400 million
How long sharks have existed on planet Earth.
20-100 million
The number of sharks killed by humans each year.
10
The number of humans killed by sharks each year.
20,000
How many teeth a shark may use over its lifetime. Sharks never run out of teeth; when one is lost, another spins up front from the rows of backup teeth.
2
How many months a great white shark can go without feeding.
20
Speed, in MPH, of the shortfin mako. Making it the world's fastest shark.
60
Length, in feet, that the worlds largest shark, (actually a fish), the whale shark, can grow to. Don't worry, it eats plankton!How long sharks have existed on planet Earth.
20-100 million
The number of sharks killed by humans each year.
10
The number of humans killed by sharks each year.
20,000
How many teeth a shark may use over its lifetime. Sharks never run out of teeth; when one is lost, another spins up front from the rows of backup teeth.
2
How many months a great white shark can go without feeding.
20
Speed, in MPH, of the shortfin mako. Making it the world's fastest shark.
60
$400
Blood money paid for shark fins per kilogram- this is what ignorant people pay so they can eat soup!
source: National Geographic News
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