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VIDEO 1
: Great White Sharks
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Q. 1
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Where do the great white sharks in the documentary come from?
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�off the coast of South America.
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�off the coast of North America.
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�off the coast of South Australia.
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�off the coast of South Africa.
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�off the coast of Japan.
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Q.�2
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Some characteristics about great white sharks:
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������ � Great white sharks can reach
�feet in length.
������ � They can weigh up to
�pounds.
������ � They can�sprint through the water at�speeds up to�
�miles per hour.
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NOTE
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�������� Great white sharks have great
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������ � They are
�like
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������ � They love to
�things that get their attention
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������ � They like to eat humans:����
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False
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�������� Great white sharks feel about humans the way most humans feel about
lima beans
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They are something to eat out of
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�humans for the same reason they
�other things like
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Q.�3
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Learn about the
ampullae of Lorenzini
:
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The
ampullae of Lorenzini
are
-filled�
�found all around the shark's�
������ (= nose) and
. These
�are extremely
�to
temperatures changes
blood
electrical charges
light
.�That means
������ that anything that gives off the tiniest (= smallest)
�has to be
, including
������ all living
�in the sea.
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Q.�4
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Great white sharks like to eat seals. What are seals compared to in the documentary?
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������ Seals are a double
�fudge
�sundae with
1
2
3
4
5
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strawberries
raspberries
blueberries
cherries
�on top!
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VIDEO 2
: Whale Sharks
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Q. 1
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Learn about some characteristics of the whale shark!
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������ � The whale shark is
�shark in the ocean.
������ � The whale shark can measure up to
�feet long.
������ � The whale shark can�weigh over
�tons.
������ � The whale shark is more than�
�times the size of the great white shark.
�������� The whale shark has
�teeth but they are
�and of little use.
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Q.�2
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What does the whale shark eat to survive?
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a dog snapper
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The spawning ritual of the dog snappers
: At the top of the parade loop, the
�lay their
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�and the
�release their�
, which leads to whale shark chow (= slang for food).
������ The whale shark is what is called a
�feeder. As it swims with its huge
-foot wide
�������
�open, prey like these dog snapper eggs gets trapped in rakers, while water is expelled right
������ back out through the gills. But dog snapper eggs are not the only�
these big mouths love to
������ eat!
VIDEO 3
: Bull Sharks
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There are only 3 sharks that regularly attack humans: the massive great white shark, the tiger shark and
the bull shark.
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Q. 1
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What is the other name given to the bull shark?
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�������The bull shark is also called the�
�of the seas.
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Q.�2
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Learn about some characteristics of the bull shark!
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������ � The bull shark can be�
jealous
tenacious
capricious
envious
�and
.
������ � Bull sharks are not as large as the great white but female bull sharks can grow over�
�feet.
������ � Female bull sharks can weigh up to�
�pounds.
������ � Bull sharks also have a very special characteristic: they can go from
�to
�water with
���������no problems. Bulls have been found thousands of miles upstream in both the
�and
��������
�rivers.
������ � Bull sharks are opportunistic
: they'll eat just about anything.
Q.�3
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Crittercam is a small package of instruments including a camera that can be attached to a wild
�������animal to study its behaviour in the wild. What does the camera reveal about the bull shark?
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������ � The Crittercam reveals at least
�in the region, which raises the intriguing possibility
�������� that these sharks may be
.
������ � Satellite data also confirmed that the bulls
. These animals may be an important part of
�������� the
.
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Q.�4
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People must remember something about bull sharks:
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�������They are more likely to get
�by
�than�
�by a
.
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