Shark fact #11

Although it's heavily fictionalized, the filmJaws was based on a real incident in 1916, in which four people were killed by a shark off the New Jersey coastline.

Great White Shark Jumping!--- found by Sarah Yammer

http://www.pawnation.com/2012/11/29/incredible-pictures-of-a-great-white-shark-leaping-mid-air/

Shark Fact #10

 Sharks' livers contain lots of oil. This makes the liver a relatively buoyant organ, which helps sharks keep their balance in the water.

Shark Fact #9

 From 1580 to 2007, there were a reported 64 fatal great white shark attacks. Sharks haven't fared as well: When you count every species, millions of sharks are killed by humans every year.

http://www.mrbigglesworth.org/info/sharks

Shark Fact #8

 Overfishing can have a dangerous effect on sharks. The whale shark, for example, has to live to be 30 years old before it can reproduce, and its life span lasts between 60 and 100 years. As a result, it can't reproduce fast enough to keep up with fishing demand

Whale Sharks 

Shark Fact #7

A few of the known shark species will drown if they stop moving. Great white, mako and salmon sharks don't have the muscles they need to pump water through their mouth and over their gills. As long as they keep swimming, water keeps moving over their gills, keeping them alive.

Shark Fact #6

While many people fear sharks and think of them as one of the world's most aggressive and deadly animals, the chances of dying from a shark attack fall well below the chances of being killed by hornets, wasps, bees or dogs.

Which is most likely to kill you?

Shark Fact #5

As sensational as shark attacks are in newspaper headlines, the reality is that you're more likely to be bitten by another person than a shark.

Interblogging #1!

I just visited Brooke Levine's blog (http://brookelevine57.blogspot.com/) to find out what her paper would be about. Brooke loves cooking so she decided she would center her paper around food in literature. That is such a great idea! She found some great sources, the bible (Ezekiel Bread), Upton Sinclair's, The Jungle, Geoffrey Chaucer's, The Canterbury Tales, John Steinbeck's, Dubious Tale, and Plato's, Symposium. This is just the beginning of her research. Brooke's idea for her final project would be to cook every food she will mention in her paper.

Brooke's idea is such a simple idea and she is creating a project that is so interesting!

Shark Fact #4

Of the average 30 to 50 shark attacks reported each year, only 5 to 10 prove to be fatal. So while being bitten by a shark is rare, dying from a shark bite is even rarer.

Kissing Shark Attack: See video though link-
http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/shark-week/videos/top-10-shark-attack-videos.htm

Show Me You Teeth

Shark Fact #3

Shark teeth are popular and often inexpensive beach souvenirs. Sharks shed their teeth constantly, and once one falls to the ocean floor, it's quickly covered with sand. It soaks up sediments like silica and calcite, which change the tooth's color from white to gray or brown. 

Shark Teeth

Smiling Shark

Shark Fact #2

Watson and the Shark by John Singleton Copley

One of the Lord Mayors of London was a shark attack victim in 1749. Brook Watson lost his leg in an attack while docked off the coast of Havana, Cuba. 

Shark Fact #1

Fact: Between 30 and 80 percent of a shark's flesh is made of water. A protein network gives the flesh its structure.

Fact: An average adult human body is 50 to 65 percent water. 

Similar to humans a large part of a sharks body is made up of water. 

There are so many interesting facts about sharks!

 I am going to try and post a fact daily about sharks.  

Sharks in Literature

I have been researching some possible sources. First I googled sharks in literature and it came up with three possibilities, which i will look more into. The first is by James Dickey called " The Shark's Parlor." Next I found The Old man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway. The third possible sorce I found was called "The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym," by Edgar A. Poe.

I am going to start reading these sources to see if they will be useful.
In addition I am going to continue looking for more sources.