sharky

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Sharky

Sharky is 25 foot Great White shark with torpedo-shaped body, pointed snout, five gill slits, and a powerful crescent shaped tail which propels him through the water at over 25mph . He is grey on the top with a white underneath.

The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the 'white shark' or 'white pointer', is a powerful swimmer and efficient predator that inhabits temperate and subtropical regions of the world's oceans.

Sharky has three main fins, the dorsal on top and two pectoral fins, are used for balance. Four other minor fins; a small dorsal fin close to the tail, a pair of small pelvic fins, and a tiny anal fin, help with the way water flows over the sharks body. His skeleton is made of cartilage rather than bone.

He has up to 3000 teeth at any one time arranged in rotating rows that move up to replace ones that become worn out or broken. The teeth are triangular with serrations on the sides. Those on top are used for grabbing and tearing their food, while the bottom teeth presumably act more like spears that hold the food securely in place.

Sharky is heavier than water and will sink if he stops moving. He has a large oily liver which gives them some floating ability; they don't have a gas filled swim bladder like the bony fishes do. They also cannot swim backwards or come to an abrupt stop.

To obtain food he uses primarily two senses; an extremely acute sense of smell, and an incredible keen ability, called electroreception, to sense electrical fields that are generated by all animals. These electrical fields are emitted by simple things such as skin coming in contact with the water, a contracted muscle, or the flow of blood into the water from a wound.

Sharky is an opportunistic feeder and will eat anything he can find, however he has a real weakness for surfers, boogie boards, swimmers, .well you get the idea.