Jun 09 2010
Great White Sharks
Anyone that has watch JAWS knows that great white shark are vicious. So, why is this species on the endangered list!? Well, some people actually are hunting them. These people will capture them, and strip them of there teeth and jaws. Also, some people in Asia actually eat the lips and eyes of the great white shark. This is consider a delicacy in Asia. One group that is working hard to make sure the great white shark doesn’t becaome extinct. This group is the Worldwide Fund for Nature or WWF.
Okay, I’ve told that they are endangered, but why should the be saved. Well, every animal in the world has some kind of niche. I know that we love dolphins, sea lions, seals, and all the other animals listed in this article. Unfortanlly the can cause a problem to our ecosystems. They can do this if there is too much of one of the species. So, the great white shark eat the animals I mention. But, what where to happpen in the great white shark became extinct? Well, some of these species would reproduce so much that it makes another species go extinct, and this could go one in one long chain. So, as you can see the great white shark is very valuable to us, and I don’t mean in a money way.
That’s weird.. How do they prepare the shark parts to eat them? It’s just kind of freaking me out, but they do have weird delicasies in Asia. I’m going to be honest, sharks, and especially Great White Sharks scare me. They are large and intimidating and freaky. However, after reading this, I feel bad for them. I didn’t really realize that they were in danger. Great information, and really interesting!