Top 10 Deadliest Sharks

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1. Bull Shark

This shark has a stocky built and possesses a very aggressive behaviour. They can survive in both fresh water and seawater. These sharks breed during the summer and can produce 13 off springs.

2. Great White Shark

You can find this shark in coastal regions with water temperatures ranging between 54-74 degrees Fahrenheit. The great white shark attacks everything that is in the way. It can grow to about 13-16 ft.

3. Tiger Shark

You can typically find these sharks in tropical and sub-tropical waters. When these sharks are young, they display black stripes on their backs. However, these stripes disappear as the shark grows. Their usual colour is bluish green.

4. Oceanic Whitetip Shark

You can find this shark in deep waters all over the world. They have larger and rounder pectoral fins that distinguish them from the other shark species. This shark feeds by swimming through a school of fish.

5. Shortfin Mako

This shark is just one of the four warm-blooded sharks. This characteristic helps increase their speed, which can reach up to 46mph. These sharks are also high jumpers and can jump as high as 28 ft. in the air.

6. Blacktip Reef Shark

You can find this shark around warm shallow waters and coral reefs. This shark got its name from its fin that has a black tip. This shark is not aggressive but it will attack if provoked.

7. Sandtiger Shark

The sandtiger shark is an endangered species this is because of the phenomenon known as intrauterine cannibalism. The baby sharks eat each other while still in the womb. This is the reason why this shark only produces one or two off springs.

8. Hammerhead Shark

These sharks are aggressive predators. You can usually find these sharks near the coastlines. There are nine species of hammerhead sharks, out of the nine, the he scalloped, the great, and smooth hammerheads are three of the most dangerous hammerhead sharks.

9. Blue Shark

Blue sharks usually attack small fishing boats and divers. Anglers are the most common fatalities of blue shark attacks.

10. Lemon Shark

The subtropical and tropical parts of the Atlantic coast of North and South America are the common locations of lemon sharks. Lemon sharks are only aggressive during the mating season. These sharks survive well in captivity.

Sharks are dangerous sea creatures but you have to remember that these sharks do not usually attack unless they feel threatened.

Shark Facts

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"Sharks have been around for about 400 million years - long before dinosaurs even existed."
history, dinosaurs

"Sharks have the most powerful jaws on the planet."
bite, teeth

"Sharks never run out of teeth - when one is lost another spins forward from the rows of backup teeth."
teeth, bite

"A shark may use over 20,000 teeth during its life."
teeth, bite

"The Great White Shark rarely partakes in feeding frenzies."
feeding, great white shark

"Sharks will often eat other sharks."
feeding

"A sharks skeleton is made of cartilage, allowing greater flexibility."
biology

"A sharks skin is made of denticles - similar to thousands of small shark teeth."
biology

"The most harmless sharks tend to be the largest, such as the Basking Shark, the Whale Shark and the Megamouth Shark."
basking shark, whale shark, megamouth shark

"There are only about 100 Shark attacks on humans each year, resulting in about 10 deaths."
attacks, statistics

"Baby Sharks are called pups."
pups

"Sharks do not care for their babies after they are born."
pups, biology

"Two-thirds of a Sharks brain is dedicated to the sense of smell."
biology, intelligence

"There are more reported attacks on humans by Great White Sharks than any other type of shark."
great white shark, attacks

"The Mako Shark is known to leap clear out of the water, and sometimes into boats."
mako shark, breaching

"The Whale Shark is the worlds biggest Shark and fish."
statistics, whale shark

"In Germany and Japan, shark skin was used on sword handles for a non-slip grip."
commercial, conservation

"Great White Sharks can go up to three months without eating."
great white shark, feeding, biology

"More people are killed each year by pigs than by Sharks."
stastics, attacks

"Around 20 to 100 million sharks are killed by humans each year."
conservation, statistics

"Some sharks can't reproduce until the age of 20 or above."
biology, statistics

"There are 355 confirmed species of Shark ranging in length from 15cm to 15 meters."
statistics, biology

"A fossil of a "cladoelache" is determined to be the oldest known ancestor of the Sharks. It is 350 million years old. "
history, statistics

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