Top 12 Shark Facts That May Surprise You

 

 

Top 12 Shark Facts  That May Surprise You

1. Sharks do not have bones.

2. Most sharks have good eyesight

3. Sharks have special electroreceptor organs.

4. Shark skin feels similar to sandpaper.

5. Sharks can go into a trance

6. Sharks have been around a very long time.

7. Scientists age sharks by counting the rings on their vertebrae.

8. Blue sharks are really blue.

9. Each whale shark’s spot pattern is unique as a fingerprint.

10. 10. Some species of sharks have a spiracle that allows them to pull water into their respiratory system while at rest. Most sharks have to keep swimming to pump water over their gills.

11. Not all sharks have the same teeth.

12. Different shark species reproduce in different ways.