Discovery ultimate book of sharks / Andy Dehart.
New advances in technology have allowed scientists to learn a great deal about sharks. One thing that is abundantly clear is that sharks are not the mindless monsters of the deep they were once thought to be. On very rare occasions, sharks have bitten humans, sometimes with tragic results. Around the globe, there are fewer than 100 shark bites per year. Of these, on average six are fatal. Most of these are cases of mstaken identity as there is not a single shark species that has humans as part of its diet. The same cannot be said for sharks as part of the human diet. More than 70 million sharks are killed each year, primarily for their fins, which are used in shark fin soup. A bowl of this soup can sell for up to
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- Physical Description: 112 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Publisher: New York : Meredith Corporation, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2013.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Princeton Public Library | 597.3 Dehart (Text) | 38950611461080 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
New advances in technology have allowed scientists to learn a great deal about sharks. One thing that is abundantly clear is that sharks are not the mindless monsters of the deep they were once thought to be. On very rare occasions, sharks have bitten humans, sometimes with tragic results. Around the globe, there are fewer than 100 shark bites per year. Of these, on average six are fatal. Most of these are cases of mstaken identity as there is not a single shark species that has humans as part of its diet. The same cannot be said for sharks as part of the human diet. More than 70 million sharks are killed each year, primarily for their fins, which are used in shark fin soup. A bowl of this soup can sell for up to
