Sharks

=Sharks=

Long before the time of the dinosaurs, sharks swam in the oceans. Millions of years went by. The dinosaurs died, but the sharks survived. To day there are over four hundred kinds of sharks. Three sharks I will be telling you about are the great white shark, the lemon shark, and the tiger shark.



Great White Shark
The most dangerous shark in the sea is the great white.

Great white sharks live in temperate coastlines around the world. They can be found along the western U.S coastline, the east coast of the U.S. And along the Gulf coast. They can also be found on the coasts of South America, New Zealand, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa, Japan, and the eastern coasts of China and southern Russia.

Diet
Great white sharks eat fish, rays, smaller sharks, sea lions, and seals. They also eat beluga whales, otters, and sea turtles



Danger to Humans
An attack by a great white shark can be deadly to a human. About thirty to fifty people are attacked by great white sharks each year. Out of those attacks ten to fifteen people die.

Tiger Shark
Another dangerous shark is the tiger shark. it is called a tiger shark because it has stripes on its back. It has a white underbelly. Tiger sharks are usually about ten feet long. They may grow to be twenty feet long. A tiger shark will eat almost anything, including cans bottles and trash.

Habitat
Tiger sharks swim in tropical waters and in some temperate seas. They swim close to the shoreline, but may go out five hundred miles. They may swim near the water surface, but also may go to 1,200 feet deep

Diet
Tiger sharks will eat fish, turtles, crabs, clams, seabirds, smaller sharks, and just about anything else they can find.

Danger to Humans
Tiger sharks swim in coastal waters and are greatly feared by humans. Tiger sharks sometimes attack people, but those attacks are rarely fatal.

=Lemon Sharks= == The lemon shark is called that because of its yellowish color. An adult lemon shark is usually eight to ten feet long. Lemon sharks live well in captivity, and are sometimes used for scientific research projects.

Habitat
Lemon sharks can be found in the Pacific Ocean off Latin, and South America and in the Atlantic Ocean along the south east coast of the U.S.A., South America, west Africa, and in the Gulf of Mexico. Lemon sharks like to swim in warm shallow bays and coral lagoons.



Diet


Lemon sharks eat mostly fish,smaller sharks, mollusks and crustaceans.

Danger to Humans
Lemon sharks have been known to attack people, but the attacks are not fatal. One time a lemon shark attacked a dog in a bay in Australia, the owner dove in and hit the shark and it swam away. The dog was taken to a hospital and recovered.

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