Shark Week is over. In recap of it, let's go over some Shark Trivia!

You are 1,000 times more likely to drown in the sea than you are to be bitten by a Shark.

The chance of being killed by a Shark is one in 300 million. The chance of being killed by airplane parts falling from the sky is one in 10 million.

Sharks attack around 100 people every year, only killing 5 to 10 of them. Up to 100 million Sharks are killed by people every year.

Sharks can smell one drop of blood in a million drops of water.

A Shark can hear a fish in the water from more than a mile away.

Eating Shark flesh is forbidden in both the Solomon and Fiji islands.

The Great White Shark have an enormous liver that can weigh up to 24 percent of its entire weight.

A Great White Shark may use and lose more than one thousand teeth in its life time.

Sharks are more closely related to Stingrays than they are to Barracudas.

Scientists estimate that after a big meal, larger Sharks can last up to three months before needing another one.

The teeth of a Whale Shark are no bigger than a match head.

Lantern Sharks can glow in the dark.

Apart from people, a Shark’s greatest enemy is another Shark. Most Sharks will happily eat any of their relatives, including members of their own species.

Most of the fish sold in British fish-and-chip shops are from Spiny Dogfish, one of the most abundant and heavily fished kinds of Shark.

Sharks kept in captivity have been known to grow 10 times their usual rate in the wild.

Boat builders in some parts of Africa rub the wood of a new craft with Hammerhead oil in the belief that it will ensure fair winds and successful voyages.

After mating, some female Sharks can retain the male’s sperm in their bodies for use when she is ready to reproduce, even if that does not happen until next season.

The Bull Shark can live in freshwater rivers and lakes.

Of the more than 350 species of Sharks, only 20 species are a threat to people.

Amanzimtoti Beach in South Africa is the most dangerous beach in the world for Shark attacks.

The Megamouth Shark is the rarest of the Shark species. It was discovered in 1976.

Experts believe that the Whale Shark may be capable of living up to 150 years, making it one of the longest-living creatures on Earth.

Bull Sharks have been seen swimming up the Mississippi River.

Sharks can sense weak electrical signals produced by the muscle movements of animals.

Shark skin was also used on the handles of swords so that a warrior's hands would not slip when they became sweaty.

Over half of the Shark species averages less than 1 meter long.

Last edited by dollface (08-09-2009 09:10:38 AM)

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