sharks

Les Animaux Champions. Written by Michel Cuisin. Illustrated by Mirella Monesi. 1993.

-Their scientific names are derived from the greek word meaning 'fox,' so they can also be called fox sharks! (which tell me that isn't the cutest thing EVER)

-They take 8-13 years to reach maturity and live to about 22 years

-They're one of the few warm-blooded sharks, which helps them live in deeper waters and helps them be stronger swimmers along with their long *ss tail fins

-They're closely related to basking sharks, mako sharks, and great whites, although they most closely share their derpy faces with the makos

-Unfortunately, like many sharks today, hunting has led threshers to be classified as 'vulnerable to extinction' by the IUCN. If you would like to help with this, feel free to research some more on charities like the Marine Conservation Institute, MarineBio.org, and the Ocean Foundation. Obviously there are more than these three, and more than just donations that can help! Sharing information about shark and marine conservation can do just as much and maybe more to save our little friends ♥ BUT! Enough of that for now. Instead, enjoy some more pictures of adorable little thresher sharks:

Aaaaand this last one isn't a real picture of a thresher, but I thought this art by Qubox was just too cute not to include:

Shark week

SHARK WEEK

SHARK WEEK

SHARK WEEK

SHARK WEEK

shortest answer is just that white sharks are scary. they’re big, eat big things, have sharp teeth, and those “cold unfeeling eyes” everyone talks about. they’re also seen as violent for their rituals, displays, and mating behavior. plus, with your biggest sense organ being your mouth, of course that’s how you’re going to investigate your environment. with a distinct, easily recognizable shark like that, the fear is already there. i’m sure being an open ocean shark doesn’t help either, you’ve got nowhere to hide

there’s also a record of unproved shark attacks since 1580 and the associated species. Carcharodon carcharias is responsible for ~37% of 946 attacks; 354 attacks with 297 being non fatal, 57 fatal. The runner-ups are Galeocerdo cuvier (tiger) with 138 and Carcharhinus leucas (bull) with 121. that’s about a 256% increase from tiger to white

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