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- Blacktip Reef Shark (3751 bytes)
1: ...xobox_begin | color = pink | name = Blacktip Reef Shark}}<br>{{StatusSecure}}
2: ... Reef Shark.jpg|250px]] | caption = Blacktip Reef Shark}}
14: ...e seas. (It is often confused with the [[Blacktip Shark]], which is not the same.)
17: ...is usually ?70-?80 [[fahrenheit]]. Blacktip Reef Sharks do not venture into tropical lakes and rivers fa...
20: ... its body and having no black tips. Blacktip Reef Sharks are not considered a real threat because they ar... - Shark (14021 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Shark}}
2: ...|250px|Great white shark]] | caption =Great white shark }}
12: See [[Shark#Classification|Classification]] and [[Shark taxonomy]]
17: ...cles covering the [[body]] to protect from [[parasite]]s, and rows of replaceable [[tooth|teeth]] in t...
20: ...[[prey]], while the top are used for cutting into it. (Gilbertson, 7.3) - Blue Shark (2648 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Blue Shark}}<br>{{StatusNearConcern}}
2: ...image | image = [[image:blue shark.jpg|200px|Blue Shark]] | caption =}}
15: ...taking larger prey should the opportunity present itself. They are often found in [[school]]s segrega...
17: ...esh is edible, but not widely sought after. Blue Sharks are frequent accidental catches by commercial fi...
19: ...allow water and thus are not included in lists of sharks endangering humans. However, they are believed ... - Bull shark (3651 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Bull Shark}}<br>{{StatusNearConcern}}
2: ...image | image = [[image:bull shark.png|300px|Bull Shark]] | caption =}}
17: ...Bull sharks in [[Lake Nicaragua]] and the [[river shark]]s of the genus [[Glyphis]]).
20: ...g and 230 kg. The name, "bull shark," comes from its stocky shape and broad, flat snout.
23: ...hest testosterone levels of all animals. Like all sharks, their behavior is poorly-understood and can see... - Whale shark (5019 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Whale shark}}<br>{{StatusVulnerable}}
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[image:whale shark.jpg|300px|]] | caption =}}
12: ...ncodon typus | author = [[Smith (ichthyologist)|Smith]] | date = [[1828]]}}
14: ...ted. It is not to be confused with the [[Basking shark]] (''Cetorhinus maximus''), the second largest fi...
16: ...mer - with the entire body in motion, unusual for sharks, an average speed of around 5 km/h is achieved. - Great White Shark (5784 bytes)
1: ...Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Great White Shark}}<br>{{StatusVulnerable}}
2: ...= [[image:large white shark.jpg|200px|Great White Shark]] | caption =}}
15: ...about 1,800 kilograms (4,000 pounds), the Great White is the world's largest predatory fish. They are ...
17: ...ly animals known to attack them are other Great Whites, [[sperm whale]]s, humans, and [[orca]]s.
21: ...however, is known about how and where the Great White mates. - Hammerhead shark (3162 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color=pink | name=Hammerhead sharks}}
15: ... only one species, ''E. blochii'', the [[Winghead Shark]]).
17: ... give it a resemblance to a flattened hammer. The shark's eyes and nostrils are at the tips of the extens...
19: ...her sharks, [[cephalopod]]s, and [[crustacean]]s. It is found in warmer waters along coastlines and [[...
21: ...ignals to be received as though in stereo. These sharks have been able to detect an electronic signal of... - Angel Shark (6012 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Angel sharks}}
7: ...axon = '''Squatiniformes'''}}<br/>{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Fernando de Buen|Buen]] | date = 19...
8: ...| taxon = '''Squatinidae'''}}<br/>{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonapa...
9:
14: ...in a single genus '''''Squatina''''' belonging to its own family '''Squatinidae''' and order '''Squati... - Basking Shark (7122 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Basking Shark}}<br>{{StatusVulnerable}}
2: ... [[Image:Basking head.jpg|200px|Head of a basking shark]] | caption =}}
14: ...wever been suggested that the related [[Megamouth Shark]] (''Megachasma pelagios'') also belongs here.
16: ...the Basking Shark has been protected and trade in its products restricted in many countries.
18: The sharks are also of interest to [[pharmacy|pharmaceutica... - Great Hammerhead Shark (1970 bytes)
15: ...okarran'', is the largest species of [[hammerhead shark]]s.
18: The great hammerhead shark is found worldwide in [[coast]]al areas and above...
21: ...arge hammerhead sharks. The color is olive brown with a lighter underside. The largest reported size i...
