Sharks The Animal Answer Guide

168 Sharks: The Animal Answer Guide

Sharks, Zebra Sharks, Bamboo or Brown-spotted Cat Sharks, Port Jackson

Sharks, and their relatives. When public aquariums have chimaeras, they

are almost always in a separate, smaller, darkened tank illuminated with red

light because chimaeras avoid brightly lit habitats.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium in California has been the first public

aquarium to successfully exhibit White Sharks, despite efforts at several

other facilities. Since 2004, MBA has held a half dozen 4- to 5-foot-long

Sand Tiger Sharks get their alterna-
tive name, Ragged Tooth, because
of their long, sharp teeth, which are
especially suited for grabbing slip-
pery prey such as fishes and squid.
Photo by Gene Helfman

Kids of all ages crowd around the
Touch Tank at the Georgia Aquarium
in Atlanta. The tank contains small
Bonnethead Sharks and Cownose
Rays, the latter with their tail barbs
snipped off. Photo by Gene Helfman

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