NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF SHARKS YOUR GUIDE TO THESE FIERCE AND FANTASTIC FISH BRIAN SKERRY with Elizabeth Carney and Sarah Wassner Flynn NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Washington D C
CONTENTS Introduction 6 CHAPTER ONE SPECTACULAR SHARKS 8 What Is a Shark Angel Sharks Carpet Sharks Dogfish Sharks Frilled Sharks and Cow Sharks Horn Sharks and Bullheads Mackerel Sharks Saw Sharks Ground Sharks Moment of Ahhh Sharks Around the World Sharks Among the Depths Skerry Encounter An Unexpected Sight CHAPTER TWO EXPLORING SHARK ANATOMY 36 Sharks Top to Bottom Out of Sight Now Hear This Staying in Touch Good Taste Uncommon Scent It’s Electric Pressure Sensors Moment of Ahhh Powerful Predators Hungry and Hidden Filter Feeders Shark Bites Skerry Encounter Hunting From Above 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 CHAPTER THREE THE SECRET LIVES OF SHARKS 66 Hello Babies Whoa Baby Growing Up Shark Moment of Ahhh Shark Bites Adult Sharks Battle for Survival Skerry Encounter Up Close With Pups CHAPTER FOUR THE FINTASTIC TEN 84 Great White Shark Bull Shark Basking Shark Angel Shark Hammerhead Shark Moment of Ahhh Leopard Shark Megamouth Shark Sand Tiger Shark Thresher Shark Greenland Shark Skerry Encounter A Magical Moment With a Great White Shark 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 100 102 104 106 108
WHALE SHARK CHAPTER FIVE SHARK MYTHS BUSTED 110 Sharks and People Shark Smarts Sharks Gourmet Tastes Party Like a Shark Shark Bites Moment of Ahhh Skerry Encounter Fishy Charisma CHAPTER SIX COLOSSAL FOSSILS 126 An Epic Evolution Predators of the Past The Secret to Sharks Survival Sizing Up Sharks Shark Bites Tooth Tellers Find Your Own Fossils Skerry Encounter A Prickly Situation 112 114 116 118 120 122 124 128 130 132 134 136 138 140 142 CHAPTER SEVEN SUPER SHARKS 144 Most Massive Most Petite Predator Speediest Swimmer Funkiest Feature Moment of Ahhh Shark Bites The Deadliest Most Acrobatic Best Camo Most Social Deepest Dweller Spookiest Looking Strongest Bite Skerry Encounter Swimming With Whale Sharks CHAPTER EIGHT BE A SHARK DEFENDER 174 Predator and Prey Shark Conservation Moment of Ahhh Unlikely Allies What You Can Do Skerry Encounter Whitetipped Ghost 146 148 150 152 154 156 158 160 162 164 166 168 170 172 176 178 180 182 184 186 BAMBOO SHARK Index 188 Credits 191 Acknowledgments 192
