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Clinton Kelly, Jeff Corwin, David Zaslav, David Salmoni, Mike Rowe
SHARK WEEK 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers, NYC
July 18, 2007
Largest shark sp. ever discovered? Megalodon, w/ teeth as large as a human hand! C the tooth biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13370637 #SpeciesOfTheDay #SharkWeek
Sharks are efficient predators with a highly developed sense of smell, hearing and sight. They can detect their prey’s scent from a great distance. Their sensitive eyes see clearly even in the dim light of the ocean depths. Sharks are carnivorous. Most eat fish, including other sharks, as well as larger animals such as seals.
Caught for their jaws, teeth, leather and fins, which collect high prices and are in demand worldwide, great white sharks also face the threat of accidental capture in fishing gear, and animals that survive are often killed for their body parts.
Adopt a great white shark and help WWF protect wildlife. And get the facts about sharks here.
Let’s face it—sharks have a bad rap. Thanks to sensationalized stories and stereotyping, sharks have become feared rather than revered. They’re labeled as dangerous, indiscriminate killers that eat anything in sight. But in fact, sharks are most often the victims. They’re killed by the millions annually to supply demand for their fins, which are made into soup and eaten as a status symbol. Such demand for fins has led to overfishing and illegal fishing, depleting shark populations worldwide.
Let's address and dispel some of the most common shark myths and deliver the facts.
SHARK MYTH #2: ALL SHARKS ARE BIG WITH LOTS OF SHARP TEETH
Not all sharks are large, bulky and torpedo-shaped like the ones we see in movies. There are actually more than 400 different species of sharks and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes, from the tiny 8-inch-long deepwater dogfish to the massive 40-foot-long whale shark. And not all sharks have a mouth full of large pointed teeth for tearing flesh. The basking shark has tiny teeth that it doesn’t even use for feeding, and the horn shark also has molar-like teeth that it uses to crush hard-shelled prey.
Jaws Movie Poster - Right View
Stands 15.75" (40cm) tall, 13.5" (34cm) wide and 5.25" (13.5cm) deep.
Part Count: approx. 3500
Jaws Movie Poster - UPDATED
I tweaked the top of the 'W' and replaced the two red 2x2 tiles with two red 1x3 tiles, to smooth out the top of the 'W'. After some feedback about the nose, I made Bruce the Shark one brick deeper, this meant that the nose now no longer juts out over his top lip.
Jaws Movie Poster - UPDATED
I tweaked the top of the 'W' and replaced the two red 2x2 tiles with two red 1x3 tiles, to smooth out the top of the 'W'. After some feedback about the nose, I made Bruce the Shark one brick deeper, this meant that the nose now no longer juts out over his top lip.
Let’s face it—sharks have a bad rap. Thanks to sensationalized stories and stereotyping, sharks have become feared rather than revered. They’re labeled as dangerous, indiscriminate killers that eat anything in sight. But in fact, sharks are most often the victims. They’re killed by the millions annually to supply demand for their fins, which are made into soup and eaten as a status symbol. Such demand for fins has led to overfishing and illegal fishing, depleting shark populations worldwide.
Let's address and dispel some of the most common shark myths and deliver the facts.
SHARK MYTH #1: SHARKS ARE ALL MAN-EATERS
Humans are not food for sharks. The sharks involved in incidents with humans are often hunting for similar-sized prey to humans, such as seals or dolphins. The majority of shark species actually eat fish or invertebrates, such as squid or clams. There’s a diversity of feeding behaviors: large filter feeders, such as the whale shark, strain plankton through modified gills, while bottom-dwelling suction feeders, such as the nurse shark, appear to “inhale” food into their mouths.
Had a little fun over at the Shamrock Market sim as we had a 7Seas fishing contest. Hadn't fished in quite awhile but still ended up in 4th place! Lots of fun!
In honor of Shark Week, Haste is selling this swimsuit at 50% off. I purchased the fatpack as you couldn't beat the price!
Wearing:
Hair - Exile::After the Rain Sparkle- Red
Glasses - Exile::L.A. Glasses
Sandals - fri. - Wayfaring.Sandals (Cocoa)
Feet - Slink Female Feet (AvEnhance) M - Flat
Hands - Slink Mesh Hands Casual M Right & Elegant M Left
Swimsuit - [Haste] Shark Bait - Bruce
Skin - [PF] Renee - Pure (dkbrow)
Well it's certainly been a while. I've been slacking on updating TK's adventures, but I just couldn't miss this little holiday ;)
I know I'm a bit late for the start of the Discovery Channel's "Shark Week", but better late than never I always say. Myself, TK-7707 and the gang wish you and yours a ferociously infested Shark Week!!
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*Background Image curtosy of VisualPhotos.com
*Shark Fin Images curtosy of Google Images
*Discovery Sticker Logo curtosy of Discovery.com
I haven't had much time to make any thing on the side these days but I finally made something for shark week
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving filter feeding shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 m (41.50 ft) and a weight of more than 21.5 metric tons (47,000 lb), and unconfirmed reports of considerably larger whale sharks exist. Claims of individuals over 14 m (46 ft) long and weighing at least 30 mt (66,000 lb) are not uncommon. The whale shark holds many records for sheer size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate, rivalling many of the largest dinosaurs in weight. It is the sole member of the genus Rhincodon and the family, Rhincodontidae (called Rhiniodon and Rhinodontidae before 1984), which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes. The species originated about 60 million years ago.
The whale shark is found in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea, with a lifespan of about 70 years. Whale sharks have very large mouths, and as filter feeders, they feed mainly on plankton. The BBC program Planet Earth filmed a whale shark feeding on a school of small fish. The same documentary showed footage of a whale shark timing its arrival to coincide with the mass spawning of fish shoals and feeding on the resultant clouds of eggs and sperm.
The species was distinguished in April 1828 after the harpooning of a 4.6-m-long specimen in Table Bay, South Africa. Andrew Smith, a military doctor associated with British troops stationed in Cape Town, described it the following year. The name "whale shark" comes from the fish's size, being as large as some species of whales and also a filter feeder like baleen whales.
Blue Sharks have been found carrying up to 135 pups n their uterus! C 1 found w/ 52 in #bhlib biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1551092 #SpeciesOfTheDay #SharkWeek
Jaws Movie Poster - Shark Side View
Stands 15.75" (40cm) tall, 13.5" (34cm) wide and 5.25" (13.5cm) deep.
Part Count: approx. 3500
Day 87 of the 365 days challenge.
Day 2 of "Scarf/Shark Week." I thought it looked a little more surreal with a touch of the faux-lensbaby action I've got. And behold the results of my leisurely afternoons poolside-- my skin has two settings: freckled and carbon. I don't really "tan."
Shark fact: Although a few sharks have bold black eyes, the color varies with the species. Sharks may have green eyes, or golden eyes, while some see their world through silvery grey eyes. Some sharks have round pupils, others have slits, and the most highly evolved sharks have pupils that dilate.