2. Facts About Sharks
• Did you know that sharks where the
first fish to appear on earth?
• And that their skeletons aren’t make
from bones?
• Some also have big eyes. These fish
are called Rat Fish they have slightly
larger heads too.
• There is also about 725 species of
sharks on earth.
• All sharks are supreme predetors.
3. Adaptations
Sharks are well adapted to their
environment because they have
good eyesight and the ability to
see colours.
Their eyelids closes from the
bottom of the eye. Even when
the water is not clear or even
when it is dark.
They have an excellent sense of
smell, they can smell their prey
from over 1 and a quarter mile
away .
If a shark breaks a tooth while
attacking prey a tooth that has
been growing in the jaw
replaces it almost instantly.