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Hunting strategy or hungry Great White shark?
By Sylvie Leochko · 16 years ago
Sharks are known as ferocious hunters. They rarely miss their intended prey. In fact, amongst all types of sharks, a specific type of shark is known as the apex predator. Which shark specie is it? ...
Would our oceans be better off without sharks or is it another shark tale?
By Sylvie Leochko · 16 years ago
For someone who fears sharks or whose life is affected by Selachophobia (uncontrollable fear of sharks), the idea of fishing sharks into extinction may seem like a good idea. On the other hand, marine biologists ...
Dolphins and sea lions against Terrorism
By Sylvie Leochko · 17 years ago
Dolphins and sea lions are usually seen either in the wilderness, an aquarium, a zoo or even a shopping mall such as the West Edmonton Mall in Canada. They are very popular as entertainers or ...
From finning to shark fin soup
By Sylvie Leochko · 17 years ago
For centuries, and even in several countries nowadays, sharks are considered as useless fish so shark finning was or still is not considered to be a big issue for them. The truth of the matter ...
What can you expect when you swim with dolphins?
By Sylvie Leochko · 17 years ago
Dolphins have always attracted humans’ attention with their grin, their social behavior, their acrobatics and their natural curiosity. In fact, the most popular dolphin specie is the bottlenose dolphin.
Why bottlenose dolphins? Well, being the ...
What is the importance of shark pictures in history?
By Sylvie Leochko · 17 years ago
Today’s technology has not only given experts to take some shark pictures to study and document their research about sharks but also to allow the public to learn more about these mysterious creatures.
While shark ...
Shark attack or being victim of other critters attacks, what are the odds?
By Sylvie Leochko · 17 years ago
When you see that word “jaws” most people related to a shark when in facts, several other critters have powerful jaws and use them to attack people as well or others will bite in a ...
Are these facts or shark tales?
By Sylvie Leochko · 17 years ago
The term “shark” itself is the source of several questions that pop into your head. Many people are not sure if some statements are based on facts about sharks or simply some common shark tales. ...
Where in the world do shark attacks happen?
By Sylvie Leochko · 17 years ago
Close your eyes. Imagine the caress of warm sunrays on your face, the wind in your hair, the saltwater on your lips and the cool water surrounding you. Heaven? For most people it is but ...
What are the odds of dying of a shark attack?
By Sylvie Leochko · 17 years ago
While sharks deserved our respect it does not mean that Hollywood is right when they imply with their shark movies that a soon as you go in the water you will become the victim of ...
Are all types of sharks man eaters?
By Sylvie Leochko · 17 years ago
Movies such as “Jaws” and “Deep Blue Sea” have contributed to giving a bad reputation to sharks. When you consider all the facts compared to the Hollywood version, the question we can ask ourselves is: ...