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Sharks
Learn about the diversity of sharks found in Western Australia
Learn about the diversity of sharks found in Western Australia
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Sharks belong to a class of fish called Chondrichthyes, which have skeletons made of cartilage, not bone.
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As apex predators, sharks are responsible for keeping everything in balance. They achieve this by keeping the predatory species they prey on at a healthy but balanced number.
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Sharks are a highly diverse group that have evolved over the last 400 million years. There are around 500 species in the world and more than 100 of these species inhabit Western Australian waters.
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Sharks have been on the planet for 450 million years.
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Did you know?
Greenland sharks may live for more than 400 years.
Fossil evidence suggests that Carcharodon megalodon (extinct) grew to a length of 16 m and had jaws that were more than 2 m wide.
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