Look! A shark.
It is fast.
It can jump up.
It has big teeth.
It eats fish.
A mom has a pup.
It is in the sea.
Words to know
- pup: baby shark
- teeth: biting parts
Facts
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Shark in the Sea
Mako Sharks: How fast can a mako shark swim?
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Sources
- https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/isurus-oxyrinchus/
- https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/shortfin-mako-shark
- https://oceana.org/marine-life/shortfin-mako-shark/
- https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Isurus_oxyrinchus/
- https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Isurus-oxyrinchus.html
- https://news.ucsb.edu/2015/015405/not-so-cold-blooded-creatures
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37395550/
- https://plymsea.ac.uk/id/eprint/10003/
- https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/mako-shark-tracking-west-coast-reveals-impressive-memory-and-navigation
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190911101515.htm
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/05/150506164355.htm
- https://niwa.co.nz/fisheries/shortfin-mako-sharks
- https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/bio_facpubs/582
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25902489/
- https://defenders.org/blog/2021/06/shortfin-makos-dire-need-of-protection
- https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.623104/full
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