The Whale Shark
At a whopping forty-six feet and a massive fifteen tons, you can see why the whale shark is called they whale shark. The whale shark is the biggest shark and the biggest fish in the ocean (The Whale Shark Bibliography - Tethys Marine). As you can see it is not a whale. It has a mouth, which is around 4 feet wide. Its mouth is at the front of the head and not underside like most sharks. On this massive giant, are a wide flat head, a rounded snout, small eyes, five gill slits, two dorsal fins, and two pectoral fins (The Whale Shark Bibliography - Tethys Marine). The spiracle is also located just behind the shark's eye. And another distinguishing feature is that its tail has a top fin much larger than the lower fin. Another unique characteristic is that the whale shark has a distinctive light yellow marking on its body. These come in the form of different stripes and dots. Like other sharks, the female is normally larger than the male sharks are. Also, pregnant females have bee!n found containing hundreds of pups, which means th
The whale shark is a fascinating creature that is a giant that in my opinion could be mistaken for a submarine. It is also set apart from many other sharks, which show that it may have evolved from a whale of some sort. Also, there are many behaviors of the whale shark that makes it different than other sharks, such examples could be about the "friendliness" it has. But overall, the whale shark, is a very interesting creature, and can dominate the ocean floor with its large size. 1.) The Whale Shark Bibliography. Tethys Marine Organization, www.Scilib.ucsd.edu/sio indexes/whaleshark.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ through the gills is eaten. Gill rakers are bristly structures in the shark's moth that trap the small organisms, which the shark then swallows (Sea Dwellers - Whale Sharks. PBS Online). The water is excreted through the gill slits. Many food favorites for the whale shark are plankton, krill, small fish, and squid. But one amazing task that no other shark can do is that it can expel over 1500 gal
Some common words found in the essay are:
Tethys Marine, PBS Online, Sharks Sharks, Marine Swimming, Whale Shark, whale shark, whale sharks, Marine Organization, Whale Sharks, Shark Bibliography, Bibliography Tethys, shark bibliography tethys, bibliography tethys, bibliography tethys marine, tethys marine, whale shark bibliography, shark bibliography, Sharks PBS, sharks pbs, pbs online, whale sharks pbs, sea dwellers, dwellers whale, sharks pbs online, sharks sharks,
Approximate Word count = 716
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
