Great White Shark Fast Facts: FactsScientific name: Carcharodon carchariasDiet: Carnivore - sea lions, seals, small toothed whales, sea turtles, and carrionSize: 4.6 metres to more than 6 metresWeight: up to 2,268 kilogramsGroup name: School or shoalIUCN Status: VulnerableGreat whites are torpedo-shaped with powerful tails that...
Tiger Sharks: FactsTiger sharks can grow up to 7.5 metres long and weigh more than 900 kilograms.Tiger sharks have excellent eyesight, protected by membranes over the eyes.Tiger sharks have short, flattened snouts.Tiger sharks’ teeth are designed with both serrated edges and a hook. Their bite has the pressure of...
Ragged Tooth Sharks: FactsMale Ragged Tooth sharks arrive in Aliwal Shoal in late May and female sharks arrive in June.Ragged Tooth sharks, also known as the Grey Nurse shark, Sand shark, or Raggies, are up to 3.5 metres long, have long, pointed teeth with a slight curve, devoid of serrations.Ragged Tooth sharks are born...
The Human Shark Bait Experiment: The Science ExperimentsThe Predation Cycle is usually divided into five phases: detection, approach (behavior), attack, subjugation, and consumption (Endler 1986). For sharks relatively little is known about shark behavior with regard to shark attacks. Filming could provide an insight into this.The way a shark...
Shark Attack Facts: Shark Attack Facts93% of shark attacks from 1580 to 2010 worldwide were on males. In 2010, North American Waters had 42% of all confirmed unprovoked attacks worldwide (32 attacks). Surfers accounted for 50.8% of all attacks in 2010. Swimmers and Waders accounted for 38% of all attacks in 2010. Snorkelers and...
3. Fending off sharks: The Science ExperimentsOnce sharks are present we will then run experiments for the best way to repel sharks.
Shark POD – The Sharks nibbled on it and it didn’t repel them.
Pushing snout/pulling tail
Shouting underwater
Splashing
Swimming away etc.
Shark Bursts Through Cage: FactsThe Great White is the most genetically diverse species of shark. People spent $314 million on shark ecotourism annually; and one study projects that will increase to $780 million in the next 20 years. At birth, a Great White shark is already 5 feet long! Guadalupe Island, where this video was...