#cool sharks

[protectoursharks]

Any fun facts about basking sharks? (Really big sea puppies)

Cetorhinus maximus or Basking Shark

These are the second largest shark and fish in the world (after the whale shark), they can grow to be 12 m (40 ft) long!

Also like whale sharks, they're ram filter feeders. This means that to catch prey, they simply open their mouths, swim forward, and catch whatever happens to get in their way! This is why they (and other ram filter feeders) tend to have such large mouths. The basking sharks mouth can be up to 1 m (3ft wide).

While sharks are mostly thought to be solitary creatures, a lot of species do school and the basking shark is one of them! They're usually divided by sex (except during periods of mating), and schools of over 100 females have been spotted!

And probably the coolest fact about them- THEY CAN JUMP OUT OF THE WATER. Despite weighing around 5,000 kg (approx. 11,000 lbs) they can breach 1.2 m (4 ft) into the air! It's believed they do this as a method to remove parasites.

[sharks-are-friends-not-foes]

[troythecatfish]

[caycanteven]

Size doesn’t intimidate either of them~❤️

[sharkiedays]

I think i have the flu 💀

[gachacatt]

Have you ever seen marine life as wicked as this in the aquarium? Nah I didn't think so! I'll be selling these as stickers locally in the next week, more information on that later!

[dreamatduskk]

for @girlballs 🦈✨

[shardkn1ght]

Some Knight Future Leo on aggie!

They are holding his boobs

I had a lot of fun! Everyone was acting “ so normal “ about him.

[protectoursharks]

What do you think about bluntnose sixgill sharks

Hexanchus griseus or the Bluntnose Sixgill Shark or the Cow Shark

These guys just scream "friend" and I want to pet it (granted, I'd want to pet any shark). Most shark species have only five gill slits, but this species is one of the rare exceptions (hence the name). We don't know for sure why it has six slits instead of five. One of the leading theories is that since the species is so old, it first arose when gills were less efficient, so more were needed and that trait was just never lost.

[lonely-little-boy0-0]

sharky outfit 💙🦈🌊

[flyin-shark]

God damnit they gave me Lenin drops instead of lemon drops

[bluesharkenthusiast]

The incredibly stunning Port Jackson Shark, which lives on coastal reefs in Australia

Though it can be solitary it prefers to stay in small groups and explore the sea floor with its friends

What I love most about this shark is how surreal it looks due to the patterns of its skin

It is friendly and curious of people

An oviparous shark, it lays spiral eggs to keep the current from dragging babies into the open ocean

Probably the coolest shark jaw I’ve ever seen, most of its teeth are round and flat in order to crush clams and mollusks

[peachcott]

maritime friends! 🌊

[sharkiedays]

WHALE SHARKS

biggest fish fr fr

[maxbruiser]

hello! I was the anon who said you inspired them! Here is some fanart of your comic + you and my fursona

you are a dumbo squid! I thought they fit your character well! And I am a sting ray! Sorry it’s not colored ;w;

AAAAAHHHH MY FIRST FANART💕💕💕💕💕IT’S SO COOL THANK YOU SO MUCH!

rolling with the homies^^^