 500 species of sharks in the world with new species been discovered every year * Sharks have been around for more than 410 million years - this was before there was any vertebrates living on land! * Though feared, shark attacks are very rare.  Fewer than 100 people are attacked by sharks every year and of these less 10 die. * The three shark species considered to be the most dangerous are the Great White Shark, the Tiger Shark, and the Bull Shark.' * The largest shark ever to have lived was Carcharoles/Carcharodon megalodon.  It is estimated that this predatory shark could have reached length of between 55-70 feet. * T