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Sharks are the notorious villains of the sea. However, many people don't realize that sharks are as varied as nearly any other creature. From the aggressive man-eaters to the docile and friendly, sharks come in many shapes, sizes and temperaments. Take this quiz to see how many of these sharks and other creatures you can name from an image. Be careful - this quiz might bite!
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Cow Shark
Great Hammerhead
Great hammerhead sharks have flat, T-shaped heads that make them stand out from other sharks. With eyes on the outside of the hammer-shaped head, this shark has a wider, more enhanced visual range. This shark can grow to 20 feet in length!
Bramble Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Smooth Hammerhead Shark
Did you know that this type of shark is found all over the world? Even though it prefers water of moderate temperatures, it can live in cold water.
Catshark
Carpet Shark
Tiger Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Goblin Shark
Goblin sharks are rare and live in the depths of the sea. They are known for their protruding jaw and long flat snout. They are very large when fully grown, weighting roughly 200 Kg.
Basking Shark
Longfin Mako Shark
Spinner Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Lemon Shark
Like a lemon, this shark has a yellow hue to its skin. It certainly doesn't taste lemony. However, it is not known to be aggressive towards humans, making it a very popular shark for divers to observe.
Hound Shark
Hammerhead
Bramble Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Grey Reef Shark
The grey reef shark is only found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, especially around Madagascar. This shark can be found in shallow water, eating reef fish, squid and octopus.
Thresher Shark
Megalodon
Megamouth Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Carpet Shark
Dwarf Sawfish
The dwarf sawfish may look like a shark, but it is actually a modified ray. The dwarf sawfish only grows to around 10 feet long. It lives in very shallow water, usually 6-10 feet deep.
Nurse Shark
Whale Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Whitetip Reef Shark
Caribbean Reef Shark
Blacktail Reef Shark
Narrow Sawfish
Did you know the narrow sawfish is more like a ray? With a shark-like body and a distinctive, elongated snout in the shape of a saw, the sawfish displays many pairs of flattened, dagger-shaped teeth. These teeth are actually modified scales!
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Blacktip Reef Shark
Whale Shark
Did you know the whale shark is the largest of all shark species? It is a filter feeder, choosing to gather plankton in its five-foot-wide mouth as it gracefully swims along.
Great Hammerhead
Tiger Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Tiger Shark
Blacktip Reef Shark
The blacktip reef shark is found in warm, shallow water. This shark prefers coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific and Mediterranean Sea with depths of up to 160 feet. It has a black marking on its fins, hence the name.
Great Hammerhead
Bull Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Hammerhead Shark
Megamouth Shark
Whale Shark
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
The oceanic whitetip shark is known to be aggressive. They prefer to be alone and live in open ocean waters.
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Frilled Shark
Frilled sharks are rarely seen by humans, since they live at depths up to 5,000 feet! Not much is known about these sharks, but they do have the longest gestation period of any vertebrate - 3.5 years!
Thresher Shark
Sand Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Longtail Carpet Shark
Did you know that the longtail carpet shark is just one category of carpet shark? The other is the collared carpet shark. Both types have distinct coloring, and can possibly even change colors! Also known as a bamboo shark.
Bull Shark
Hammerhead
Sawshark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Blue Shark
Did you know the blue shark prefers colder water? The blue shark inhabits a variety of area across the world preferring to dwell in tropical and subtropical waters up to 1,200 feet deep. It hunts near the coast.
Wobbegong
Bull Shark
Frilled Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Megamouth Shark
Thresher Shark
The thresher shark has an unusually long tail, as long as the shark itself, often used as a weapon against its prey. Thresher sharks are known to be rogues, preferring to spend their lives solo.
Tiger Shark
Great White Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Lemon Shark
Great White Shark
Goblin Shark
Silvertip Shark
Watch out! This shark is not one to be messed with, or even to be seen by. It is a recipe for disaster as it is large, heavy and aggressive. However, humans are also hostile towards this shark as it is often hunted for its liver oil, smooth skin, and meat.
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Milk Shark
The milk shark, also called a white-eyed shark, is generally a small shark with a long, narrow, snout and big eyes. This shark is found on continental shelves near sandy beaches and eats primarily small bony fish.
Bullhead Shark
Horn Shark
Blacktip Reef Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Megamouth Shark
Bull Shark
Goblin Shark
Tawny Shark
This shark is a night predator, as it only goes out at night to prowl the sea floor for food. What does it do during the day? It sleeps in a cave!
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Helicoprion
Wobbegong Shark
Sand Tiger Shark
Green Sawfish
The green sawfish, which is not a shark, has a very distinct saw-like snout. More closely related to rays, the sawfish can be found in shallow water, about 10 to 30 feet deep. They can even be found 150 miles upriver in fresh water!
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Eastern Shovelnose Ray
The eastern shovelnose ray looks like a large disc with a long tail. It camouflages itself well with its sandy color as it creeps on the ocean floor.
Horn Shark
Grey Reef Shark
Lemon Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Great White Shark
Tiger Shark
Dogfish shark
There are various types of dogfish sharks; they are a common shark and most of them are small in size. The smooth dogfish is just four to five feet long!
