Killer Shark!

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Three hundred millión years of evolution have turnéd the shark into a livinq machine. Streamlined and deadly, sharks are adapted to one end: they will kiM and eat almost anything that lives in the sea - or even outside it. Maneating sharks rangé widely through the oceans of the world and they have been found even in freshwater rivers and lakes.
Beginning with an analysis of the shark attacks of the last fitty years, Killer Shark! examines the behaviour and biology of the shark family, from the hideous hammerhead to the bottom-feeding frilled shark. With chapters on shark fishing and how to prevent shark attacks, this book is a lavishly illustrated guide to the major shark species of the world, identifying the known and the suspected maneaters.
Did you know that:
* The jaws of the mako shark are believed to be capable of exerting a force in excess of 50.tons per square inch.
* The brain of a 20-foot shark would fit into the palm of your hand.
* A shark can scent one part blood... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Three hundred millión years of evolution have turnéd the shark into a livinq machine. Streamlined and deadly, sharks are adapted to one end: they will kiM and eat almost anything that lives in the sea - or even outside it. Maneating sharks rangé widely through the oceans of the world and they have been found even in freshwater rivers and lakes.
Beginning with an analysis of the shark attacks of the last fitty years, Killer Shark! examines the behaviour and biology of the shark family, from the hideous hammerhead to the bottom-feeding frilled shark. With chapters on shark fishing and how to prevent shark attacks, this book is a lavishly illustrated guide to the major shark species of the world, identifying the known and the suspected maneaters.
Did you know that:
* The jaws of the mako shark are believed to be capable of exerting a force in excess of 50.tons per square inch.
* The brain of a 20-foot shark would fit into the palm of your hand.
* A shark can scent one part blood to 10 millión parts of sea water.
* Sharks have five or six rows of reserve teeth - somé have fifteen! - and can replace a tooth in less than 24 hours.
* The great white is four times as large as any land carnivore.
* In 1964 diver Henri Bource lost his right leg in a shark attack. Four years later, while filming from a dingy, a shark came back for his artific.al leg. Vissza