24: Great hammerhead sharks eat small sharks, [[ray]]s and [[sting ray]]s, [[squid]] and [[bo...
27: ...wever, it is considered one of the more dangerous sharks. - Sandbar Shark (2764 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Sandbar shark}}
14: ...dae]] family of [[shark]]s, also called [[requiem shark]]s.
16: ...a bronze, with a white or pale underside. Sandbar sharks swim alone or gather in sex-segregated schools t...
18: ...ers or more) as well as intertidal zones. Sandbar sharks are found in tropical to temperate waters worldw...
20: ...ite sharks. The Sandbar sharks, and other requiem sharks, prey on finfish rays, bottom dwelling animals, ... - Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (1761 bytes)
11: ...|Griffith]] & [[Charles Hamilton Smith|Hamilton Smith]] | date = 1834}}
13: ...ammer' in English, referring to the shape of this shark's head.
15: ...ers all around the globe down to a depth of 300m. It is the most common of all hammer heads.
18: ...all hammer heads is the 'hammer' on its head. The shark's eyes and nostrils are at the tips of the extens...
22: This shark is often seen in the day in big schools, sometime... - Shortfin Mako Shark (2459 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Mako Shark}}<br/>{{StatusNearConcern}}
16: ...ge speed of 22 miles (35.2 kilometers) per hour, with a burst speed of up to 60 miles (96 kilometers) ...
18: ... waters. While the closely related [[Longfin Mako Shark]], ''Isurus paucus'', is found farther offshore i...
20: ...s 15-18 months. Mako embryo in the female's body literally consume each other to get nutrients. This i...
22: ...1961]] [[Chevrolet Corvette]] show car, the "Mako Shark" corvette, whose detailing was partly inspired by... - Spiny Dogfish Shark (1099 bytes)
1: The '''Spiny Dogfish''' is a type of small [[shark]] and one of the best known of the [[dogfish]]. T...
3: ...]s, and can be present in such great numbers that it can seriously impact commercial fisheries. Spiny ... - Tiger Shark (1867 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Tiger shark}}
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[image:Tiger shark.png|200px|Galeocerdo cuvier|]] | caption =}}
14: ... [[license plate]]s or pieces of old [[tire]]s in its [[digestive tract]].
16: ...t has a very large mouth, with powerful [[jaw]]s. Its [[tooth|teeth]] are flat, triangular, notched an...
18: ...ng upper tail lobe that helps to provide lift and its sudden bursts of speed. - Whitetip Reef Shark (2371 bytes)
1: ...xobox_begin | color = pink | name = Whitetip reef shark}}<br>{{StatusNearConcern}}
17: ...etip Reef Shark''' (''Triaenodon obesus'') is a [[shark]] of tropical and warm temperate seas.
20: One of the most common [[shark]]s found in shallow water around [[coral reef]]s ...
23: ...seen by divers while it is resting on the bottom. It is active at night.
26: ...about 140 to 160 cm, max reported length 244 cm. Its head is broad and flat. - Wobbegong Shark (4561 bytes)
8: ...taxon = '''Orectolobidae'''}}<br/>{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Theodore Nicholas Gill|Gill]] | dat...
16: ... common name given to the six species of [[carpet shark]]s in the family '''Orectolobidae'''. They are f...
18: .... Wobbegongs make use of their relative invisibility to hide among rocks and [[ambush]] smaller fish ...
20: ...tion near the bottom to avoid accidental contact with a wobbegong you have not seen.
22: ... other shark is called [[flake (fish)|flake]] and it is often used in [[fish and chips]] in Australia....
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- Patti Smith (6059 bytes)
1: ...0px|Stark in its simplicity, the cover of Patti Smith's first album, ''[[Horses (album)|Horses]]'', wa...
2: ...her and a devout [[Jehovah's Witnesses|Jehovah's Witness]] mother, and these opposing influences have ...
4: ...gin", "The Revenge of Vera Gemini", and "Shooting Shark".
6: ...dard with the addition of a spoken piece about fugitive heiress [[Patty Hearst]].
8: ...und, although the murky production contributed to its poor reviews. - Julia Child (8199 bytes)
2: ... [[cook]], [[author]], and [[television]] personality who introduced [[French cuisine]] and cooking te...
6: ...rvices]] (OSS) after being turned down by the [[United States Navy | Navy]] for being too tall.
8: ...to [[China]], where she received the Emblem of Meritorious Civilian Service as head of the Registry of...
