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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

A Shark Start

There are many kinds of sharks in the world. But one thing a lot of people don't know about sharks is that humans kill much more sharks each year then sharks do people. Also even though people think of sharks as really big, most shark species average less than 39 inches in length. One kind of Shark that is not one of those smaller ones is the Blue Shark. They are opportunistic feeders and will eat almost anything. But they usually feed on squid. They are very fast sharks, one of the fastest. But it is not the fastest of the sharks. The fastest is the Short-Fin Mako Shark. Blue Sharks are classified as low risk/ near endangered. They have five gill slits. Blue Sharks usually get to around 12.5 ft (3.8m) in length. They are willing to travel long distances for food.

Blue Shark

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