Shark Fun Facts

The Great White Sharks Can Leap 10 Feet Out of the Water.

It’s called “breaching,” and it’s pure strategy — a burst of precision and timing to capture prey.

 

Sharks are global travelers.

The great white shark can migrate thousands of miles across oceans—some tracking from South Africa to Australia and back. 

 

They predate dinosaurs.

Sharks have existed for over 400 million years, surviving five mass extinctions.

 

They don’t have bones.

Sharks’ skeletons are made entirely of cartilage, the same flexible material in human noses and ears.

 

Sharks rarely attack humans—and many species are endangered.

You’re more likely to be killed by a vending machine than a shark. Yet, 100 million sharks are killed each year by humans.