Largest Sharks On Earth | Biggest Shark Found 2016 | Whale Shark, Great White Shark



Watch Largest Sharks On Earth Biggest Shark Found 2016 Whale Shark, Great White Shark 1. Whale Shark Scientific name: Rhincodon typus Largest recorded: 41.5ft, 47,000lbs / 75ft, 79,000lbs (unconfirmed) Danger to humans: none, like the basking shark they are friendly toward humans and have allowed divers to hitch rides on their fins Other facts: whale sharks are a deity in Vietnamese culture, known as ‘Ca Ong,’ or ‘Sir Fish.’ In Kenya, they are named ‘papa shillingi,’ under the myth that God threw shillings upon the sharks, creating their spots 2. Basking Shark Scientific name: Cetorhinus maximus Largest recorded: 40ft, 38,000lbs Danger to humans: none, basking sharks are filter feeders and are friendly and curious about humans; a divers’ favorite Other facts: called the ‘basking’ shark because, though they winter in deep waters, during warmer months they feed at the surface at the warmest areas 3. Great White Shark Scientific name: Carcharodon carcharias Largest recorded: 26.2ft, 5000lbs Danger to humans: very high, like the tiger shark, great whites are an apex predator that will eat ‘almost anything,’ and have the highest recorded number of fatal attacks on humans, despite that they are not the great whites’ preferred diet Other facts: fear of these sharks was relatively low until the release of Jaws 4. Tiger Shark Scientific name: Galeocerdo cuvier Largest recorded: 25ft, 6900lbs Danger to humans: very high, second only to the great white shark in total number of attacks on humans, as they hang out in shallow reefs, harbors, and canals Other facts: considered sacred by some native Hawaiians, who believe its eyes have the ability to see more than just what’s immediately around them 5. Pacific Sleeper Shark Scientific name: Somniosus pacificus Largest recorded: 23ft, 800lbs Danger to humans: none Other facts: sleeper sharks and the Sperm Whale are the only two creatures that feed on full-size giant and colossal squid (which can grow up to 46ft long) 6. Greenland Shark Scientific name: Somniosus microphalus Largest recorded: 21ft, 2200lbs Danger to humans: none Other facts: can live up to 200 years (longest living vertebrate) 7. Great Hammerhead Shark Scientific name: Sphyma mokarran Largest recorded: 20ft, 1280lbs Danger to humans: supposedly the most aggressive of hammerheads, aided by its large size and sharp teeth, but actual encounters are rare 8. Thresher Shark Scientific name: Alopias vulpinus Largest recorded: 20ft, 1100lbs Danger to humans: very little, though divers have been injured by its huge tail Other facts: one of the only sharks that will fully breach the water’s surface, like dolphins 9. Bluntnose Sixgill Shark Scientific name: Haxanchus griseus Largest recorded: 18ft, 880lbs Danger to humans: very little Other facts: often referred to colloquially as the ‘cow shark,’ as it is quite sluggish 10. Bigeye Thresher Shark Scientific name: Alopias superciliosus Largest recorded: 16ft, 800lbs Danger to humans: none Other facts: its eyes have been recorded as reaching a diameter of up to 3.9in

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