Doughnut whale sharks ๐ฉโจ
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Taxonomy Tournament: Cartilaginous Fish
Carcharhiniformes. This is the shark order with the most species, at 270. Members include the Hammerhead shark, tiger shark, catshark and bull shark
Orectolobiformes. This order is known as the carpet sharks. Members include nurse sharks, whale sharks, and Wobbegong sharks
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what is your favorite kind of shark?
Whale sharks my beloved
See my master post about them here!
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Fun fact: whale sharks are neither whale nor shark, but a secret third thing! (Gay)
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Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)
Fishes of the World. Written by Hans Hvass. Illustrated by Wilhelm Eigener. Originally published in 1964.
Internet Archive
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Whale sharks have unique spot patterns that function like fingerprints in the way they can be used to recognize individuals
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Taxonomy Tournament: Shark Finale!
Orectolobiformes. This order is known as the carpet sharks. Members include nurse sharks, whale sharks, and Wobbegong sharks
Squaliformes. This order of sharks have two (typically spiny) dorsal fins. Memebrs include dogfish, gulper sharks, and the cookie-cutter shark, which gouges round chunks of flesh from larger animals
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Decker the Whale Shark plushie made by Douglas !!
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My other special interest if anyone cares
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WHALE SHARKSSS
I cant sleep so heres some facts about whale sharks.
Whale shark where discovered in 1828
And can be found in tropical waters.
They filter feed and eat mostly plankton and small fish.
They can live up too a hundred years and the biggest whale shark observed was 18.8 meters long.
They have tiny "teeth" around their eyeballs for defense.
Though they have no know predators and the biggest risk to them is illegal hunting by humans.
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