#school shark

The School Shark!

Blue shark (Prionace glauca), Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), School shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

Fishes of the World. Written by Hans Hvass. Illustrated by Wilhelm Eigener. Originally published in 1964.

School Sharks (aka Tope Sharks) are migratory species. Individuals tagged in the United Kingdom have been recovered in the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Iceland. Those tagged in Australia have travelled distances of 750 miles along the coast and others have turned up in New Zealand. Wow!

Full ver. of the pic on http://boosty.to/grizzlyhare

Concept art based on the Sea-Tales series by Mikky, read here: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3836977

+ little drabble

Dolphin Hunters

- Hungry, - Alec replied briefly, because it wasn't fair to keep his partner in the dark. Even if the patrol was over.

They moved in silence for a while, Alec glancing questioningly at his new acquaintance, wondering how long he would stay near his fin. And why.

- Listen, prince, - Milo said suddenly, - I hear you don't eat fish, you hunt dolphins. And they say that you hunt alone.

- That's true, - Alec replied.

He knew it was a questionable practice in its own way, for dolphins had their own protectors in the sea, and it was hard to hunt alone, even with the clever harpoon Jace had sharpened for him. Not surprisingly, that made his partner suspicious. Difficult hunt, but still worth it.

- Why? - he asked when his partner didn't say anything.

- Nothing, - Milo shrugged and pointed, - look over there. What do you think?

Dolphins didn't usually go that deep, and these three weren't that deep either. Two bold and strong males were pushing the young female closer to the bottom, not letting her rise to the surface, waiting for her to exhaust herself.

- I'd eat, - Milo added thoughtfully.

- Deal, - Alec replied bloodthirsty.

And the partners bumped their fists.

The end

Milo Keytower is a character from the TV series. He appeared (more likely just mentioned) once in 2x13. Mikky uses him quite often because Alec needs male friends besides Jace.

The school shark (Galeorhinus galeus).🦈

First time we found this species.

Starry smooth-hound (Mustelus asterias) & Tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus)

The salmon are still going strong, but I wanted to throw these out because I keep forgetting to upload them... so finally: say hello to these two sleek beauties. A good while back (like, embarrassingly long ago to upload this now) I was asked by Sealcentre Pieterburen to paint some sharks. Although their core task consists of rescuing and rehabilitating seals, they also aim to educate the public about the North Sea and its diverse wildlife. For an upcoming shark exhibition I made two sets of paintings of these two species: one scientific illustration each, and a set of simpler drawings showing some key behaviours, which I’ll upload next.