Terms: sharks
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1. Sharks (Bilson)
   Provides information for studying sharks, including the different types of sharks and the level of danger to humans for each.

2. Sharks - Prehistoric (Discovery.com)
   Includes descriptions and pictures of ancient sharks, such as the Pucapampella and the Helicoprion. 8-00

3. Sharks - Whale Sharks (Macmillan - Nature)
   Describes the marine animal, the largest known fish. Includes a drawing of the fish. 5-01

4. Sharks - Whale Sharks (Whaleshark.org)
   Describes the marine animal, the largest known fish. Includes a picture and a diagram with labels for parts. 01-07

5. Sharks (National Parks Conservation Association)
   Provides a drawing and basic facts. 2-02

6. Sharks Navigate Using Magnetic Fields (CNN News)
   "Marine scientists in Hawaii have confirmed sharks can spot changes in magnetic fields."
   
   "The discovery adds weight to the long-held theory that the fish possess an internal compass to guide them over long distances." 12-04

7. Shark - Tiger (Thinkquest)
   Provides an articles and picture. 4-00

8. Endangered, Threatened, Vulnerable, or Stable Species (National Parks Conservation Association - GetOutdoors.com)
   Provides factsheets on animals needing protection, including the Grizzly Bears, Gray Wolves, Manatees, Lynx, Dolphins, Bisons, American Crocodiles, Sea Turtles, Killer Whales, Sea Otters, Prairie Dogs, Florida Panthers, Humpback Whales, Bats, Moose, California Condors, Elk, Blue Whales, Caribou, Steller Sea Lions, Bald Eagles, Sharks, Red Wolves, American Alligators, and Black-Footed Ferrets. 2-02

9. Man Survives Shark Bite by Punching (MSNBC News)
   "A surfer who fended off a great white shark by punching it in the nose said he learned the tactic by watching television shows such as the Discovery Channel’s 'Shark Week.' "

10. Stingrays Rarely Deadly (MSNBC News)
    "Stingrays like the one that killed 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin are cousins of sharks. But unlike some sharks, which are fearsome predators with powerful jaws, the stingray is rarely a threat to humans and its small mouth is no threat at all."
    
    "Irwin was likely killed not by the sting so much as the fact that the stingray's spear pierced his heart and caused him to bleed to death, according to news reports." 09-06

11. Stingrays (Elasmo-Research.org)
    "Very little is known about the biology of most skates and rays - including stingrays - because they have been largely overshadowed by their more infamous relatives, the sharks. This is unfortunate, as these 'pancake sharks' are fascinating creatures in their own right." 09-06

12. -02-25-07 Australia's Losses from Global Warming (ABC News)
    "Could what's happening in Australia be the 'canary in the coal mine' for the rest of the world?"
    
    "Yes, in more ways than one. We've got about 95, maybe 98 percent of our population living along the coastline. [With the ice sheets at the poles and Greenland melting] the sea levels will be 100 meters (330 feet) higher than they are today. Forget Venice. I mean we're talking about sharks in the middle of (downtown) Sydney." 02-07

13. -Plastics Are Entering the Food Chain (TheGlobeandMail)
    "This plastic soup, with billions of tiny shards of the synthetic material floating just below the surface of the water, is estimated to span an area 11/2 times the size of the continental United States."
    
    "Alarming new data collected during Capt. Moore's most recent voyage to the gyre's centre in February shows the girth of the so-called Eastern Garbage Patch 'dramatically increasing.' "
    
    "Hundreds of myctophids, or lantern fish, were collected during the excursion. All of them had dozens of bits of broken plastic in their stomachs. Some pieces were five millimetres in diameter, much too large to pass through the systems of the tiny creatures."
    
    "They are the most plentiful fish in the ocean, making up about 90 per cent of all deep-sea fish, he said. They are a major source of food for larger fish, such as tuna, and other marine creatures, including dolphins, whales and sharks.05-08

14. Manta Rays (Enchanted Learning)
    "Manta rays (Manta birostris) are the largest rays and are closely related to sharks. These harmless fish have a short tail, a flat body, and no stinging spine. Rays have no bones, only cartilage." 08-08

15. Fishermen Catch Rare Megamouth Shark, Then Eat It (CBS News)
    "Fishermen in the Philippines accidentally caught and later ate a megamouth shark, one of the rarest fishes in the world with only 40 others recorded to have been encountered, the World Wildlife Fund said Tuesday." 04-09

16. -06-21-07 Beach Safety - Sand Holes (CNN News)
    "Waves and sharks aren't the only dangers at the beach. More than two dozen young people have been killed over the last decade when sand holes collapsed on them, report father-and-son doctors who have made warning of the risk their personal campaign." 06-07