Shark Week 2024

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Across
  1. 1. World’s slowest shark at 1.7mph
  2. 3. The best Shark Week Host (hint - 2011)
  3. 6. this shark can swim in both rest & salt water & is named after a male cow
  4. 9. Sharks go through about ______ teeth in their lifetime ! Chomp, chomp !
  5. 11. how sharks breathe underwater
  6. 16. There are over _______ species of sharks in our oceans
  7. 21. Latin name of the great white shark
  8. 23. Host of 2024 Shark Week
  9. 24. Shark species with the Longest tail
  10. 26. tiny flat V-shaped scales that decrease drag and turbulence allowing sharks to swim faster
  11. 27. Named for its yellow-brown skin that helps it camouflage in tropical sandy waters
Down
  1. 2. Are sharks really enemies of humans or are they nature’s trash cans? (Put full phrase)
  2. 4. Extinct shark species thought to be the biggest shark that ever existed
  3. 5. The top speed of the fastest shark in the world (MPH)
  4. 7. Fastest shark in the world
  5. 8. another name for a Baby Shark (doo-doo doo-doo doo-doo)
  6. 10. one of the gentlest shark species
  7. 12. The biggest size the smallest shark can get in inches (round up to closest whole number)
  8. 13. A very famous, slightly annoying but still catchy song about sharks for kids
  9. 14. What is a shark’s skeleton primarily composed of?
  10. 15. A shark’s dorsal _____ is famous for being spotted above the water
  11. 17. Smallest living shark in the world
  12. 18. Famous Quote from Finding Nemo - “Fish are _____, not food”
  13. 19. Largest living shark species in the world
  14. 20. The REAL apex predators of the ocean (may surprise you)
  15. 21. this delicious ‘fruit’ found in Pina coladas kills more people a year than sharks (150 deaths vs 10 per year)
  16. 22. When are sharks most active ?
  17. 25. fish that has a symbiotic relationship with sharks (aka suckerfish)