PPT-A Whale Sharks (

Rhincodon typus Respond to Krill and DMS Odor Plumes Matthew A Foretich 12 Marc J Weissburg 2 Alistair Dove 23 1 Odum School of Ecology 140 E Green St The University of Georgia Athens Georgia . Strandings. Whale enters an unusually close area along or on shore. They usually swim hundreds of yards out from the beach.. AKA “beaching” itself. Suicide attempt typically to end suffering. What is a whale stranding?. . By. : . Wajeha. . khan. Table of contents . Chapter 1 :Environment , Chapter 2 :Survival , Chapter 3 : Characteristics , Chapter 4 : Development , Chapter 5 : Breeds , Chapter 6 : Fun Fact. . The Evidence . for the . Evolution . of W. hales. by. . Gabriel D. McNett. Department of Biology & . Environmental Science. Westminster College, . Fulton, MO. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE. white . sharks?. Dr Alison Kock. Photo: Jean Tresfon. Populations of large predatory sharks are in decline. Shark populations. Slow growth, late maturity and low reproductive output = vulnerable to human threats . Genevieve Rogan, Austin Marrs, Janet Kim, Joe Liverman. What’s a . shark. ?. There are many different types of sharks, however experts agree that all sharks share a few common characteristics:. -They are all predators. Phylum . Chordata. Class . Chondrichthyes. Subclass . Elasmobranchii. Superorder. . Selachimorpha. Known as “sea dogs” until the 16. th. century. Name “shark” may have come from the . Yucatec. The Amazing History Of The Frilled Shark. Scientist believe that frilled sharks have been around just as long or even longer than the dinosaurs!. Even longer than jellyfish! . That is millions of years and that is a very long time .. Use callosity patterns to identify an “unknown” right whale!. This game is based on the New England Aquarium’s . . Right . Whale Identification Game. , which is accessible at . http://. www.neaq.org/education_and_activities/games_and_activities/online_games/right_whale_identification_games.php. By Sharon . Guynup. Summary. The article presents facts about the importance of sharks to the environment, their size, the threat they pose to people, the way they hunt and eat, their physiology, and their relationship to other aquatic creatures.. FeatureIncreasingly, the message of conservation societies that sharks are more threatened by humans than Image problem: Ever since the release of Steven Spielberg’s summer blockbuster 39 years 2 and size depending on the species of shark. ey are direct adaptations for processing food and are tailored to the type of diet the shark eats. For example, a horn shark has molar-like teeth . khan. Table of contents . Chapter 1 :Environment , Chapter 2 :Survival , Chapter 3 : Characteristics , Chapter 4 : Development , Chapter 5 : Breeds , Chapter 6 : Fun Fact. . A shark is a fish – what is a fish?. Three types of ‘fin’ fish or ‘true fish’:. Jawless fish. : ~ 100 species. Primitive. Lack a jaw, cylindrical and elongated bodies, no scales or paired fins. Few commercial uses. e.g. Eels or snakes. WHY DO WE STUDY WHALES? . There is still a great deal of things we don’t know about them. They play important roles in the food chain of the ocean . Many species are threatened by human activity. The more we learn about them, the better we can protect them! .