Did you know sharks lay eggs inside them, then the eggs hatch then go to a place to have babies and leave them? The great whites are fabulous creatures but so misunderstood because of myths. People think they're violent but they're actually not and people hunt them. So many sharks are killed in the world for resources and this is how they're getting endangered. The sharks have a major role in the ocean and people do not know that's why we have to save sharks. Plus they have many predators that can kill them in the ocean.
One of the threats is humans, the reason is that countries are fishing them. They fish sharks and they take off their fins for an Asian food that's supposed to be a delicacy. There are high demands for shark fins and it's really
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There are high demands for shark parts that they have in different countries and it is a high price for one. When hunters or fishers read this they will try to kill sharks to get money. There are also fishermen who set traps up to catch fish but sometimes they accidentally catch and kill shark pups. Another reason is that people believe in a myth that sharks eat people so beaches have to kill sharks to keep people safe. The final reason is that People have caught sharks and sometimes they have traded sharks for more money.
Second of the threat are predators and sharks are their own enemy. Once a pup/baby shark is born they are abandoned to fend for themselves. This leaves them vulnerable to fishing nets, predators, and become hungry. Sharks repopulate at a slow rate, There are only 1 or 2 pups born. On rare occasions the shark pups that have hatched from their egg they eat their unborn brothers and sisters. Also, dolphins can kill them is they get too close to their babies and start beating them up until they run away or die.
The third threat for sharks is predators. Sharks have even more predators like the swordfish that kills them in shark sanctuaries. The great white can be killed by the whale shark which is the biggest shark. Again in the wild, there are tons of predators another terrifying one is the orca that goes in packs to kill, they kill