You’ve heard of the Great White and the Hammerhead—but what about the lesser known but equally fierce sharks? Join Hank Green for a biting look at 7 weird sharks you’re sure to love (and fear!) in this new episode of SciShow! Let’s go!
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Sources:
Great whites:
https://www.upi.com/Great-white-sharks-Awesome-18-ton-bites/75811218033526/
(https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00494.x)
http://elasmo-research.org/education/topics/p_shark_speed.htm
Greenland sharks:
https://www.wired.com/2014/02/creature-feature-10-fun-facts-greenland-shark/
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/08/greenland-shark-may-live-400-years-smashing-longevity-record
— (http://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6300/702)
— (https://www.cell.com/abstract/S0092-8674(13)00072-X )
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/08/11/489229041/talk-about-an-ancient-mariner-greenland-shark-is-at-least-272-years-old
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37047168
Thresher sharks:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/07/10/thresher-sharks-hunt-with-huge-weaponised-tails/
— (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0067380 )
Sawsharks:
http://elasmo-research.org/education/shark_profiles/pristiophoriformes.htm
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/09/sawfish-teeth-didn-t-pave-way-modern-chompers
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/ampullae-of-lorenzini
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/sharks
Goblin sharks:
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/mitsukurina-owstoni/
https://www.wired.com/2013/10/absurd-creature-goblin-shark/
Wobbegongs:
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/orectolobus-maculatus/
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/wobbegong-shark
Frilled sharks:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/60129/11-fascinating-facts-about-frilled-shark
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/shark-week/types-of-shark/frilled-shark/
https://www.wired.com/2014/11/absurd-creature-week-nightmarish-shark-lures-victims-effed-teeth/?mbid=social_twitter
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=1485
Catsharks:
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/04/160425-biofluorescence-glowing-catsharks-shark-eye-camera/
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843165/ )
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https://tinyurl.com/ych3bbrg
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pristiophorus_japonicus_cropped.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pliotrema_warreni_REGAN,_1906.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lorenzini_pores_on_snout_of_tiger_shark.jpg
https://tinyurl.com/y866w5bt
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frilled_shark_head2.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chlamydoselachus_anguineus_(mouth_and_teeth)_by_OpenCage.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chlamydoselachus_anguineus_head.jpg
https://tinyurl.com/ycwga77d
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843165/
https://tinyurl.com/y8k62j46
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