Posts Tagged ‘shark’

Animal Video: Mako Shark @ 68mph

Mako Sharks are renowned for their speed and their ability to leap out of the water. At this video the Mako’s speed is estimated at 68mph (111 Km/h).

Animal Photos And Videos: Gigantic Aquarium Tank Holds Four Whale Sharks

This is one of the world’s biggest fish tanks – so big that it’s even been named the Kuroshio Sea.

Located in the Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan, the enormous tank is some ten metres deep, 35 metres wide and 27 metres long.

It holds a staggering 7,500 tonnes of water – roughly equal to three Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Eighty species live in the Kuroshio Sea tank, including yellow-fin tuna, bonito (a type of large mackerel) and manta rays.


But the daddy of them all is the world’s biggest fish, the whale shark – which can grow to be 12 metres long and needs a quarter of a tonne of food every week.

Only three aquariums in the world have tanks large enough to house these giant creatures.

Read more @ Daily Mail >>>

Weird Sports? Video: The Shark Surfer

This guy filmed surfing behind a great white shark! He is incredibly brave… or incredibly stupid.

Dog vs Shark

A dog on a boat jumps right into the water and bites this shark and drags it to land. Gotta see it to believe it.