https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc by Marie, Livi, and Ashton en-us 2021-03-10 17:58:25 UTC 2021-03-15 13:28:24 UTC hello@padlet.com warrensm21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294375613 Common name: Caribbean Reef Shark
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus perezii]]> 2021-03-10 18:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294375613 warrensm21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294384107 Found near coral reefs in the Caribbean and off South America. Sometimes found lying motionless in coral caves and resting on the bottom of the sea floor. ]]> 2021-03-10 18:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294384107 warrensm21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294386513 Most commonly encountered reef shark in the Caribbean Sea!]]> 2021-03-10 18:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294386513 warrensm21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294400754 Typical weight: 150lbs 
Length: 6.5-10 feet (max 8-9ft)]]> 2021-03-10 18:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294400754 albertellime21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294442094 Diet: bony fishes, large crustaceans, cephalopods, yellow sting rays, eagle rays
Behaviors: Capable of reverting/purging their own stomachs which helps them get rid of parasites, mucus, and and any other undesirable thing in their stomach linings 
Reproduction: Viviparous (pups develop inside mother); Reproduction occurs once a year but childbirth is biennial because the females get pregnant every other year; about 4-6 pups can be expected in a litter ]]> 2021-03-10 18:16:29 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294442094 albertellime21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294453422 Caribbean Reef Sharks can dive down into depths of up to 1250 feet deep 

]]> 2021-03-10 18:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294453422 warrensm21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294470625 Reef sharks are hard to distinguish from other sharks of the region (ex: bull sharks). Whitish bands around the flanks are their most readily recognizable feature. ]]> 2021-03-10 18:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294470625 warrensm21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294485883 2021-03-10 18:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294485883 warrensm21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294494707 2021-03-10 18:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294494707 warrensm21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294531853 Caribbean reef sharks became well-known when National Geographic investigated them sleeping, but it’s actually a narcotic high feeling produced from the freeing of parasites on the sharks in cold water. (Only in area off of Yucatán) ]]> 2021-03-10 18:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294531853 warrensm21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294576410 These sharks are protected in Florida state waters & prohibited from harvest in U.S. waters because they are valued more as a living resource for eco-tourism purposes than food. ]]> 2021-03-10 18:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294576410 warrensm21 https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294589759 Caribbean reef sharks travel with small fish swimming near their mouths because of their ability to sense the presence of food before the sharks and lead the sharks to it in exchange for the scraps. ]]> 2021-03-10 18:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1294589759 ashtondilts https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1301004589 Reef Sharks are known for swimming in a zigzag if it feels threatened. ]]> 2021-03-12 01:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1301004589 ashtondilts https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1301013284 Reef sharks are one of the largest apex predators in the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Keys.]]> 2021-03-12 02:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1301013284 ashtondilts https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1301024970 Reef sharks are most easily attracted to feeding attempts. Diving companies can easily capture these predators whereas other fish aren't as easily interested.]]> 2021-03-12 02:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/albertellime21/y2c3256sie42tlpc/wish/1301024970