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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)

feeds@yuku.com (NAFlutie) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/4699 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:36:03 GMT <![CDATA[ Scalloped Hammerhead - Sphyrna lewini ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3141/t/Scalloped-Hammerhead-Sphyrna-lewini.html Scalloped Hammerhead - Sphyrna lewini

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Taxonomy
The scalloped hammerhead was originally described as Zygaena lewini by Griffith and Smith in 1834. This shark... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3141 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:28:01 GMT <![CDATA[ Pygmy Killer Whale - Feresa attenuata ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3140/t/Pygmy-Killer-Whale-Feresa-attenuata.html Pygmy Killer Whale - Feresa attenuata

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The pygmy killer whales is a small and rarely seen species of dolphin. On average they grow to 2-2.5 meters and weigh 110-170 kilograms. Despite their small size they are believed to be the most aggressive of all cetaceans, and are superb hunters.


feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3140 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:23:33 GMT <![CDATA[ Humpback Whale - Megaptera novaeangliae ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3139/t/Humpback-Whale-Megaptera-novaeangliae.html Humpback Whale - Megaptera novaeangliae

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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: The head of a humpback whale is broad and rounded when viewed from above, but slim in profile.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3139 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:22:11 GMT <![CDATA[ TTLENOSE DOLPHIN - Tursiops truncatus ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3138/t/TTLENOSE-DOLPHIN-Tursiops-truncatus.html TTLENOSE DOLPHIN - Tursiops truncatus

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PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: This is a relatively robust dolphin with a usually short and stubby beak - hence the name... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3138 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:21:07 GMT <![CDATA[ Striped Dolphin - Stenella coeruleoalba ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3137/t/Striped-Dolphin-Stenella-coeruleoalba.html Striped Dolphin - Stenella coeruleoalba

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Key Facts
Size: Up to 2.5 metres, female larger
Range: Throughout all the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3137 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:19:58 GMT <![CDATA[ Pygmy Right Whale - Caperea marginata ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3136/t/Pygmy-Right-Whale-Caperea-marginata.html Pygmy Right Whale - Caperea marginata

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The pygmy right whale, rarely seen at sea, is the smallest and most mysterious of the baleen whales. Information about this whale is sketchy at best,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3136 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:19:09 GMT <![CDATA[ Cuvier's beaked whale - Ziphius cavirostris ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3135/t/Cuvier-s-beaked-whale-Ziphius-cavirostris.html Cuvier's beaked whale - Ziphius cavirostris

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Cuvier's beaked whale, also known as the goosebeak whale, is one of twenty named species of beaked whales. It is so rarely seen that almost everything known about this small whale has come from studying stranded animals. Cuvier's beaked whale has a tendency to strand more often than any... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3135 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:18:26 GMT <![CDATA[ Great Hammerhead Shark - Sphyrna mokarran ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3134/t/Great-Hammerhead-Shark-Sphyrna-mokarran.html Great Hammerhead Shark - Sphyrna mokarran

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The great hammerhead shark, Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837), can easily be confused with the smooth hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758),... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3134 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:17:24 GMT <![CDATA[ Great Barracuda - Sphyraena barracuda ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3133/t/Great-Barracuda-Sphyraena-barracuda.html Great Barracuda - Sphyraena barracuda

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Geographic Range
Sphyraena barracuda, commonly known as great barracuda, inhabit nearly all warm seas (Blaber 1997).... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3133 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:16:28 GMT <![CDATA[ White's Seahorse - Hippocampus whitei ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3132/t/White-s-Seahorse-Hippocampus-whitei.html White's Seahorse - Hippocampus whitei

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Size
Seahorses range in size from 2.5 cm to 35 cm in length. White's Seahorse commonly grows to 20 cm... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3132 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:15:25 GMT <![CDATA[ Basking Shark - Cetorhinus maximus ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3131/t/Basking-Shark-Cetorhinus-maximus.html Basking Shark - Cetorhinus maximus

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BASKING SHARK
Order - Lamniformes
Family - Cetorhinidae
Genus - Cetorhinus
Species - maximus

Taxonomy

Occasionally known as "sunfish" or "sailfish" in certain areas of the world, the basking shark is the only member... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3131 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:12:41 GMT <![CDATA[ White Tip Reef Shark - Triaenodon obesus ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3130/t/White-Tip-Reef-Shark-Triaenodon-obesus.html White Tip Reef Shark - Triaenodon obesus

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Taxonomy
Rüppell originally described this shark as Carcharias obesus in 1837. This name was changed to the currently valid scientific name of Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) later that same year. A synonym referring to this species that has appeared in previous scientific literature is... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/3130 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:11:35 GMT <![CDATA[ Have a question? ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/2690/t/Have-a-question-.html Thylacine Administrator He will be able to help you.
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feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/2343 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:10:46 GMT <![CDATA[ Lemon Shark ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/2186/t/Lemon-Shark.html

LEMON SHARK

Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Negaprion
Species: brevirostris

Lemon Shark ... ]]>feeds@yuku.com (aussichick)http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/2186Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:35:33 GMT <![CDATA[ Glossary of Terms ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/2085/t/Glossary-of-Terms.html ELASMODIVER GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Abdominal ridges. Paired dermal ridges running from the pectoral fin base to the pectoral fin base.

Abyssal plain. Sea floor constituting vast expanses of deep... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/2085 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:59:05 GMT <![CDATA[ Sharks under threat ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/2082/t/Sharks-under-threat.html SHARKS UNDER THREAT

Fisherman with shark pictureFisherman loading dead sharks picture

feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/2082 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:24:29 GMT <![CDATA[ About the great white shark ]]> http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/2028/t/About-the-great-white-shark.html What is the Great White Shark?

The great white shark, Carcharodon carharias, is a very large, fast-swimming predatory fish mostly of cool, coastal waters. It is found worldwide and has been known and feared since ancient times as a maneater. The first scientific treatment of this shark is apparently that of the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (aussichick) http://sharks77551.yuku.com/topic/2028 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:24:05 GMT