Where Do Sharks Live?
Where do sharks
live?
Sharks live in every ocean in the world,
however studies published have shown that up to 70% of oceans
are free of sharks.
Sharks are not territorial like most animals are, so they
change frequently their habitat. As many other fish,
females do not stay to take care of eggs. Young sharks are
ready to take care for themselves from the very moment they
born.
Sharks have succeeded for 450 million years because they
are extremely good adapting to changing environments,
therefore they can change their living area in search for
food easily.
Regardless sharks are cold blooded, they live either in
warm, temperate and cold waters. Some species live
mainly in cold waters, while some others prefer warmer
waters.
Shark
Migration
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Hammerhead
Shark
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However one thing is for sure, sharks will migrate
to find the sources of food and they can travel hundreds of
miles to do that.
Most species of sharks are found in the oceans. However,
some of them are known to live in bodies of fresh water,
like the bull shark which is known to travel up to 3,000 Km
up the Amazon River.
Sometimes, sharks have been found even in unusual
fresh water bodies. This is believed to be caused because
the destuction of their habitat by human activity. Either
pollution or any other destructive human
activity, have provoked that the quick
adapting sharks look for food in such unusual
places.
Specifically some species like the white shark lives along
the U.S. west coast.
The Mako shark habitat is from the US- Mexico border to
Washington
The blue shark habitat is from the west coast of Mexico to
Canada.
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