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Title: Sharks!
Post by: Memory on May 03, 2024 @929.94
I thought it'd be nice to share some of your favorite sharks :DD

My favorites !



some images may seem disturbing
the basking shark
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR_1mnPnGj8ao79eLNLfdPtYsgvXFQ4uwKiOpShp8rjhNKZsz7_j3Cja6g:https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxh1_KGiWxnLDi812vxgS2cjC5HLp8do3cJz_Se1T_ySyuzZnzBzm9PbKjWJdX9TDooTphTaOBS7Uw2r7lOH09AbvgJ8yJjY_KNrVxWcM_IZXaagfIi6_fgqqcphbHcqrObxbkmEkLhno/s1600/basking_shark5.jpg&s)
wobbegong
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSxljKz945jZvCCVdwc-smFcJGF7u3hbxsjMGXAxl_IVKqHejeTmcXpkZU:https://twofishdivers.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/wobbegong-copy.jpg&s)
hammerhead
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQGkK2vh81eKz5NIBTKDkDOyJcO6wc4EjeSLhejzCf7gUlpSyTfjE6_MEmF:https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/60ef069e4ccd579767201fb6/Great-hammerhead-shark/960x0.jpg%3Fformat%3Djpg%26width%3D960&s)
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Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: Memory on May 04, 2024 @4.72
i love great white sharks' faces when they have their mouths closed! they look so silly!


(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Great_white_shark_south_africa.jpg/800px-Great_white_shark_south_africa.jpg)

nurse sharks are apparently really docile. they spend a lot of their time lying on the ground and don't really bother anybody. but since they're so nice humans bother them a LOT and end up getting bitten by nurse sharks way more often than other kinds of shark...

and i think greenland sharks are really cool! they have the longest known lifespan of any vertebrate; they can live for like 500 years. maybe more, even.
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: Memory on May 12, 2024 @972.99
Goblin sharks and cookie cutter sharks are my faves :D
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: Dibs on June 13, 2024 @863.58
Octonauts left me a die-hard lemon shark fan.
Here are some pixel shark friends that I made for such a sharky occasion. Their names are Brian and Bryan and they are wearing party hats: (https://dibs.neocities.org/img/brian.png) (https://dibs.neocities.org/img/bryan.png)
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: mahoroa on June 13, 2024 @877.53
Whale sharks are my favourite! I have a stuffed animal of one in my room actually! But I love all sharks honestly. They're all really cute :ok:
(https://i.redd.it/6yxtjjesjdva1.jpg)
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: glitterpigeon on June 15, 2024 @936.77
it seems my fave sharks all relate to breathing in some way!

I have 2 favourites, threshers sharks (especially pelagic thresher sharks) and epaulette sharks!

most sharks can breathe when they aren't moving. this has sort of been popularized as how all sharks work, but there's actually only a few sharks that need to move to breathe. these are called  :unite: obligate ram ventilators! :unite:  (there are also some fish that do ram ventilation but also other types of ventilation, so they can still breathe when they aren't moving.) the thresher shark is one such obligate ram ventilator! they need to be moving (or having water actively flowing through their gills, such as in a current) in order to breathe!  :ohdear:  they also have a cool big tail!  :grin:

my other fave is the epaulette shark! living in tide pools, this small shark can find itself stuck without enough water :omg:  to survive this, the shark can spend sometimes up to 2 hours without oxygen by sort of shutting off most of it's organs temporarily. they can also walk! these 2 things allow them to go and find a better tide pool by walking across the sand to it! 
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: Memory on June 18, 2024 @483.46
Quote from: glitterpigeon on June 15, 2024 @936.77
it seems my fave sharks all relate to breathing in some way!

I have 2 favourites, threshers sharks (especially pelagic thresher sharks) and epaulette sharks!

most sharks can breathe when they aren't moving. this has sort of been popularized as how all sharks work, but there's actually only a few sharks that need to move to breathe. these are called  :unite: obligate ram ventilators! :unite:  (there are also some fish that do ram ventilation but also other types of ventilation, so they can still breathe when they aren't moving.) the thresher shark is one such obligate ram ventilator! they need to be moving (or having water actively flowing through their gills, such as in a current) in order to breathe!  :ohdear:  they also have a cool big tail!  :grin:

my other fave is the epaulette shark! living in tide pools, this small shark can find itself stuck without enough water :omg:  to survive this, the shark can spend sometimes up to 2 hours without oxygen by sort of shutting off most of it's organs temporarily. they can also walk! these 2 things allow them to go and find a better tide pool by walking across the sand to it! 

I loved reading that!
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: ThunderPerfectWitchcraft on June 18, 2024 @793.91
I know that sharks aren't that dangerous, but I really wouldn't want to see a Bullshark in vito. They look so cold and mean:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Bullshark_Beqa_Fiji_2007.jpg?20070614133925)
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: halcybutton on June 18, 2024 @831.54
i absolutely love sharks and have ever since i was a kid. my favorite sharks are basking sharks and goblin sharks! i think goblin sharks are so cool, they're living fossils and so unique looking :seal: i love all sharks though, and even have a small page on my site with some shark facts just because i love em so much ^_^
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: Memory on June 19, 2024 @7.97
Goblin Sharks are super cool. I think most sharks are quite cute, I'd love to kiss their noses.
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: SiLver on June 19, 2024 @342.67
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Carcharhinus_acronotus_noaa.jpg/260px-Carcharhinus_acronotus_noaa.jpg)
The blacknose shark is a silly sea beast that I like quite alot
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: di on June 20, 2024 @70.61
A girl who I babysat was obsessed with whale sharks

They're as big as school buses, and when they're hungry they open their big mouths, swoop forward, and suck all the little plankton inside

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Whale6.jpg/640px-Whale6.jpg) (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Whale6.jpg)
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: Emmy02 on October 15, 2024 @408.07


I have a best friend who has two authentic meg teeth, they're probably some of my fave sharks because of how huge they were.

I also like the greenland shark because of how old they can live, there are probably some that are older than the french revolution swimming around right now.
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: ThunderPerfectWitchcraft on November 01, 2024 @580.95
Time for some more pretty shark images!
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: gargielf on November 02, 2024 @526.97
BLÅHAJ is my favorite shark :seal:
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: Memory on November 02, 2024 @889.02
Quote from: gargielf on November 02, 2024 @526.97
BLÅHAJ is my favorite shark :seal:

This had me laughing for longer than it should have
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: gargielf on November 03, 2024 @708.30

Quote from: Misanthropic Monster™ on November 02, 2024 @889.02
This had me laughing for longer than it should have

is this in approval or disapproval
Title: Re: Sharks!
Post by: Memory on November 07, 2024 @64.46
Quote from: gargielf on November 03, 2024 @708.30
is this in approval or disapproval

Approval!!!  :loved: