Jaws was filmed on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, in Massachusetts. After careful management and the designation of white sharks as a prohibited species in federal waters in 1997 and in ...

Sharks have long been feared, and one of the main reasons is that we often think of them as being dangerous and bloodthirsty ...

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Nurse Shark and yellow pilot fish close up on black background while diving in Maldives. Image by Izanbar via Depositphotos One of the most persistent misconceptions about nurse sharks involves their ...

The effective range of a shark’s electroreception varies by species and environmental conditions, but most sharks can detect prey-generated electrical fields from at least 20 to 40 centimeters away.

Their electroreceptive pores, located around the head and jaws, have amazing sensory capabilities, allowing sharks to detect weak electrical fields emitted from hidden prey.

Hard-shelled prey, such as mollusks and crustaceans ... the conveyor belt-like renewal of an entire row of teeth can take between nine and 70 days, for example, in nurse sharks, or much longer in ...