Презентация по английскому языку на тему The animal wanted «MAKO SHARK»

The animal wanted «MAKO SHARK»

MAKO SHARK OThe shortfin mako shark also is known as the blue pointer and bonito shark. OIt belongs to the order Lamniformes, the Lamnidae family, and the genus Isurus.

DESCRIPTION OThe body of the mako shark is cylindrical, fusiform and hydrodynamic. OAn adult can measure between 3.2 and 3.8 meters in length and weigh between 60 and 135 kilograms although females can reach 150 kilos. OThe body of the mako shark is cylindrical, fusiform and hydrodynamic.

OIt has a powerful caudal fin semicircular with a highly developed lower lobe. OIt has two dorsal fins but the second one is much smaller than the first one, as well as two pectoral fins shorter than the length of the head. OIts gill slits are long and have small black eyes; OIts teeth are large and very sharp. OIts body has a gray or metallic blue color on the dorsal area and a lighter color in the belly area

DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT OThis shark inhabits all the temperate waters of larger concentrations in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans and in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. the world, with

FEEDING OIt is an efficient predator and therefore, a carnivorous animal that feeds on several species of fish. Other common foods are cephalopods like octopus and squids, bony fish, dolphins, turtles, seabirds and small sharks. Every day, it consumes 3 percent of its weight and needs 1.5 to 2 days to digest its food.

BEHAVIOR O The mako is the fastest shark on Earth. It reaches up to 32 kilometers per hour with gusts of 72 km/h and is capable of traveling up to 55 kilometers in a single day. This fish can also jump, as it has been seen doing it out of the water reaching up to 9 meters height. O Mako sharks are solitary individuals but may be grouped according to sex. It does not represent a grave danger to humans since it lives far from the coast.

THREATS AND CONSERVATION The mako shark is an important species for commercial fishing. In addition to its flesh, fins, oil, liver, and cartilage, its jaws and teeth are decorative objects and even trophies. And like other species of sharks, it is a victim of bycatch.

Ways to solve the problem: creation of marine reserves rearing of sharks use analogou s preparati ons made from shark mako Do not use shark teeth to make souvenirs

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