You're welcome, I'm glad I could be of assistance. The point about *megalodon* being an endotherm is a tricky one (not least by definition!). Although there is...
Cheers Marc, there is indeed much more to be found out, hopefully there will be a fantastic palaeontological find which will help us answer some of these ...
Hi All,<br> Does anyone have access to a copy of the below article? I don't need a copy but I do need the citation details for it (volume number, issue number...
Hi Gang,<br><br>My wife and I went to the brand new South Carolina Aquarium this week. The ocean tank was quite impressive because it had the largest pane of...
Thanks for looking Chad! For some reason this is one of the most difficult articles to find! Thanks again.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Marc.<br><br>P.s. any Trivia...
Hey, guys! Just wanted to say "Sorry" for not posting trivia the past couple of weeks. Been totally busy here with family-type stuff, and have hardly had time...
No problem! Okay here is a question, taking into account the last one to be posted. Aside from prey detection and compass working what else has been suggested ...
The ampullae of Lorenzini can also be used as receptors for Aquaman's telepathic messages, not that the shark would remember the message a few moments after it...
For my first post in like a million months, here is the answer:<br><br>The ampullae of Lorenzini are small electroreceptive pores on the snouts of sharks. They...
Just another question... have any club members ever seen a Great White up close? The closest I came was back in the summer of 1996 when a large female was...
Sadly not! Living in England kind of limits the species of sharks I'm likely to see. That said when my studies have finished I hope to do some travelling and ...
Okay people, in an attempt to keep up tradition whilst steelfrogs is away I posted a question about elasmobranch ampullae. I asked what function (other than ...
hi im Erin and i plan on going to college for marine biology. meanwhile, since i dont live near the ocea, i am trying to learn about cetaceans and sharks as...
Welcome Erin,<br><br>I believe I speak for the entire club when I say we would be happy to discuss any questions you have regarding sharks (& cetaceans). Do...
I plan to go to college at the University of South Alabama, but nothing is final yet. I have been told that the University of California at Santa Cruz is...
the Ampullae of Lorenzini are little hole-like things in the shark's skin on its face, almost like tiny pores, and they are used to detect little electrical ...
Hi, guys! A day late and a dollar short...but back! I've posted a new trivia question--had to wing it because Cassie is asleep in bed--so if it's not too ...
Sharks and rays both possess a cartilaginous skeleton.<br>Can you say cartilage boys and girls? <br><br>I knew you could.<br><br>Believe it or not, after...
As for the web page colors. It's a nice Manatee purple (yes, manatees are purple). <br><br>Oh, I forgot to mention to watch out for the Sandbar shark while ...
Hi Guys,<br> Okay, Trivia response time. First some titbits about sharks and rays. Although sharks are the most notorious elasmobranchs, the rays (or batoids)...
what does everyone think about these sharks? Last night I saw a show on Animal Planet called Extreme Contact, and 3 people went swimming with them. I think ...
Great Hammerheads (*Sphyrna mokarran*) are certainly the largest of the Hammerhead sharks and probably the most likely to pose a threat to humans. They are ...
Have you ever actually swam (swum? swimmed? Hey, anyone know the correct English tense of swim with the helping verb have? Argh! I hate incorrect English, and ...
To calm your fears, your first choice of words was grammatically correct. And second, I, for one, have never been swimming with sharks. I went snorkeling on my...
Sadly, the closest I've come is seing some dogfish (*Scyliorhinus canicula*) when I took my diving exam! Still, I hope to go to the Maldives with my parents...
