What do Sharks Eat?

What do tiger sharks eat?

Tiger sharks will eat anything that turn up in their routes. Tiger sharks have been called a thrash can with fins because tiger sharks will eat just about anything. This makes tiger sharks somewhat dangerous to human beings.

What does a sicklefish weasel shark eat?

Sicklefish weasel sharks are very fond of octopus.

What do nurse sharks eat?

The nurse shark which lives on the ocean floor gets its food from cracks and holes in rocks and coral. The nurse shark puts its thick lips over the hole and sucks up its food like drinking from a straw.

What do blue sharks eat?

Blue sharks are fond of squid. When blue sharks find many squid, they will cruise through the water with their mouths open and eat until they cannot eat anymore.

How do sharks catch food?

The largest sharks such as the whale sharks and basking sharks have unusually small teeth. Unlike most sharks, the mouths of whale sharks and basking sharks are right at the front of their body. These big sharks cruise slowly near the surface of the sea water with their mouths wide open.

Every hour more than a thousand tons of water pass through the shark 's mouth. Thousands of tiny plankton which are minute plant or animal particles are caught in the gill rackers of these sharks. The water then drains out through the gill slips.

Some sharks have unusual way of catching food. the threasher shark uses its long tail as a club to hit and stun fish. The sawshark uses its sharp saw like teeth to slash out at its prey and cut it up. Most sharks seem to eat every day or two although they can live for several mouths without eating.