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1
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what is coral bleaching

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were coral turns white because of global warming

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2
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how do most species die in the ocean

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pollution and plastic

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3
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true or false a female angler fish has a lure

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true (but the male doesn’t)

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4
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true or false a lemon shark is not blind

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false

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5
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true or false hydras are real

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true

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6
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what are the roles of a marine biologist

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works in aquariums, and help stop pullution

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7
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what does beluga mean

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white one

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8
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what is the rarest dolphin

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pink and chinese river dolphin

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what’s the most common albino whale in the world

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albino sperm whale (Moby dick)

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10
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What is the biggest shark today

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Whale shark

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11
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What is the fastest shark

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Shortfin mako

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12
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Which shark swims the deepest

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Portuguese dogfish

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13
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Most aggressive shark is

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Bull shark

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14
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Most gentle shark is

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Whale shark

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15
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What’s the oldest shark today

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Greenland shark

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16
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What is the most endangered shark

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Great white

17
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What is the smallest shark

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Dwarf lantern shark

18
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What is the least deadliest shark

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Whale shark

19
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What is the whale sharks main diet

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plankton

20
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What is the shortfin mako’s most preferred food

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Food as fast as it e.g. tuna billfish

21
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The nurse shark is an elasomobranch fish in a family of ?

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ginglymostomatidae

22
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What is the most deadliest shark

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Great white

23
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Some of the more easily identified sharks are the great white, tiger, sand tiger, hammerhead and nurse sharks; the most difficult sharks to identify are what

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family Carcharhinidae, or the requiem sharks

24
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how many angel shark species are there

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23 species of angel shark

25
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Fill the gap
The Ginglymostomatidae are a ————— family of carpet sharks known as nurse sharks, containing four species in three genera.

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cosmopolitan

26
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Why is it called a nurse shark

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The origin of the name “nurse shark” is unclear. It may come from the sucking sound they make when hunting for prey in the sand, which vaguely resembles that of a nursing baby. Or it may derive from an archaic word, nusse, meaning cat shark.

27
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How big is a lemon shark

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about 9-10 feet
Maximum size about 9-10 feet. Matures at approximately 11-12 years of age (about 8 feet) and is estimated to live 27+ years.

28
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What do bigeye thresher sharks eat?

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Feeds on a variety of schooling fishes such as menhaden, herring, bluefish, and mackerel. Also feed on bonito, squid, and sea birds. Known to hunt in groups and/or pairs, using their large tails to herd and stun their prey.

29
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What is the scalloped hammerhead class

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Chondrichthyes

30
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What is the scalloped hammerhead Genus

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Sphyrna

31
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white-tip shark’s scientific name is

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Carcharhinus longimanus

32
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what is ginglymostomatidae Genera and species

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  • Genus Ginglymostoma J. P. Müller & Henle, 1837
  • Genus Nebrius Rüppell, 1837
  • Genus Pseudoginglymostoma Dingerkus, 1986 See more

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