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[elaynezireael]

Reblog to give your followers a Jellycat dragon 🐲

(Saw a similar post so I can't take credit for the idea, I thought some of you guys might like a dragon-y version! credit)

Kindly don't tag your 'daddy' in this, you'll make the dragons cringe

[mr-nudibranch]

bit of a life update rn:

my big exams r very close rn so I may be busy, but I will try and get back to regular posting. requests for certain species help me get motivation so they are very much appreciated! thank you for sticking around <3

[mr-nudibranch]

I DIDNT KNOW SHARK BLOGS EXISTED

IM SO FGREAKING HAPPY RIGHT NOW

WE EXIST!! :D

[mr-nudibranch]

i was just scrolling thru the shark tag and i have to tell u - my name is ej too and i have a whale shark tattoo!! he is named yushan after one of the rescued sharks at georgia aquarium :)

this is a terrible photo haha but u get the idea

this has made my entire week :) <3

[mr-nudibranch]

SANDTIGER SHARK FACT TIME!!!

I'm gonna try and work out a posting schedule, to help me post regularly :)

• grow to 1.2 and 2.7 metres

• can live between 15-40 years

• lives worldwide near the seafloor in surf zones, shallow bays and coral and rocky reefs

• feed on a variety of bony fish, including hake, herring, snappers, wrasses, remoras, eels and much more

• they r denser than water and maintain buoyancy by swallowing air and holding it in their stomachs

• they r sluggish and aren't considered a threat to humans :)

• because of their coastal habitat, sand tiger sharks are overfished and experienced a 75 percent decline from 1980 to 1990 :(

• they have funky teeth

[mr-nudibranch]

genuinely so sorry for my lack of posts :(

my mental health has been declining as of recently and I'm struggling to find motivation. I will be back to posting more regularly soon, though I can't give an exact date at the moment.

love u all

♡♡♡

[mr-nudibranch]

apologies for my absence school has been incredibly stressful recently and I've had no motivation but!!! I return :)

GREAT WHITE SHARK!!!

•grow to 15-20 feet

•cool coastal waters around the world

•largest predatory fish

•can swim up to 35 mph

• their prey consists of other sharks, crustaceans, molluscs, and sea birds. larger whtie sharks will also prey on sea lions, seals, and small toothed whales like orcas

• they have 300 serrated teeth

•they can live up to 70 years

•they can smell blood from up to 5 km away

•they can sense electrical fields in the water and they are very good at this, sensing a millionth of voltage in the water

• their blood is incredibly toxic

•these sharks can jump 10 feet out of the water

[mr-nudibranch]

I just found your blog but I love so much Im sorry I like spam I didnt think about until after you have a really good blog and I love your posts Im autistic too and sharks are my favourite thing I think so cool to find blog and good posts!!!! thank you

this makes me so happy tysm ♡🦈

[mr-nudibranch]

THRESHER SHARK FACT TIME

• they grow to around 20 feet

•they have exceptionally long tails which are thought to whip their prey at speeds of 80 mph

•they are found in temperate, coastal and oceanic waters

•there are three species: pelagic, big eye, and thresher

•they can live from 20-50 years

•they eat schooling fish and squid

•they can jump 8-10 feet out of the water

•they are very shy to swimmers and will often swim away

thresher shark whipping it's tail ^^^^

[mr-nudibranch]

FRILLED SHARK FACT TIME!!!!

•they are deep sea, open ocean sharks

•they can grow to 7 feet

•they get their name from the frilly appearance of their gills

•they swim like eels, in a serpentine fashion

•little is known about them as we rarely see them

•they have 300 backward facing teeth and are shaped like that to grab onto things

•no one has ever seen a frilled shark feed, but it's believed that they strike their prey similar to snakes, launching themselves at things lile cephalopods, teleost fish and other sharks

• they are found all over the world but at extreme depths- 390 to 4300 feet

•their gestation period could be nearly 4 years long

• they weren't even seen in their natural habitat until 2004 despite being discovered in the 20th century

[mr-nudibranch]

I just found your account but i love it already! Sharks are my favorite animals and i don't think they're being appreciated enough <3

ahh thank you so much. I completely agree, people need to realize how important sharks are and that they play huge roles in the oceanic ecosystem. I hope one day people will realize their beauty and try their best to save these animals. :)

[mr-nudibranch]

OCEANIC WHITE TIP SHARK FACT TIME!!!

•they have the longest pectoral fins of any shark relative to their body size

•they can grow up to 11 feet

•they r found globally in deep, open water, but they like waters between 20 and 28°c

•they r one of the most hunted sharks in the world

•they r sometimes found swimming with pilot whales and they dive together

•they r very bold and inquisitive

•in the Gulf of Mexico the population has had declines of 99% in just four decades

one of the prettiest sharks in my opinion :]

[mr-nudibranch]

guysguysguysguysguys

guess what...

EPAULETTE SHARK FACT TIME!!!

•they can survive out of the water for 3 hours as long as their gills are wet

•they can grow up to 90 cm in length

•they can walk on their pectoral fins !

•they can live up to 25 years

•epaulettes are found in the western pacific ocean in waters around new guinea and northern Australia

•they eat crustaceans, worms and small fish

•they have barbels to help them seek out prey easily

•they r nocturnal

[mr-nudibranch]

ZEBRA SHARK FACT TIME!!!

I love zebra sharks

•they got their name as when they are juveniles they have stripes but over time they gain spots. it's one of the most dramatic pattern changes in the animal kingdom

•they can wriggle into narrow crevices and caves in search of food

•they can grow up to 8 feet

•they r nocturnal and eat molluscs

•they have barbels to help them seek out prey

•they r friendly and harmless to humans >~<

•they r endangered worldwide

[mr-nudibranch]

NURSE SHARK FACT TIME!!!!

•they have barbels to find their prey easily

•they can grow to 14 feet

•they prefer to swim near the sea floor in the warm shallow waters of the western atlantic and eastern pacific oceans

•they have very strong jaws for eating clams fish shrimp squid and shellfish

•nurse sharks don't always need to be moving to breathe! they can lie down at the sea floor and face the flow of water and they pump water thru their mouth and gills

•they can be seen in shivers of up to 40 individuals

•and they can live for 25 years

I couldn't find a gif D:

[mr-nudibranch]

guess what....

BASKING SHARK FACT TIME!!!!!!

•they can grow up to 45 feet long

•they r filter feeders

•they spend most of their time near the surface but can dive deeper to feed

•their livers make up 25% of their body mass

•they have been seen leaping out of the water to get rid of parasites :0

•they swim with friends sometimes :3

•they can live up to 50 years

• they r found in British coastal waters but migrate to north Africa when it gets too cold

[mr-nudibranch]

U should do a fun facts about greenland sharks or cuttlefish they are so cool :)

YESYESYES I LOVE GREENLAND SHARKS

•Greenland sharks are know to live up to 500 years

•they have an 'antifreeze' in their blood that stops their blood from freezing

•they r very slow: it takes them a full 7 seconds to fully swing their caudal fin from side to side

•they prefer colder waters

•they can reach 23 feet and are not picky eaters

•they can go to 2,200 metres deep

•their flesh is poisonous

tysm for the request that made my day ♡♡♡

[mysticusfreeze]

Greenland female sharks also take 136 years to reach full sexual maturity which is longer than the oldest human ever lived which absolutely blows my mind

[mr-nudibranch]

AH it's just so cool that there is a shark out there that was born in like the 16/1700's