BR 1-09: Sharks

There are more than 400 different types of sharks. A shark is a type of fish. Two fins help the shark to turn, and swim up or down. A shark’s a skeleton isn’t made of bone, like other fish. It is made of cartilage, which is lighter and bender. Sharks are the best hunter in the ocean. They have very good hearing, eyesight and sense of smell. A shark’s main weapon is its teeth. Sharks have different shapes of teeth depending on what they eat. Some sharks surprise their prey by rushing at it from below. sharks sometimes attack people, but this is very rare. Baby sharks are called pups. Some pups hatch from eggs and some are born like other animals. Sharks live in all the oceans of the world. Some sharks like to stay in one place. There are sharks that live far below the surface of the ocean. Scientists do not know much about frilled sharks, because they hardly ever see them. Millions of shark are in danger of completely dying out if this doesn’t change. (187)
Reference
Clarke, C. (2007). Sharks. America: Ltd.