Diet of sharks

diet of sharks






All sharks are carnivores , which means that they feed on other small animals. Sharks are usually thought to have massive razor like teeth, that easily tear through flesh. However sharks and their teeth are designed for a varied diets, for example the whale shark feeds on plankton and very small bony fish, because of their diet their teeth are quite undeveloped and therefore the fish are caught through the sieves of their mouth.







In general, sharks will eat fish, other sharks, squids, turtles , dolphins, rays , seals and crustaceans. The main ingredient that is key in their diet is fat as it provides them with energy for travelling, hunting and maintaining a normal body temperature.

An example is the tiger shark, it is known for eating almost anything that it encounters. it even includes inanimate objects like license plates and motor vehicles. When hunting , a shark will track down the smallest weakest prey , as they are the easiest to catch and this allows the shark to conserve energy. Sharks tend to eat 10 percent of their body weight and more each week.