CRAZIEST Facts About Sharks

Check out the CRAZIEST Facts About Sharks From being the largest fish in the ocean to other incredible facts about great white sharks this top 10 list of surprising facts will amaze you Subscribe For New Videos a http 3A 2F 2Fgoo gl 2FUIzLeB a Watch our REAL Mermaid Sightings Around The World video here a https 3A 2F 2Fyoutu be 2FChM0CBRmVsM a Watch our 10 Sea Monsters ATTACKING A Boat video here a https 3A 2F 2Fyoutu be 2F0XROvoPCDNc a Watch our STRANGEST Animals People Keep As Pets video here a https 3A 2F 2Fyoutu be 2FOMa96nPqz-Y a 10 That's A Lot Of Sharks If the animal kingdom has shown us anything over the years it's that there's a lot more variety of life than people give credit for and that goes for sharks as well At present there are over 500 known species of sharks 9 Sharks Don't Have Bones When you think of animals you think of certain basic things that most creatures have which includes a skeletal structure in the case of most sentient life But for sharks this isn't the case Which is surely a surprise because given the lengths that they can grow to at times you'd think that they would have plenty of bones but in fact they do not 8 The Largest Fish People sometimes forget that sharks are fish and due to the lengths that they can reach they're actually very large fish But the largest of sharks is known as the Whale Shark and this particular species happens to be the largest fish in the world today Most Whale Sharks grow to be an average of about 40 feet However the longest confirmed measurement of a Whale Shark is 62 feet 7 Some Sharks Glow In the oceans especially in areas where the sunlight doesn't reach certain fish and other aquatic creatures can use bioluminescence to light up the areas around them Sometimes as a defense mechanism sometimes as a way of seeing the world etc Sharks aren't known to have this ability but for the Swell Shark it's an exception to the rule 6 Female Sharks Are Tougher Than Male Sharks For both humanity and the animal kingdom the question of which gender is tougher comes up more than you think The roles of each gender change depending on the species itself and for sharks you'd likely be surprised at the similar and different roles that they take at times But one thing that is incontrovertible though is that the female sharks are tougher than the male ones 5 Sharks Can Sense The Electricity Of Other Animals There's a lot of myths and misconceptions about what sharks can and cannot do with their senses Such as the classic sharks can smell your blood in the water They can't However they can use their Electroreception abilities to sense where you are via the electricity in your body 4 Certain Sharks Live In the Deepest Parts Of The Ocean Sharks are a very diverse species and they can live in all sorts of waters and at all depths But some sharks outclass others by being able to live in the Mariana Trench which is one of the deepest known parts of the ocean today For a visual example you could take all of Mount Everest turn it upside down put it into the ocean and it wouldn't touch the Mariana Trench 3 Hammerhead Sharks Can See In 360 Degrees The Hammerhead Shark is by and large one of the most recognizable sharks in the world not the least of which is because of various animal documentaries and a movie called Flipper It's viewed as one of the more predatory and aggressive sharks in the world and people would be right for the most part 2 You Can Put A Shark In A Trance You would think that certain animals wouldn't be susceptible to certain things that can happen to a human like hypnotism but in fact sharks have a state that they can go into rather easily that puts them into a trace All you have to do is get a shark out of water and flip them upside down 1 Tiger Sharks Eat Garbage There are several shark species in the world today that are known as being people hunters And the Tiger Shark is one such species mainly because there are documented cases of Tiger Sharks biting humans every year in Hawaii What's more because of the number of attacks Tiger Sharks are ranked as No 2 on the list of sharks who have attacked humans

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