Sentences with phrase «as tiger sharks»

Other species, such as tiger sharks, are known to be partial to whale meat, but they get it by scavenging.

Large sharks such as the tiger shark and great hammerhead shark prey on the spotted eagle ray.

Not exact matches

Rather than a «Tiger, tiger, burning bright / In the forests of the night,» Faulkner offers great sharks burning ghostly in the depths of the sea, flamboyant patterns of coral, tropical fish in patterned schools that are so glaringly colorful as to silence a man.

«In addition to the unpredictability of a shark attack over such a large area, it is possible that fishing of tiger sharks has reduced their populations to levels that no longer pose a significant threat to turtles, with other factors becoming more important such as the need to avoid boat strikes»

In this way, tiger sharks are similar to terrestrial carnivores, such as hyenas and polar bears, which will selectively scavenge when the opportunity arises.»

During some years, up to as many as 12,000 green sea turtles aggregate around Raine Island to lay eggs on the beach, which offers scientists a natural laboratory to compare the movements and behaviours of the turtles and tiger sharks during a time when sea turtle concentrations are higher than average.

The study, conducted off the coast of Australia during the turtle nesting season, also found the behavior of healthy green turtles suggests that they do not perceive tiger sharks as a major threat during nesting season.

For example, the scientists think the sharks traveled in their mixed - species groups for most of the day for protection against tiger sharks, which are much larger and often prey on their smaller peers (much as herding animals like gazelles stay together for protection against hungry lions).

Alternative methods currently include dorsal fin tags of tiger sharks living off Hawaii, as well as the highly controversial culling programmes.

While my writing them here won't do them justice, quips like «Slice me a off a piece of pie and serve it up hot, I'm next in line» dubbed over a segment of lions mating and «When a shark appears, sea lions jump ashore — luckily there aren't any tigers waiting for them, otherwise they wouldn't know what the fuck to do» voiced while watching a pack of sea lions, should give you an idea as to how idiotic these guys are.

Dragons, sharks, Manchurian tigers, crocodiles, and other big flesh eaters are the focus of this multifaceted examination of, as well as a moving meditation on, the earth's changing communities.

Channels such as Naiqoro Passage hold sharks and swirling schools of tuna, giant trevally, mahi - mahi and snapper, while sites on the open - water side of the reef provide additional chances for sightings of passing pelagics, including humpback whales, tiger sharks, whale sharks, billfish and tuna.

There is always a chance to catch a glimpse of larger sharks such as hammerheads, tigers and gray reefs passing by in the distance, but far better odds of running into sea turtles or the pods of spinner dolphins that frequent calm bays.

If they are unfortunate, they may fall prey to other sharks such as bull sharks, great hammerheads and tiger sharks.

As if that isn't enough, 16 + foot tiger sharks come in regularly, making this a «shark lovers» dream dive.

Beqa Adventure Divers will take us out to shark reef, where we will be diving with as many as 70 bull sharks at a time, with the occasional tiger shark showing up for a visit.

Silvertips, grey reef, whitetip reef, blacktip reef, sicklefin lemons, and tawny nurse sharks as well as large bull and occasional tiger sharks come to feed on the fish bait provided at a depth of 25 to 30m on the reef ledge while divers observe from a safe distance.

Watch in awe as bull sharks, lemon sharks, reef sharks and the occasional tiger shark come in for a feed.

The result (which cost Saatchi # 50,000) was The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, a tiger shark (which cost # 6,000) pickled in formaldehyde in a glass case, which was exhibited in 1992 as part of the first Young British Arts (YBA) Exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery of contemporary art in London.

A group of works by Damien Hirst, including his famous tiger shark suspended in formaldehyde, as well as pieces by fellow British artists Tracey Emin, Jenny Saville, Sarah Lucas, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Marc Quinn, and Chris Ofili, among many others, are to be temporarily removed from display at the Saatchi Gallery, Cristina Ruiz reports in the Art Newspaper.

The new shark, estimated at up to # 6m, is The Kingdom, a tiger shark in a black framed tank, described by Barker as «majestic».

Shark Finning is a cruelty as well as poaching tigers» paws.

The Empire State has long taken action to protect other threatened and endangered species such as tigers and elephants, now we're taking action to protect sharks and help end the cruelty of shark finning worldwide.»

We're all familiar with the use of animal species names (general and specific) as labels for a sets of human charateristics, for descriptions of types of people, some good, some bad; for example; lion, tiger, weasel, rabbit, rat, dinosaur, pigeon, shark, albatross, crow, snake, (teddy) bear, sloth, insect, rodent, bug, cat etc..