10: ...ned Mr. Child as an exhibits officer with the [[United States Information Agency | U.S. Information Ag...
14: ...d proposed that Mrs. Child work with them to make it appeal to Americans. - Skeleton (2955 bytes)
7: ...iameter of the shell is enlarged without altering its shape. On the other hand, arthropods shed their...
9: ...without any calcified bones at all, for example [[shark]]s. The bones or other rigid structures are conne...
11: ...unding the fluid-filled pouch, creating pressure within the pouch that causes movement. Animals such ... - Tooth (14790 bytes)
9: ...[[tooth enamel|enamel]], that helps to prevent cavities on the teeth.
11: ...lopment in a species is called the species' [[dentition]]. [[Dentistry|Dentists]] sometimes refer to ...
29: ...d since meat is easy to digest, they can swallow without the need for molars to chew the food well.
33: ...s of teeth, though some animals grow many more: [[shark]]s grow a new set of teeth every two weeks. Some ...
35: ... This stage is known as [[teething]] and can be quite painful for an infant. Human children have 20 mi... - Blacktip Reef Shark (3751 bytes)
1: ...xobox_begin | color = pink | name = Blacktip Reef Shark}}<br>{{StatusSecure}}
2: ... Reef Shark.jpg|250px]] | caption = Blacktip Reef Shark}}
14: ...e seas. (It is often confused with the [[Blacktip Shark]], which is not the same.)
17: ...is usually ?70-?80 [[fahrenheit]]. Blacktip Reef Sharks do not venture into tropical lakes and rivers fa...
20: ... its body and having no black tips. Blacktip Reef Sharks are not considered a real threat because they ar... - Fish (5349 bytes)
3: ...s including [[shark]]s and [[ray (fish)|ray]]s), with the remainder classed as [[bony fish]] (class [[...
5: ...in different sizes, from the 14 m (45 ft) [[whale shark]] to a 7 mm (just over 1/4 of an inch) long [[sto...
7: ...eyes and brain, to [[bluefin tuna]] and porbeagle sharks who maintain body temperatures elevated in exces...
15: ...rranean diet]] is based on a rich intake of fish. It has been suggested that the higher lifespan of [[...
19: ... be found in almost all large bodies of water in either salt, [[brackish]] or fresh water, at depths r... - Cretaceous (7391 bytes)
6: ...rtebrate]]s) found in the upper Cretaceous of [[Britain]] and adjacent continental [[Europe]].
57: ...then started to recede, leaving thick marine deposits sandwiched between [[coal]] beds.
63: ...nued to thrive, although other taxa like [[Bennettitales]] died out before the end of the period.
69: ...t as the Cretaceous proceeded faced growing competition from the [[adaptive radiation]] of [[bird]]s, ...
71: ...types of the group [[maniraptor]]a, which is transitional between dinosaurs and birds, and are remarka... - Animal (16429 bytes)
51: ...e plural, and ultimately from ''anima'', meaning vital breath or soul.
55: ...tive chamber, with one or two openings. Animals with this sort of organization are called metazoans, ...
57: ... shells, bones, and spicules. During development it forms a relatively flexible framework upon which ...
63: ...rthenogenesis]], where fertile eggs are produced without mating, or in some cases through fragmentatio...
65: ...gement. It first invaginates to form a gastrula with a digestive chamber, and two separate germ layer... - Animals (10378 bytes)
1: ...|400px|thumb|right|photo representing great white shark]]
2: ...iving organisms. While they exhibit immense diversity in form and function, they share a set of common...
7: *Heterotrophic Nutrition: Unlike plants, animals cannot synthesize thei...
9: ...during certain life stages. This movement is facilitated by specialized organs like muscles and, in ma...
10: ...es from two individuals, leading to genetic diversity. - Human (48024 bytes)
2: ... = Image of a man and a woman,<br> sent to space with the [[Pioneer 11]] mission}}
21: ... belonging to the superfamily of [[Hominoidea]], with all of the [[apes]]: [[chimpanzee]]s, [[gorilla]...
24: ...e of a short list of [[animal]]s with such a capacity.
26: <!-- this paragraph is is about the mind and its products -->
27: ... of these perspectives. [[Art]], [[music]] and [[literature]] are often used in expressing these conce... - Shark (14021 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Shark}}
2: ...|250px|Great white shark]] | caption =Great white shark }}
12: See [[Shark#Classification|Classification]] and [[Shark taxonomy]]
17: ...cles covering the [[body]] to protect from [[parasite]]s, and rows of replaceable [[tooth|teeth]] in t...
