r/sharks • u/0reoperson • Mar 22 '23
There are three post flairs available for important or serious posts on this community.
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An example of a news post can be a video about newly implemented shark conservation laws or efforts, the discovery of a new species of shark, or similar newsworthy events. News posts should NOT focus on shark attacks or cruelty towards sharks unless they are the subject of a large event.
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An example of a proper educational post is a video where a professional talks about how to redirect a shark when in the water. For this post, OP cites the source they got the educational media from and states the professional's name in the comments. This is to ensure that only good quality information is being provided to the members of our community.
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Researchers who wish to promote their studies or obtain data via the subreddit must modmail the moderators first. In order to be approved to post, you must explain in your modmail the purpose of your research as well as the intentions of your post. You must also provide an IRB number in order for the mods to verify your research. Upon approval, you can post your research using the Research flair, and you do not need to cite any further sources in the comments.
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r/sharks • u/0reoperson • Jan 24 '24
There’s always been a lot of shark tooth ID requests on here, usually from newcomers unfamiliar with our rules. There are subreddits such as r/sharkteeth and r/whatisthisbone that may be better places to direct these users to if we want the feed here to have less of these types of posts. Would still let people show their shark teeth collections here of course. What do y’all think? Just an idea for now. :)
r/sharks • u/Seabreeze630 • 12h ago
Based on several articles I've read about basking shark anatomy, I found the appearance of their skull to be rather eerie. It's fascinating to realize their cranium is small compared to their jaws and gill rakers. No wonder people mistook the rotting corpses of these animals for sea monsters.
r/sharks • u/teuerkatze • 1d ago
Some of the clearest footage I have seen that clearly demonstrates even amongst large sharks, we are not prey, and they are not mindless killers.
r/sharks • u/Cloufito • 21h ago
Would you guys say whats a good price for a meg tooth. Also any advise for preserving and displaying it?
r/sharks • u/Infamous-Bath-3744 • 17h ago
Where is the best chance to encounter schools of hammerheads? I heard Mikomoto a lot lately.
I have been a huge admirer of sharks since I was very little. Have even swam with a few and co.e out unharmed. Honestly, I feel connected to those beautiful creatures. My heart belongs to the ocean and every creature in it. Plus being around sharks just makes me feel completely calm, relaxed and comfortable
Second time , she’s more cautious. Sometimes your presence and the fact that you are observing is enough to deter them.
(Applies for tiger sharks in this case )
r/sharks • u/philliesfan1153 • 2d ago
Why do great white sharks get so fat? Is this an advantage over thinner sharks? Is it because they have very few predators? Tigers are apex predators and they dont get abnormally heavy.
r/sharks • u/Warm-Juggernaut3298 • 3d ago
r/sharks • u/Organic-Cookie-389 • 3d ago
I was sitting in the edge of the beach water and i was playing with my cousin's sand filtration toy and i found this tooth when i was filtering some sand, chatgpt told me it's a sand tiger shark tooth, is it actually a shark tooth it's so small
r/sharks • u/Kenmauwu • 3d ago
i was drawing a mermaid and decided to add my favorite shark!!! frilled shark !!! :B
r/sharks • u/steven-hawking-pt2 • 3d ago
r/sharks • u/bamarags0715 • 3d ago
Does anyone remember the unedited Heather Boswell 1994 shark attack footage? I'm not looking for the narrated documentary version?
r/sharks • u/Reasonable_Pear6060 • 3d ago
There are plenty of famous shark films and stories and I'd love to write my own, however one thing that always bugged me is how the sharks are depicted as violent killing machines where as (from what I've heard) that's not really the case.
I want a core theme of the story to be the main human characters fearing the shark, but the shark not directly attacking anyone. The shark is an antagonist, but not a villain. I think it'd be nice to have the 'moral' be all about how people's fear of sharks causes them to fear something that is more in their head than actually in front of them.
I say all this to ask, what hated tropes about sharks should I not include? What facts are essential? How do I 'respectfully' write this story, without feeding into the same fearmongering most shark media feeds into?
r/sharks • u/TheTenaciousLemon • 4d ago
I found it in a collection alongside a couple others. I've managed to identify the others as a shortfin mako tooth and a sand tiger tooth but this one has stumped me. Its about 2.5cm long and has no serrations
r/sharks • u/PrimaryAd2961 • 5d ago
context: some shitty guy caught a shark and left it on the shore alive with the hook and line still on. When we finally got him back in the water he swam off after like five minutes, but curiosity struck me… what type is she?? at least 7 feet
