60+ Feet Long
The Whale Shark is the biggest fish in the ocean and can grow to be 60+ feet long. That's 20 feet longer than a school bus!
(Source: How Stuff Works)
Embryo Attacks
Shark litter-mate embryos attack each other and compete until the largest embryo eats all but one of their siblings. Talk about survival of the fittest.
(Source: Live Science)
4,000 Pounds
The largest Great White shark ever recorded, Deep Blue, weighed in at 2.5 tons, or 4,000 pounds.
(Source: Independent)
Sandpaper Skin
Sharkskin feels just like sandpaper. It's made up of tiny teeth-like structures called placoid scales that help reduce friction from surrounding water when swimming.
(Source: NOAA Fisheries)
Boneless
Sharks don't have bones, they have cartilage instead. The same stuff that makes up human noses. No bones about it!
(Source: Smithsonian)
What else is unknown about the legends of the deep?
