Shark Animal Pictures

Shark jumps out of the water — Alexyz3d/Shutterstock.com

White shark swimming and looking for prey to eat. — HQuality/Shutterstock.com

Great White Shark smiling at the camera — Ramon Carretero/Shutterstock.com

Ragged tooth shark in the ocean — Poring Studio/Shutterstock.com

Baby White Tip Shark — Vagabondivan/Shutterstock.com

Great White Shark Isolated on white background — Nerthuz/Shutterstock.com

Shark Eyelid - Great white with eyes rolled back while hunting — Alessandro De Maddalena/Shutterstock.com

Shark Eyelids - Close up of Shark Eye — Kurit afshen/Shutterstock.com

Shark Scales - Scales of a Reptile — Chaikom/Shutterstock.com

Shark Scales - Shark Skin — aspas/Shutterstock.com

One major factor in how mako sharks are able to move so fast is the unique structure of their skin, especially around the flank and fin regions of their bodies.

Shark Gills - spiracle illustration — nalin chanthorn/Shutterstock.com

Prehistoric Sharks - Helicoprion — Grisha Bruev/Shutterstock.com

Freshwater Sharks - Northern River Shark — Anton Balazh/Shutterstock.com

Northern river sharks live in freshwater along Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea

Freshwater Sharks - Ganges River — Regien Paassen/Shutterstock.com

Types of Sharks - Shark Fins — Michael Rosskothen/Shutterstock.com

Types of Shark - Angel Shark — LuisMiguelEstevez/Shutterstock.com

Types of Sharks - Old Drawing of Sawshark — Morphart Creation/Shutterstock.com

Exintct Sharks - Scapanorhynchus — tristan tan/Shutterstock.com

Sharks that went extinct - Edestus — Michael Rosskothen/Shutterstock.com

Sharks that went extinct - Hybodus — Herschel Hoffmeyer/Shutterstock.com

Shark that went extinct - Xenacanthus — Warpaint/Shutterstock.com

Sharks that went extinct - Orthacanthus — Catmando/Shutterstock.com

Sharks that went extinct - Stethacanthus — Zero Smany/Shutterstock.com

Sharks that went extinct - Cladoselache — Catmando/Shutterstock.com

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Oceanic whitetips are believe to have killed more people than great white sharks

orange and white fish with mouth open — Noheaphotos/Shutterstock.com

Most fish do not have eyelids. Sharks are an exception to this.

Shark that Walks on Land - Epaulette Shark — slowmotiongli/Shutterstock.com

A Lemon Shark lying on the sand in the Bahamas. Lemon sharks are named for their yellow-brown skin that helps them camouflage in the sandy, tropical waters they inhabit.

The world's largest predatory fish, great white sharks commonly weigh a few thousand pounds.

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The lantern shark, which is only found in the deep sea, is one of quite a few species of sharks that emit light.

Deadliest Animal in the World: Sharks

A Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, jumping out of the water. Great whites are the world's largest predatory fish.

Animals that live near volcanoes – sleeper sharks

By sending in a robot to document, scientists discovered that Pacific sleeper sharks have taken up residency in a volcano.

Animals that reproduce asexually – Sharks — Matt9122/Shutterstock.com

Adapting to the lack of reproduction opportunities in captivity, some sharks have been found to reproduce asexually.

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Though it can be found in many areas around the world, the spined pygmy shark rarely approaches the surface of the water.

Strongest animal bite – great white shark — Ramon Carretero/Shutterstock.com

Found on the coastal surface waters of all major oceans, the great white shark has no known natural predators. While humans are not its preferred prey, the great white shark is responsible for the largest number of unprovoked shark attacks on humans.

close-up of Sixgill Shark

The mako shark is one of the fastest fish, and it is considered dangerous to humans because of its speed — it can attack aggressively and quickly. It has even been known to — wildestanimal/Shutterstock.com

The mako shark is considered dangerous to humans because of its speed — it can attack aggressively and quickly. It has even been known to "jump" into fishing boats!

Are Sharks Mammals

Biggest Shark

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Megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, at Toba Aquarium, Japan

Biggest Shark: Greenland

Greenland sharks aren't adults until they're around 150 years old, and they keep growing their whole lives at a rate of one centimeter a year.

Biggest Shark: Great White

Underwater view of a great white shark during a cage diving trip at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Although it is not the largest of all sharks, the great white is the largest predatory shark.

Biggest Shark: Great Hammerhead

This shark's unusual name comes from the unusual shape of its head, an amazing piece of anatomy built to maximize the fish's ability to find its favorite meal: stingrays.

Biggest Shark: Thresher

A pelagic thresher shark, Alopias pelagicus, swims by a coral reef in the Philippines.

Animal Facts: Sharks

Silhouettes of people in aquarium looking at a big shark through the glass. Sharks have special electroreceptor organs that allow the shark to sense electromagnetic fields and temperature shifts in the ocean.