Marine Dynamics Blog

Category: Shark Facts

White sharks don’t have finger prints, so how do you tell one white shark from another?  This shark fact blog explains how dorsal fins help scientists keep track of local sharks.

Have you heard that white sharks can detect faint movements like a single fish swimming in the distance or even a heart beat? This shark fact blog checks out what exactly a shark’s sixth sense means…

This shark fact blog answers the question, "Do white sharks sleep and how do they do it?" 

This shark fact blog answers why white sharks are called "white" when they are clearly gray!

How many TV shows have said that white sharks can smell a drop of human blood 100km away?  This shark fact blog dives straight into this issue to find out is this true or just another "Jaws fact"?

 

If white sharks are so scary to us, what scares white sharks?  This shark fact dives into what keep white sharks awake at night…

We all know why sharks are in South Africa, but why?  This blog goes into exactly why we have these great animals in our waters.

White sharks are part of the fish family, so they must be ‘cold-blooded’, right?  Actually, white sharks are much more complex than you may think. Check out this shark blog to find out about ‘heterothermy’ and how that makes white sharks the apex predator in our seas.

Where do white shark migrate to and how do we track them, and what does this mean for white sharks worldwide??

Our Valentine’s day special: How do white sharks get it on?  Now that we know about claspers… why do you need two??  This post is all about shark sex – 18 YEARS or OLDER ONLY!

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