Roughly fifty of the approximately 350 species of sharks are considered dangerous for human swimmers. And although a scan of recent headlines may suggest that shark attacks have increased this year, experts report that statistically nothing has changed: a
Vancouver Aquarium answers six common questions in bullet format in this single-page shark fact sheet.
Ready for interview with an actual shark? How about a nose-to-monitor encounter with a live sand tiger shark? Okay, I admit it, the "actual" shark is really a fictional shark but the Shark Video Cam is real.
Sharks are among the world's oldest species.
"Costa Rica's Cocos Island boasts more sharks per cubic yard of water than perhaps any other place on the planet, including whitetip reef sharks, 40-foot whale sharks, and hammerheads that school by the hundreds.
Zoom Sharks is a colorful and informative site for elementary students.
Best clicks are those listed in the blue What's Online menu: Passages of the Deep (three new exhibits created from the tank where Keiko the killer whale lived before he moved to a Norwegian fjord), Seahorse Surreal, Those that Sting (jellyfish) and Sharks
Whales hold several world records. Whales are the largest aquatic mammals (bigger than sharks or dolphins.) Grey whales migrate further than any other mammal (about 10,000 miles a year.) And the blue whale is the earth's largest animal (even beating out t