20: ...[[prey]], while the top are used for cutting into it. (Gilbertson, 7.3) - Mammal (11782 bytes)
13: **[[Paucituberculata]]
116: *[[Rabbits]]
140: ...age:Baboon_08ak.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Baby Baboon with Mother.]][[Image:Elephants_ak.jpg|thumb|left|300...
144: ...[[guppy|guppies]] and [[hammerhead shark]]s; thus it is not a distinguishing characteristic of mammals...
146: ... [[cetacean]] were found that had no hair at all, it would still be classified as a mammal. - Crocodile (5982 bytes)
22: ...hip with the species where the bird feeds on parasites that attack crocodiles in the mouth and the rep...
24: ...So the [[Alligator Rivers]] in the [[Northern Territory]] are in fact named after the Saltwater Crocod...
26: ...owners have an incentive to conserve crocodile habitat.
49: ...n [[South Africa]]. The city of [[Nelspruit]] is situated on this river. - Blue Shark (2648 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Blue Shark}}<br>{{StatusNearConcern}}
2: ...image | image = [[image:blue shark.jpg|200px|Blue Shark]] | caption =}}
15: ...taking larger prey should the opportunity present itself. They are often found in [[school]]s segrega...
17: ...esh is edible, but not widely sought after. Blue Sharks are frequent accidental catches by commercial fi...
19: ...allow water and thus are not included in lists of sharks endangering humans. However, they are believed ... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
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16: ...ommon and well-known [[dolphin]] species. It inhabits warm and temperate seas worldwide and may be fou...
19: ...he [[dorsal fin]] to very light grey and almost white at the underside. This makes them hard to see bo...
21: ... also have a fattier composition and blood more suited to deep-diving.
31: ...ng up to 12 animals. These are long-term social units. Typically, a group of females and their young l... - Bull shark (3651 bytes)
1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Bull Shark}}<br>{{StatusNearConcern}}
2: ...image | image = [[image:bull shark.png|300px|Bull Shark]] | caption =}}
17: ...Bull sharks in [[Lake Nicaragua]] and the [[river shark]]s of the genus [[Glyphis]]).
20: ...g and 230 kg. The name, "bull shark," comes from its stocky shape and broad, flat snout.
23: ...hest testosterone levels of all animals. Like all sharks, their behavior is poorly-understood and can see... - Surfing (15219 bytes)
3: ...boards ("foamies") are also used. [[Kayak]] & [[Kite]] surfing are also more popular today.
5: ...d to the beach in droves to enjoy the maneuverability and stunts made possible by the new boards. The ...
7: ...orts. In cold water surfers can opt to wear wetsuits, booties, hoods, and gloves to manage lower wate...
9: ... cylindrical portion of the wave. However, such situations do not exist if the waves 'dump', meaning ...
11: ...most of surfing has to do with paddling out and waiting 'outside'. However, one does not see photogra... - Electricity (13894 bytes)
1: ...ite-charged objects attract one another. The magnitude of the force of attraction or repulsion is giv...
3: ...ge. For example, "''Q'' = 0.5 C" means "the quantity of electric charge is 0.5 coulomb."
6: ... to jump. This is the origin of the word "electricity", from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''ēlekt...
8: ...l digs have been alleged to be [[battery (electricity)|electrical batteries]].
10: ...ed in [[1747]] that a discharge of static electricity was equivalent to an [[electric current]]. - Helicopter (20080 bytes)
5: ...er can travel to any location, and land anywhere with a clearing a rotor disk and a half in diameter.
9: ...carry slung loads, accommodating awkwardly shaped items), or as a mount for still, film or television ...
13: ...y eventually made its way to Europe via trade and it has been depicted in a [[1463]] painting. "Pao Ph...
15: ...e licensed (in March [[1946]]) for use in the [[United States]].
19: ...gled wings forces air downwards, creating an opposite reaction called [[lift (force)|lift]] that force... - William Dampier (7308 bytes)
4: ...t]] and went to sea at the age of 16. He served with [[Edward Sprague]] in the [[Third Anglo-Dutch Wa...
7: ...[[Spanish Main]] of [[Central America]], twice visiting the [[Bay of Campeachy]]. This led to his firs...
9: ...This expedition collected buccaneers and ships as it went along, at one time having a fleet of ten ves...
11: ...ar Islands]]. They built a small craft and sailed it to [[Acheen]] in [[Sumatra]]. After further adven...
13: ==The ''Roebuck'' expedition==
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