Neorice's Ocean

The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is the largest predator fish in the world, however, the early life history and reproduction of this iconic shark is still poorly understood, in fact, no one has seen a white shark puppy in the wild, nonetheless, recent aerial observations made by drone off California, USA, have revealed the first images of a white shark puppy.

Footage done by wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and biologist Phillip Sternes in July 2023, revealed seconds of a single pale pup, which apparently was shedding its embryonic layer. This record robusts the idea the coast of central California acts a birthing location for white sharks. This shark was stimated to reach 1.5 m in lenght. Many researchers believe white sharks are born farther out at sea, due the elusivity to find pups. This finding means they are likely to born in shallow waters.

Photo: Carlos Gauna

Reference : Gauna & Sternes2024. Novel aerial observations of a possible newborn white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Southern California, Environmental Biology of Fishes

POSSIBLE NEWBORN BABY WHITE SHARK SPOTTED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!!!!!

Paper all about the sighting (made last year) here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-024-01512-7

Photo copyright Carlos Gauna/The Malibu Artist

It is. So baby. Aaaaaaaaaa

some more stuff from ask

Q: Let's become mermaids

not exactly a mermaid. It just seemed to me that it would suit him to be a half-shark.

🦈 Daily Shark Fact: 🦈

Great White Sharks are warm-blooded. While most sharks are cold blooded (they can't control their body temperatures). This allows them to raise and lower their body temperature, allowing them to live in colder waters.

In addition to being warm-blooded, another incredible biological feature of great whites is their highly toxic blood. Research has shown that the levels of arsenic and mercury in their blood are so high that it would kill most animals. However, they seem to be adapted to this toxicity and are unharmed by it.

It's still sharks. I'm sorry lol But, heeey, making stickers because every kickstarter needs freebies. The lisa frank thresher sharks have already been produced, and I think they came out pretty great with the holo. Next one is the traditional... well... maybe neotraditional tattoo one. I wanted variety. Campaign link here

Shark

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“He is corpulent, almost fat, like an overstuffed sausage”

(A National Geographic magazine about sharks when talking about a great white)

This might be my favourite quote of all times

Shark Stickers, Shark Stickers, SHARK STICKERS!!!

I made some shark stickers for a zinefest recently and I had a really good time making them and I’m currently making more! I currently have a Common Thresher Shark, a Great Hammerhead, and a White Shark

Happy 4h of July.

Great White Sharks in watercolor pencil

with color enhancement: 

Ishmael out here giving me an excuse to dump shark facts on everyone.

He refers to the “white shark” which today generally means Carcharodon carcharias. This is a member of the mackerel shark family. But this shark is fully countershaded. It’s belly is white but it’s back and fins are grey. A swimming great white shark would not be noted for its whiteness. It’s also found throughout the world in coastal waters, not limited to the tropics.

But there is another. Now known commonly as the oceanic white tip, it was once called the “lesser white shark.” Carcharhinus longimanus ranges throughout the open tropical oceans. It can be recognized by the white tips on each of its fins. And, it’s a member of the requiem shark family.

WHITE TARA

HARMONY FARMS

lil help?

I vaguely remember years ago seeing an illustration of a great white shark tied to a rope and being forced to perpetually swim as a strange hypothesis for how to keep one captive, if this illustration even exists and isn't just a product of my imagination, can someone find me the image? Thanks