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March Elasmobranch of the Month: Common (Longnose) Sawshark
Common (Longnose) Sawshark (Pristiophorus cirratus) WATCH OUR WEBINAR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AMAZING SPECIES Key Features/Appearance...
Sharks4Kids
Mar 19, 20222 min read
Why Sharks are Important to Ocean Ecosystems
Author: Hunter Wortmann The oceans would not be the same without sharks. The plethora of species that exists would not be possible...
Sharks4Kids
Mar 19, 20223 min read
Meet Sharks4Kids Ambassador Stephanie Huynh
Stef is a physical therapist by day and a shark enthusiast the rest of the time. She has learned everything she knows about sharks...
Sharks4Kids
Mar 14, 20222 min read
10 Facts We Bet You Didn't Know About Sharks
Author: Marissa DeBonis 1. There are sharks in waters all around the globe From the frigid arctic waters, to the depths of the sea,...
Sharks4Kids
Mar 14, 20224 min read
Behind the Science:Are Basking Sharks Snowbirds?
Author: Natasha Hynes FULL PAPER Cool runnings: behavioural plasticity and the realised thermal niche of basking sharks Some of the...
Sharks4Kids
Mar 3, 20223 min read
February Elasmobranch of the Month: Crocodile Shark
Author Linda Weiss Crocodile Shark (Pseudocarcharias kamoharai) Key Features/Appearance The Crocodile Shark is a small, slender-bodied...
Sharks4Kids
Feb 26, 20222 min read
Meet Shark Diving Guide Hamna Hussain
Hamna "Hampty" Hussain is the first female dive master from Fuvahmulah in The Maldives. While relatively new to the world of diving,...
Sharks4Kids
Feb 21, 20224 min read
Meet Ambassador Bianca Rangel
Bianca is a Biologist, PhD candidate in Physiology at the Institute of Biosciences of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. She studies...
Sharks4Kids
Feb 9, 20224 min read
5 Ways YOU Can Save Sharks
Author: Stephanie Huynh 5 Ways Kids Can Save Sharks Sharks are amazing creatures that have existed on earth, in some form, for over 400...
Sharks4Kids
Feb 2, 20222 min read
Meet Biologist Dr. Lauren Eve Simonitis
Lauren is a Cuban-American aquatic sensory biologist born and raised in Miami, FL, USA. She grew up around, on, and in the water. She has...
Sharks4Kids
Jan 22, 20224 min read
Behind the Science: How do Sharks, Skates and Rays Hear?
Author: Natasha Hynes If you have had an Intro to Sharks presentation from one of our shark educators, you might remember us talking...
Sharks4Kids
Jan 20, 20222 min read
January Elasmobranch of the Month: Eastern Fiddler Ray
Eastern Fiddler Ray (Trygonorrhina fasciata) Key Features/Appearance The Eastern Fiddler Ray reaches a length of 1.2 m (4 ft) when fully...
Sharks4Kids
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Meet the Artist Behind Ivory Ocean Co.
We are 3 Creatives who love the ocean more than anything. We founded Ivory Ocean Co. with the intent on using our artwork to help raise...
Sharks4Kids
Jan 9, 20222 min read
Behind the Science: Sharks that Glow in the Dark
Author: Natasha Hynes FULL ARTICLE Cookiecutter sharks (Isistius brasiliensis) are infamous for their circular bites but did you know...
Sharks4Kids
Jan 3, 20222 min read
December Elasmobranch of the Month: Winghead Shark
Author: Linda Weiss Winghead Shark (Eusphyra blochii) Key Features/Appearance The Winghead shark is a relatively small hammerhead...
Sharks4Kids
Dec 17, 20212 min read
Behind the Science: A Closer Look into the World of Mermaid Purses
Author: Natasha Hynes FULL JOURNAL ARTICLE Elasmobranchs (the collective term for sharks, skates, and rays) have a variety of...
Sharks4Kids
Dec 2, 20212 min read
A Day in the Life of a Shark
Author Hunter Wortmann Just like for you and me, every day is different for a shark in the wild. For us, every day starts by waking up in...
Sharks4Kids
Nov 15, 20213 min read
November Elasmobranch of the Month: Galapagos Shark
Author Linda Weiss Galapagos Shark Carcharhinus galapagensis Key Features/Appearance The Galapagos shark, also known as a grey reef...
Sharks4Kids
Nov 15, 20212 min read
Journal Review: Using cameras to hang out with basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus)
Author: Natasha Hynes Full journal article: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0253388 Click image to...
Sharks4Kids
Oct 18, 20213 min read
Meet Natalie & Henry Newman, creators of Lark the Shark
Hi I’m Natalie Newman I have just had my first book published that I co-wrote with my then 7 year old son Henry. Named Lark The Shark and...
Sharks4Kids
Oct 18, 20212 min read
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