Shark

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noun - Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago. Different types of sharks include the Great white shark, bull shark, hammerhead shark, and oceanic white tip shark. It is an apex predator.

Synonyms

The Man in the Gray Suit, Mack, Old Toothy, Garbage Can of the Sea and Fish are colloquial terms occasionally used by open water swimmers.

Origin

Some scholars believe shark is derived from the German title schurke, meaning villain.

External links

• Look Behind And Below You In The Open Water
• Swimming with Hammerhead Sharks
• Open Water Swimming website
• Penny Palfrey Encounters Hammerhead Sharks
• Are Sharks Afraid of Dolphins?
• Are Open Water Swimmers Protected By Dolphins?
• Open Water Swimming
• Close Encounters of the Strangest Kind
• Don't Stop Swimming Now
• Swimming Safely With Thoughts Of Sharks
• Jellyfish, Sharks, Sea Snakes And Dinosaurs Back In The Day
• On Pins And Needles In The Gulf Of Mexico
• Is The Evolution Of Sharks Mixed Up Because Of Neoprene?
• Heading Back To School In The Open Water
• Gary Hall Jr., Olympian In More Ways Than One
• Shark Safety - Punch It in the Nose
• Private Thoughts On Swimming With Sharks
• Shark Encounters Of The Strangest Kind
• Myths In The Open Water: Sharks vs. Dolphins
• Top 10 Things To Fear In The Open Water
• Dangerous Creatures For Open Water Swimmers
• Great Whites vs. Great Irish, No Falsehood In The Bay
• Ned Denison Faces The Truth In False Bay
• Don't Stop Swimming Now, Great White Shark In Our Midst
• Is The Evolution Of Sharks Mixed Up Because Of Neoprene?
• Heading Back To School In The Open Water
• Tough Cookies...Round Shark Bites From The Deep
• Calm, Cool And Collected In The Gorgeous Galápagos
• On Pins And Needles In The Northern Gulf of Mexico
• Shark Shields In The Rottnest Channel Swim
• Where Sharks And Swimmers Co-Exist
• Open Water Swimming With Hammerheads
• When Man And Beast Co-exist In Peace
• Jaws Was Hollywood; Global Carnage Is A True Story
• Kids Can Say The Cutest Things
• Badges Of Honour In Open Water Swimming
• Ron Chamberlain, Tailor Made For The Man In The Gray Suit
• Misinformation And Myths In The Open Water
• Eliminating The Fear Of Sharks In The Open Water
• Two Heads Are Not Better Than One
• The Most Interesting Man In The Open Water World