Victoria Mr. Kulish H English 10 22 February‚ 2012 On 11 July‚ 1916 Rensselaer Cartan Jr. saw a looming dark figure and noticed a large fin protruding from the water. A shark‚ the newest fear of many after the several attacks that occurred just days before. Yet he was 17 miles inland‚ he knew what he saw and set out to warn the town of the “sea monster” looming in the creek. “No way” were the thoughts of many as they heard Caratan Jr. tell his tale‚ and they continued on with their normal
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The goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) is a rare‚ poorly understood species of deep-sea shark. Another name for this species is elfin shark.[1] Sometimes called a "living fossil‚" it is the only extant representative of the family Mitsukurinidae‚ a lineage some 125 million years old. This species looks unlike any other shark‚ with a long flattened snout‚ highly protrusible jaws containing prominent nail-like teeth‚ and pink coloration. It is usually between three and four meters (10–13 ft) long when
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October 24‚ 2013 Shark Finning is Inhumane Every year millions of sharks die a slow and immoral death from fishermen stripping them of their fins. These fish are taken out of the ocean and then stripped of their fins where their carcasses are then thrown back into the sea to either starve to death‚ be eaten by other predators‚ or drown because of the lack of constant movement their gills cannot extract oxygen from the water which is not only cruel but unorthodox. With that said shark finning should
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Shark Attack (Summarizing and Note-taking) Answer the following questions: 1. Identify at least five organ systems in this region of the arm that the surgeon would have marked for reattachment. Circulatory‚ skeletal‚ lymphatic‚ nervous‚ integumentary‚ and muscular 2. List the names of the specific structures that had to be reattached. Specific Bone: Humerus ; Specific Muscles: Biceps brachii‚ brachialis‚ triceps ; Specific nerves: Median nerve‚ ulnar nerve‚ radial nerve‚ musculocutaneous
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Sharks belong to a group of fish called Chondrichthyes. Meaning they have skeletons made of cartilage instead of bones. These marine animals have inhabited the oceans for almost 440 million years. Hundreds of millions of years before humanity was ever created. While the idea of dinosaurs dominates the idea of a prehistoric world‚ they weren’t alive until about 230 million years ago. This has allowed for these cartilaginous sharks to evolve over time into the creatures that we are accustomed to today
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Shark Tank Doorbot is the Wi-Fi enabled video doorbell that allows you to see and speak with visitors through your smartphone. The doorbot let you know when someone ring your doorbell and if the person who’s ringing it you don’t want to talk to her/him you won’t because Doorbot gives you the opportunity to see who behind the door without opening it. Let say you are home alone with your son who’s 5 year old and your husband is far from the house and someone rings the bell at 5 in the morning‚ you
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Misconceptions of the Endangered Sharks “Strong jaws‚ teeth-like scales covering the body‚ gills‚ dorsal fins‚ pectoral fins‚ and a powerful tail‚ along with fantastic camouflage…”(Kraus 91)‚ sharks have been able to remain the top predator of the ocean waters for the past 400 millions years. They belong in the family known as the Chondrichthyes which distinguishes them from other of aquatic life in which they have evolved to have special skeletons made up of cartilage and connective tissues. These
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artery‚ and anterior and posterior ulnar artery. 10) Throwing a baseball‚ moving his fingers‚ writing. 11) Jim’s nerves in the arm are damaged. 12) Hello Mr. and Mrs. Jim’s parents. We have completed surgery on your son’s arm. Fortunately‚ the shark bite was clean which made repair a lot easier and more effective. Most of the bones‚ muscle‚ and veins in his arm have been reattached and are functioning well. The nerves in his arm couldn’t be completely restored so it is unlikely that he will have
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The Great Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna mokarran Table of Contents Introduction …………………… pg 3-4 Biology of the species ………….pg 4-5 Ecology of the species ………… pg 5-6 SocioCultural values ………….. pg 6-7 Economic Importance ………… pg 7-8 Conservation ……………………pg 8-9 Index …………………………...pg 10-11 Bibliography……………………pg 12-14 Life on earth is greatly influenced by oceanic habitat. All species are directly and indirectly impacted by the choices made by today’s existing generations
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Sharks and Australian Fisheries The Fishing industry is the 5th largest food producing industry in Australia. Annually it puts $2.2 billion dollars into our economy each year (afma.gov‚ 2013). Australians consume approximately 16kg of fish and seafood per person per year. This amounts to a lot of fish needed to sustain such a demanding population. Therefore the most important issue for fisheries in Australia is to ensure the ecological sustainability of fish stocks in the long term so that ecosystems
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