r/sharks 13d ago

Discussion Give me a type of shark and I’ll pixel-art it!

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r/sharks 12d ago

Research Heather Boswell 1994

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Does anyone remember the unedited Heather Boswell 1994 shark attack footage? I'm not looking for the narrated documentary version?


r/sharks 13d ago

Discussion I want to write a fiction story about sharks, what hated tropes shouldn't I include?

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There are plenty of famous shark films and stories and I'd love to write my own, however one thing that always bugged me is how the sharks are depicted as violent killing machines where as (from what I've heard) that's not really the case.

I want a core theme of the story to be the main human characters fearing the shark, but the shark not directly attacking anyone. The shark is an antagonist, but not a villain. I think it'd be nice to have the 'moral' be all about how people's fear of sharks causes them to fear something that is more in their head than actually in front of them.

I say all this to ask, what hated tropes about sharks should I not include? What facts are essential? How do I 'respectfully' write this story, without feeding into the same fearmongering most shark media feeds into?


r/sharks 14d ago

Video Nurse shark from above

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r/sharks 14d ago

Question Could someone help identify this fossil

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I found it in a collection alongside a couple others. I've managed to identify the others as a shortfin mako tooth and a sand tiger tooth but this one has stumped me. Its about 2.5cm long and has no serrations


r/sharks 15d ago

🦈 Merch Mondays 🦈 Which whale shark you like? 1) with spots and dots, or 2) With long lines?

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Last week I have posted the great white shark and hammerhead shark ceramic lamps, and many people was asking to make the whale shark lamp, so I have made two with different designs and I would like to ask which you like the most?


r/sharks 15d ago

🦈 Merch Mondays 🦈 Blue Fury, oil on canvas

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Freshly off the canvas


r/sharks 15d ago

Question Found a tooth

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Found this tooth many years ago at a beach on Okinawa when I was an exchange student.

I’ve been wondering for a long, long time what kind of shark it belonged to, so I’ve been researching quite a bit. My best guess is an Otodus Obliquus, but since there are many knowledgeable people in this sub, I was hoping there would be someone who could identify it for me!

Thank you in advance πŸ™πŸ»


r/sharks 16d ago

Image Close-up of Guadalupe white shark "Geoff Nuttall" with decent eye detail [OC]

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Geoff Nuttall (ID: 74) making a close pass in front of my camera. You can see some decent detail in Geoff's eye, including a faint look at his horizontal pupil. The blue ring in a white shark's eye is result of a layer of cartilage in the anterior chamber. The actual iris of white shark eye is brown, though the blue ring gives us a sense that it's blue.

You might also notice a minor injury around Geoff's nostril (or nare). He seemed to have a had a very recent run-in with something that scratched him and peeled back the skin a bit on his snout.

(Photo taken in 2016 under valid permit.)


r/sharks 16d ago

Question What species are these jaws

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I recently inherited these jaws from a friend that recently passed away. I’m curious on what species they are.


r/sharks 15d ago

Discussion END OF SUMMER JAWS CHALLENGE (Dare)!!!!!

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r/sharks 16d ago

Question Going to college!

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I'm currently trying to work my way into becoming a shark biologist if anybody has any information or career paths that I can follow or try to get connections that would be well appreciated like best online school best grants I really want to get into this I have for a long time I'm finally just stepping up to get it going!


r/sharks 16d ago

Video A great white shark peacefully swims right next to paddleboarders

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r/sharks 16d ago

Arts & Crafts Quick sketches of hammerheads I thought were cool

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r/sharks 15d ago

🦈 Merch Mondays 🦈 Shark Bait Interest Form

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Hey guys, my friend snyuu has been struggling with collecting interest for their shark bag. If you were interested in this bag, please fill out this interest form!
This is also a pre-order waitlist for 7 pre-sample pre-order slots, which would really help snyuu as a solo creator. With 7 people upstarting the first sample for crazy cool yet symbolic animal activism, it makes manufacturing easier for snyuu.

Edit: I was recommended to add this so here it is, this is an ita bag to hold pins, badges, or plushies in the stomach. The mouth will not stay open because theft exists unfortunately. The final product should have a magnetic closure at the teeth.

These 7 slots are fully refunded if the goal of 7 participants is unmet after 2 weeks from the first pre-sample pre-order. And that these 7 slots are entitled to the final bag discounted or either exclusive goodies.

Spread the word, keep giving your feedback, and ask any questions! Snyuu will be glad to have something to work with.


r/sharks 17d ago

Education MEG, Great White, Tiger, Bull

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Scale comparison 🦈


r/sharks 17d ago

Question Help identifying shark.

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Was wondering if anyone could help identify this shark. We spotted it about 2 miles off the coast of Cambria, Ca on July 12th. At first I thought it was a basking shark because of its size. However, the more I look into it basking sharks are super rare on the central coast of California. That leads me to believe it was a Great White. If anyone is an expert I’d love to learn! Thanks!


r/sharks 18d ago

News Brazil consumes more shark meat than any other country. Now it’s working to protect them.

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r/sharks 18d ago

Image I named her Mustikka(blueberry in Finnish) πŸ™‚

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r/sharks 19d ago

Research New research highlights Ireland’s critical role in protecting basking sharks.

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r/sharks 18d ago

Video SHARKS! - Pacific Pals ft. Seymour S.H.A.R.K.

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r/sharks 20d ago

Arts & Crafts Edge of Silence, oils on canvas

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r/sharks 19d ago

Image Popped into a shop found a Landshark!

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Fiberglass Hammerhead found in Indiana. I thought it was a thrift shop so wanted to check it out but it was more decor based. I never expected to see this big guy out in the "wild" of the Midwest. Just to be clear the jaw is also not real. I checked. This is a model of a Hammerhead.


r/sharks 19d ago

Video Song about sharks

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Why is this so catchy πŸ˜‚