The tail of a thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus). From Wikipedia. Thanks to sensational documentaries and summer blockbusters, we are all familiar with the anatomy of a shark attack. The victim ...

Instead, their skeletons are made from mineralized cartilage that helps them constantly move through water. To understand the internal "sharkitecture" that helps keep these animals strong and graceful ...

Searching for answers about pregnant sharks Jim Gelsleichter, a biology professor at the University of North Florida, joined the research project with the Cape Eleuthera Institute and others in ...

The second method involved the shark swimming up alongside its prey and whipping its tail sideways to strike with the distal end of the tail, and this technique was successful about 92% of the time.