MorganN1

**SHARKS**

The goblin shark has some of the most interesting features to catch their food. Goblin sharks have sharp teeth in the front of their mouth to catch their prey. When the goblin shark sees it's prey it thrusts it's jaws out of it's head and grabs the prey. The teeth in the back of their mouth are only for chewing. It feeds on fish, squid, crabs, and lobsters. They do not usually attak humans though. The goblin shark gets it's name because of it's grotesque appearance. They have pinkish-grey skin. They also have long noses. Goblin sharks can grow to be 13 feet long! You are most likely to find one in Tokyo Bay, goblin sharks live in deep water. because of this they are rarely caught so people do not know much about them.
 * The Goblin Shark (//Mitsukurino owstoni//) **

**The Tiger Shark (//Galecerdo cuvier//)**  The tiger shark got its name because it has stripes similar to the mammalian tiger. As the shark matures its stripes fade because it no longer needs them for camofloage protection. The average adult male is 12 feet long and the average adult female is 16 feet long. When they are born they are 20 to 30 inches long. Tiger sharks have litters of 30-35 pups. The tiger shark is one of the most deadly sharks alive. They are mostly found in warm water. They swim in the mouth of rivers sometimes. Tiger sharks have a diet that is highly variable, it consists of fish,seals, sea lions, turtles, shellfish, crabs, seabirds, dolphins, crocodiles, squid,and jellyfish. They even have been known to take bites out of whales. Tiger sharks are the second most likely shark species to attack people (the first is the great white shark). Tiger sharks have massive heads. Like all sharks, they have three eyes, two on their face and one on their forehead. The third eye on their forehead can not see images, it is used only to sense light. 

**The Thresher Shark (//Alopias vulpinas//)** Thresher sharks are one of the most interesting sharks of all time. They were named thresher sharks because they have an extraordinarily long thresher-like tail. They use their unusual tails to hit the water and scare fish into close packed schools so that they can eat them more easily. They can also use their tails to jump really high out of the water! They are solitary. The females grow to an average of 10 feet long, while males grow to almost double that size. They have 4-6 pups in a litter. Thresher sharks have relatively small mouths so they mostly eat fish and cephalopods, and they rarely attack people. However, they have hurt fisherman and scuba divers by slashing them with their tail. You can also see lots of thresher sharks near the shore.



Resources [] [] [|www.newenglandsharks.com] Claybourne, Anna; 1.000 Facts on Sharks; 2004; Miles Kelly Publishing Goblin shark pictures: [] Copyright 1985 - 2008 SeaPics.com, Inc. 