The Wild in the Sea;SHARKS

Different from them are the whale sharks which are the largest of all fish. They eat small animals and plants. The porbeagle shark (above) eats mackerel, haddock, cod and dogfish. These fish are all swallowed whole Sharks are flesh-eating fish so one can easily understand why they are the most feared by all human swimmers.

The giant white sharks are very fast and ferocious and attack anything that moves. The blue sharks and tiger sharks are also deadly killers. The porbeagle is about 3 metres in length. It is a great nuisance so far as fishermen are concerned for sometimes porbeagles are caught in nets that are already partly filled with other fish. A porbeagle so caught will promptly break through the net so releasing the rest of the catch. The porbeagle is easily recognised by its pointed snout.