Shark Trivia

Did You Know that a Shark’s Anatomy….

….generally includes eight fins with two pectoral fins, two pelvic fins, two dorsal fins, an anal fin, and a caudal fin? Some species have only a single dorsal fin while some others do not have an anal fin.

….is typically fusiform with both ends rounded and tapered similar to the shapes of spindles and torpedos? This enables them to swim efficiently while using little energy.

….has an endoskeleton of unmineralized hyaline cartilage, which is more flexible and less dense than bone?

….includes many of the same organs that humans have with a stomach, a spleen, a pancreas, a rectum, and a liver? There is a large difference in biology and functionality between the human liver and the shark liver.