Shark
A shark is type
fish that lives in the sea. It is one of the largest sea creatures. There are
over 350 species a sharks is shapped like a torpedo. It has tough skin like
sandpaper. Instead of bones it has elastic cartilage which helps them to move
easily. It can grow up to 8 meters.
Shark are
found in all oceans in the world. The type of shark found will depend on the
waters temperatur. A shark has to klep moving because it needs to breathe
through it gills to keep alive.
When
sharks are hungry, they look for food. Different shark eat different food.
Harmless shark eat plankton, but harmfull shark eat meat.
Shark have
up to 42 babies at a time, which are called pups. When the pups are born, they
leave straight away because the mother shark does not have teats. Some shark
have their pups in different ways. Some lay eggs while other have them alive.
When they are born, they need to defend themselves because they have no help
them.
Classification :
- General : A shark is a type of fish that lives in the sea. It is one of the largest sea creatures.
- Physical : A shark is shaped like a torpedo. It has tough skin like sandpaper. Instead of bones it has elastic cartilage which helps them to move easily. It can grow up to 8 meters.
- Habitat : Sharks are found in all oceans the world. The type of shark found will depend on the water's temperature, they are angel sharks, hammerhead shark, blue shark, etc.
- Habit : A shark has to keep moving because it needs to breathe through its gills to keep alive and of course a shark has to keep moving when it is asleep because it will either sink or suffocate.
- Food : When sharks are hungry, they look for food. Different sharks eat different food. Harmless sharks eat plankton but harmful sharks eat meat.
- How to protect themselves : Sharks have up to forty two babies. When the sharks are born, they leave straight away. When they are born, they need to defend themselves because they have no help them.
