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Secrets of The Animal World Sharks Sharks are a group of fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, 5 to 7 gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not merged to the head. Acanthodians are frequently referred to as "spiny sharks"; though they are not part of Chondrichthyes proper, they are a paraphyletic assemblage leading to cartilaginous fish as a whole. Ever since, sharks have actually diversified into over 500 species. They range in size from the little dwarf lantern shark (Etmopterus perryi), a deep sea types of only 17 centimeters (6.7 in) in length, to the...

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Secrets of The Animal World Tiger Significant reasons for population decrease consist of environment destruction, habitat fragmentation and poaching. Tigers once varied widely throughout Asia, from Turkey in the west to the eastern coast of Russia. The extent of area inhabited by tigers is approximated at less than 1,184,911 km2 (457,497 sq mi), a 41 % decrease from the area estimated in the mid-1990s. The species is categorized in the genus Panthera with the lion, leopard, snow and jaguar leopard. They are territorial and social but typically solitary animals, typically needing huge...