Basking Shark Pictures

To appreciate the gigantic size of basking sharks check out these underwater photos and pictures.

At the Dentist

The teeth in the basking shark are very small and numerous and often number one hundred per row. The teeth curve backwards and are the same on both the upper and lower jaws.

Sleepy Basking Shark

(porthkerris.com)

Do basking sharks sleep? The answer seems to be nobody knows. People speculate that sharks use a form of sleep that is akin to human sleep walking.

Great White or Basking Shark?

(english-nature.org.uk)

Basking sharks are commonly mistaken for Great White mainly due to their similar size. However, there are quite differences between basking sharks and Great Whites. Most notably is the difference between a basking shark's fin and a great white's fin. The basking shark has a much more rugged and rounded fin, compared to the Great Whites sharp right-angle triangular fin. Basking sharks have a thicker less-pointed nose than great whites. Perhaps the biggest difference is the swimming motions, basking sharks are much slower through the water and use a side-to-side swimming action.

Top Gun - The Basking Shark Version

(flmnh.ufl.edu)

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