# Sharks

A place for selachimorphaphiles to share discussion, experience, questions, photos, videos, research, original content, artwork, articles, and fashion. Pretty much anything relevant so long as it abides by our few rules. 

Sharks should be appreciated, understood, and respected. 
Not feared, disregarded, and poached to extinction.

## Shark Facts:

* Sharks belong to the class Chondrichthyes meaning they have skeletons made of cartilage. Contrary to popular myths **they do** get cancer.

* There are more than **470** species of sharks split across thirteen orders, including four orders of sharks that have gone extinct

* Fossil records indicate that ancestors of modern sharks existed over ~**420 million years ago**, making them older than *Dinosaurs!* *(~240 million years ago)*

* If you're incredibly lucky 1 in **11.5 million** are the odds of a shark attack, and 1 in **264.1 million** to die by a shark. In a lifetime, you are more likely to die from fireworks, lightning, drowning, a car accident, stroke, or heart disease.

* For every human killed by a shark, humans kill approximately **two million sharks.**

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*Citations*
[1](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark#Taxonomy), [2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark#Popular_misconceptions), [3](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark#Evolution), [4](http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/Statistics/beachattacks.htm), [5](http://www.goshark.co.za/1/all/all/all)

### Rules
* **DO NOT submit posts or comments that PROMOTE or ADVERTISE the following:**
* Shark fishing, culling, or poaching
* Photos that exhibit sharks in unnatural environments. 
* An extinct species (Megaladon) is extant

## Related Subreddits:

> /r/awwducational

> /r/conservation

> /r/fossilid

> /r/lifeaquatic

>/r/marinebiology

> /r/oceans

> /r/OceanLife

> /r/scuba

>/r/Shark_Attacks  

> /r/seacreatureporn (SFW)

> /r/sharksporn (SFW)

> /r/species

> /r/whales

> /r/WhaleSharks





## Resources:

>[Keys to Shark identification](http://www.bio.gc.ca/sharks/identity-identite-eng.php)

>[Identifying Shark Teeth](https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/fossils/identificationguide.html)

>[International Shark Attack File 2014](https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/isaf/2014Summary.html)

<div class="md"><h1>Sharks</h1>

A place for selachimorphaphiles to share discussion, experience, questions, photos, videos, research, original content, artwork, articles, and fashion. Pretty much anything relevant so long as it abides by our few rules. 

Sharks should be appreciated, understood, and respected. 
Not feared, disregarded, and poached to extinction.

<h2>Shark Facts:</h2>

<ul>
<li>Sharks belong to the class Chondrichthyes meaning they have skeletons made of cartilage. Contrary to popular myths they do get cancer.</li>
<li>There are more than 470 species of sharks split across thirteen orders, including four orders of sharks that have gone extinct</li>
<li>Fossil records indicate that ancestors of modern sharks existed over ~420 million years ago, making them older than Dinosaurs! (~240 million years ago)</li>
<li>If you&#39;re incredibly lucky 1 in 11.5 million are the odds of a shark attack, and 1 in 264.1 million to die by a shark. In a lifetime, you are more likely to die from fireworks, lightning, drowning, a car accident, stroke, or heart disease.</li>
<li>For every human killed by a shark, humans kill approximately two million sharks.</li>
</ul>

<hr/>

Citations
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark#Taxonomy">1</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark#Popular_misconceptions">2</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark#Evolution">3</a>, <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/Statistics/beachattacks.htm">4</a>, <a href="http://www.goshark.co.za/1/all/all/all">5</a>

<h3>Rules</h3>

<ul>
<li>DO NOT submit posts or comments that PROMOTE or ADVERTISE the following:</li>
<li>Shark fishing, culling, or poaching</li>
<li>Photos that exhibit sharks in unnatural environments. </li>
<li>An extinct species (Megaladon) is extant</li>
</ul>

<h2>Related Subreddits:</h2>

<blockquote>
<a href="/r/awwducational">/r/awwducational</a>

<a href="/r/conservation">/r/conservation</a>

<a href="/r/fossilid">/r/fossilid</a>

<a href="/r/lifeaquatic">/r/lifeaquatic</a>

<a href="/r/marinebiology">/r/marinebiology</a>

<a href="/r/oceans">/r/oceans</a>

<a href="/r/OceanLife">/r/OceanLife</a>

<a href="/r/scuba">/r/scuba</a>

<a href="/r/Shark_Attacks">/r/Shark_Attacks</a> 

<a href="/r/seacreatureporn">/r/seacreatureporn</a> (SFW)

<a href="/r/sharksporn">/r/sharksporn</a> (SFW)

<a href="/r/species">/r/species</a>

<a href="/r/whales">/r/whales</a>

<a href="/r/WhaleSharks">/r/WhaleSharks</a>
</blockquote>

<h2>Resources:</h2>

<blockquote>
<a href="http://www.bio.gc.ca/sharks/identity-identite-eng.php">Keys to Shark identification</a>

<a href="https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/fossils/identificationguide.html">Identifying Shark Teeth</a>

<a href="https://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/isaf/2014Summary.html">International Shark Attack File 2014</a>
</blockquote>
</div>

Because sharks are awesome!

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Sharks are amazing, important, and often misunderstood animals. We welcome enthusiasts, experts, and curious minds to dive in and explore the fascinating world of sharks!

<div class="md">Sharks are amazing, important, and often misunderstood animals. We welcome enthusiasts, experts, and curious minds to dive in and explore the fascinating world of sharks!
</div>

**DO NOT submit posts or comments that PROMOTE or ADVERTISE the following:**

* Shark fishing, culling, or poaching

* Photos that exhibit sharks in unnatural environments. 

* Movie franchises such as Jaws, Sharknado or Finding Nemo :)

* Discovery Channel Shark Week
 - Considering the vast misinformation and fictional works spread by its mockumentaries.

* An extinct species (Megaladon) is extant

<div class="md">DO NOT submit posts or comments that PROMOTE or ADVERTISE the following:

<ul>
<li>Shark fishing, culling, or poaching</li>
<li>Photos that exhibit sharks in unnatural environments. </li>
<li>Movie franchises such as Jaws, Sharknado or Finding Nemo :)</li>
<li>Discovery Channel Shark Week

<ul>
<li>Considering the vast misinformation and fictional works spread by its mockumentaries.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>An extinct species (Megaladon) is extant</li>
</ul>
</div>

Bf and I caught a shark (and released it!) but what the heck is this??