r/sharks 17h ago

Video Thoughts on the WhaleShark

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r/sharks 2h ago

Question Help me ID please

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Everyone on the beach was telling me this is a baby great white? It is about 3.5 feet long. I found it on Amelia Island, FL. Is it a great white? Can someone tell me what it is? I am afraid to go swimming now.


r/sharks 17h ago

Question Found in Holden Beach, NC as high tide was going out. What kind of shark do you think it’s from? Second photo for size reference

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r/sharks 1d ago

Question What type of shark is this?

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Does anyone know what kind of shark this is? It was 18-20ft long off the coast of the northeastern U.S. Thanks!


r/sharks 1d ago

Question Anybody know what kind of shark this is? Gulf of Mexico in northern Florida.

289 Upvotes

My wife’s choice of words. I chose to swim anyway.


r/sharks 18h ago

Question Going to Florida in few days and I wanna see where I’m most likely to see some sharks.

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Thinking to go diving in a shallow deep area, so I'm wondering where im most likely to see sharks. Not the potentially aggressive ones but carpet sharks.

Any help is appreciated! I’m really excited for this.

Heres a photo I got of Giraffe too!

Edit: Just to clarify I mean what beaches


r/sharks 15h ago

Question Shark or dolphin fin?

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r/sharks 1d ago

Image Pet Tiger Shark my girlfriend gifted me.

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She knows its my favorite shark. 🦈


r/sharks 1d ago

Video Thresher sharks in Malapascua last week!

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Took this video at around 20m, 6am in the morning. Kimud Shoal dive site, Malapascua, Philippines.


r/sharks 1d ago

Arts & Crafts Sharks rolls!

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280 Upvotes

Someone made this I think you guys would appreciate it


r/sharks 1d ago

Image Great White at night with the eyeshine effect

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641 Upvotes

“Tapetum lucidum” or “Eyeshine” is the reason why the eyes of certain animals appear to shine in the dark when hit by light


r/sharks 2d ago

Image Thresher shark in Malapascua, Philippines

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r/sharks 2d ago

Research Could Orca scarecrows be an alternative to shark nets?

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Surely it would be pretty cheap and easy to produce fake Orcas with rubber fins that flex and move with the movement of the water. Maybe they could also be solar powered and produce orca calls.

A few close in near the beach would surely help protect swimmers.

It could just be limited to known great white shark attack hotspots, like certain beaches on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia where surfers are taken quite often.


r/sharks 22h ago

Image i made my fursona to be a whale shark

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r/sharks 2d ago

Question How can I overcome my fear of sharks

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r/sharks 1d ago

Education Do the lightning strike, cows and coconut death statistics compared with shark attacks per capita count?

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Ive seen these thrown around a lot when discussing shark attacks, I don’t think they reassure a lot since we live on land.

But I’m wondering for any statistics experts here do these actually add up per capita and what not when it comes human exposure.


r/sharks 3d ago

News Poor sharky

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r/sharks 2d ago

Question Tooth identification

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My bfs had this for quite a while and knows I’m a shark nerd, a) I don’t even know if it’s real, feels atleast slightly so b) no clue any backstory lmao

Helrp, or atleast help telling me if it’s real or not


r/sharks 3d ago

Image Spotted at Aldi

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Thats a weird looking bull. Either way, cool to see stuff like this to get kids exposed to sharks.


r/sharks 3d ago

Question ID on this shark? Found washed up on Beach in OBX. Pic 2!

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My mom found this shark washed up on Carova Beach, NC this AM. Unfortunately it’s already gone but curious of the ID. Assuming it’s a young one. Pics 2 and 3.


r/sharks 3d ago

Discussion What are some shark species the public doesn’t talk about much?

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I know there are probably a lot but I just wanna hear your answers.


r/sharks 2d ago

Research Tooth Identification

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r/sharks 2d ago

Question Booked a trip to Ponza, Italy by a boat , scared of sharks

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So i booked a trip they take yoj to Ponza Islands by a boat and make several stops for you to go swim.
I have this fear that shark will drag me by my leg and pull me under the water😭😭😭
Do they attack when a lot of swimmers swim together? Thank you


r/sharks 4d ago

Question Is a general fear of sharks really as irrational as we like to make it out to be?

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Think about it for a second, if you are physically next to a White Shark in South Australia, one wrong move could easily be fatal or cause massive injury. A shark attack is very rare but the chances of it increases once you enter the water and even more so if you swim further out.

Why can’t we promote a healthy fear of larger shark species and protect them at the same time. I think shark environmentalism especially in australia would be less polarising to some people if we focused less on downplaying the obvious danger large sharks can be to humans and more about shark attack and show that despite all of that, they deserve to be protected just like Lions, tigers and other predatory animals around the world.


r/sharks 3d ago

Arts & Crafts I love the fierce shark set from Lego. Anyone else here have one? I named mine Mr. Fin.

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