From the Publisher:
A fully illustrated natural history of sharks, skates, and rays. Black-and-white photographs and line drawings throughout. 16-page color insert.
From the Back Cover:
Sharks have a reputation for being the most feared creatures of the sea, but of the more than 390 shark species known, 80 percent would not hurt people, or would rarely encounter them. In The Shark Almanac, Thomas B. Allen explains the facts, myths, and misconceptions about these amazing animals.
Although sharks have no bones, their sandpapery skin is composed of toothlike "denticles," complete with dentine and pulp canals containing nerves and blood vessels.
U.S. Navy technicians were astounded to find that mysterious damage to submarines was being caused by small cookie-cutter sharks, which feed by applying suction to a larger animal, then gouging out a piece of flesh in a twisting motion with their circular jaws.
Lifejacket yellow is known to shark experts as "yum-yum yellow."
Sharks may swim great distances after being attracted by the smell of blood released into the water when swimmers merely scratched an itch on their legs.
When the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed in the Pacific during World War II after delivering the atomic bomb, 850 surviving crewmen were preyed upon by sharks - and only 318 came home.
The Shark Almanac is a comprehensive overview of the biology, history, and diversity of sharks and their kin, and is the perfect book for anyone interested in these fascinating creatures.
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