I have lived in Florida for over 30 years and I am familiar with its beaches from Key West to Jacksonville on the east coast, and from the Panama City down to Naples on the west coast. I am also familiar with which Florida beaches have produced the greatest amounts of unprovoked shark attacks. I […]
Tag Archives: Great White Sharks
The bull shark, carcharhinus leucas, is one of the most likely species to attack humans. These large animals measure 7 to 11.5 feet (2.1 to 3.4 meters) long and weigh 200 to 500 pounds (90 to 230 kilograms). Their bodies are grey on top and white underneath, with dark tips on their fins (particularly on […]
Within the last month, at least two men were killed by shark attacks. One of the victims was an American who was attacked off the Pacific coast of Mexico and the other was killed by a great white shark in California. While experts debate whether the attacks were simply coincidence or signs that sharks are […]
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20 Bizarre Facts About Sharks: 1. Sharks read the earth’s magnetic field like a map – the ocean current creates an electrical field, and so does every living thing. Sharks have electrical receptors, like pores, the lower jaw and snout. This sense is so powerful it can detect prey that’s completely buried in sand or […]
The manta ray, manta birostris, is the largest ray species in the world. They measure 19.7 to 29.5 feet (6 to 9 meters) long and can weigh up to 3,086 pounds (1400 kilograms). On the upper surface of their bodies, they usually range from black, to greyish-blue and brown in color while their undersides are […]
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Our search for fossilized teeth will be centered around the rivers and beaches of Florida. And although you could probably find these teeth anywhere water has been and still is today, it will take some digging and searching to find them, because I’m talking about teeth that are millions of years old. For some of […]
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Physical Appearance The Steller sea lion also known as the norther sea lion is sometimes confused with the California sea lion. However, the Steller sea lion is much larger, males weighing almost 2,500 pound and measuring 11 feet and females weighing 1,000 pounds and measuring 9 feet. They are also lighter in color then California […]
Blind Cave Tetra Fact Sheet The “Blind Cave Tetra”, “Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus”, is a very unusual fish. It is completely devoid of skin pigments and has a pink skin due to the haemoglobin in its blood. The most distinctive part is that it has no eyes as an adult. For the first two weeks of […]
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There is so much shark friendly media coverage, I thought I’d muddy the waters and help hone you into your own shark fear zone. While they may not be the man-eaters that we once thought they were, sharks are still the boss of the oceanic food chain. You may think twice before going into the […]