Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Florida from Zoological Society bulletin.
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- Book Title
- Zoological Society bulletin.
- Caption
- Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Florida.
- Educational Notes
- This 45-foot Whale Shark may look ferocious, but its actually harmless to humans. This particular shark was caught in Florida in 1912, then mounted to be shown in New York and later Atlantic City. A living Whale Shark also poses little threat. Marine biologists studying them swim with Whale Sharks in the open seas. Staying with them can be tricky, though, because they are capable of diving very deepover a mile down. In the depths of the ocean, they feed chiefly on small marine life such as plankton that is filtered in its mouth when suctioning water like a vacuum cleaner suctions air. Although this fish is as big as a whale, its definitely a shark. This is because its skeleton is made of cartilage, not bone. Unlike most sharks that have pointed or angular heads, the Whale Shark has a blunt head.
- 1913
- Publication Date
- 1913
- Image ID
- SIL-zoologicalsociet55601newy_0141_crop
- Catalog ID
- 338454
- Rights
- Not in Copyright
- Type
- Photographic prints
- Place
- Flordia
- Publication Place
- New York
- Publisher
- New York Zoological Society
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- Taxonomy
- Rhincodon typus
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Zoology
- Biology
- Taxonomy
- Oceanography
- Fish
- Whale Sharks
- Language
- English
- Latin
- Record ID
- silgoi_68443
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
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