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Shortfin Mako Shark
Thresher Shark
Crested Horn Shark
The crested horn shark is a type of bullhead shark, living off the coast of Australia. This shark is unique because of its high, distinct ridges over its eyes. The crested horn is a bottom feeding shark, prefers in to hunt the reefs looking for small sea urchins, shellfish and bony fish.
Great White Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Tiger Shark
Bull Shark
Nurse Shark
Eastern Angel Shark
If you saw this creature without shark knowledge, you might think it's a ray! It surely looks more like a ray than a shark. Whatever it is, please do not touch!
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Whale Shark
Great White Shark
Silky Shark
Most find silk appealing to touch, but probably not this shark, despite its silky-smooth skin. Does the fact that it can weigh almost 800 pounds and be nearly 12 feet long solidify your decision to not touch it?
Blacktip Reef Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Frilled Shark
Shortfin Mako Shark
Bull Shark
Bull sharks are known to be aggressive and are the most dangerous to humans. They get the name bull shark from their stocky appearance and for their tendency to "bull rush†swimmers, divers and surfers alike.
Broadnose Sevengill
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Angel Shark
Angel sharks live primarily in the Pacific Ocean, along the coasts of Alaska, California, Mexico, and Costa Rica. Angel sharks spend the majority of their lives buried in the sand near the coral reefs.
Nurse Shark
Wobbegong
Blue Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Oceanic Whitetip
Greenland Shark
Giant Shovelnose Ray
Actually, this one is a ray, sometimes called the giant guitarfish. Did you know that the fin of the giant shovelnose ray is one of the most valuable fins out there in the world today? Due to its valuable fin, this ray has seen a decrease in its population numbers. Find the adults offshore, whereas the juvenile sharks can be seen inshore.
Megalodon
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Wobbegong
Did you know the wobbegong shark is known as the "ambush king"? These sharks camouflage seamlessly with the ocean floor, hidden from predators and prey alike. This shark has large strong jaws, trapping its prey for a tasty dinner.
Helicoprion
Sand Tiger Shark
Blacktip Reef Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Bronze Whaler
The bronze whaler, or copper shark, has a slender body. It is known to attack human unprovoked.
Megamouth Shark
Whale Shark
Sand Tiger Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Angel Shark
Horn Shark
Collared Carpetshark
Collared carpetsharks are bottom-feeders, feeding on the ocean floor. They look for crustaceans and mollusks.
Zebra Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Angel Shark
Saw Shark
Sand Shark
Bignose Shark
The bignose shark is a deepwater fish. It likes to dive into deep water, with the occasional visit to the continental shelf. This shark enjoys tropical, warm seas, and can be found in waters worldwide.
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Pigeye Shark
Pigeye sharks feed on bony fish, sharks and rays, squid, shrimps, and octopuses. They are in danger of being overfished, as they are often found in tropical shallow waters close inshore, near the surf line and along beaches. Java shark is another name for the Pigeye.
Great White Shark
Blue Shark
Whitetip Reef Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Grey Reef Shark
Caribbean Reef Shark
Hound Shark
Shortfin Mako
The shortfin mako shark is easily identified by mean looking teeth, which are visible even when its mouth is closed. The mako shark looks like a smaller version of a great white shark. It's possibly the fastest-swimming of all sharks.
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Thresher Shark
Great White Shark
Great white sharks are known to cause human fatalities. But even though sharks can be dangerous, humans are more harmful to sharks than the other way around, due to over-fishing.
Great White Shark
Hammerhead Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Sand Tiger Shark
Did you know that the sand tiger shark gets its name for its incredible appetite, not a series of stripe markings on its exterior? The sand tiger hunts at night and prefers subtropical temperatures. It is the only shark that comes to the surface to gulp air.
Thresher Shark
Smooth-hound Shark
Wobbegong Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Horn Shark
Tiger Shark
Watch out, this shark can be up to 13 feet long and weigh up to 1,400 pounds! Why is it called a tiger shark? Young ones have stripes that look like those on a tiger. This shark is aggressive in terms of attacking people.
Angel Shark
Hound Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Carpet Shark
Spot-tail Shark
Unlike some sharks, this species is known to be somewhat stocky in size. It's named for the black tips on the lower part of the caudal fin, the pectoral fins, and on one of the dorsal fins.
Wobbegong
Great White Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Frilled Shark
Cow Shark
Dusky Whaler
Dusky whaler sharks swim in tropical and temperate oceans worldwide. They can dive to depths of 1,300 feet! Known as good swimmers, these sharks undertake sea voyages that have been known to top 2,000 nautical miles.
Mackerel Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Bramble Shark
Angular Roughshark
Helicoprin
This prehistoric shark is extinct, which may be safer for all of us! It had a 360-degree spiral of teeth and is also called the "buzzsaw Killer."
Smooth-hound Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Great Hammerhead
Graceful Shark
The graceful shark is a medium-sized grey shark. It has a moderate wedge-shaped, short snout. This shark feeds primarily on fish, though diet can include crustaceans. The graceful shark is harmless to humans.
Tiger Shark
Basking Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Bull Shark
Sandbar Shark
What do sandbar sharks eat? Small and bony fish. Where do they live? They like to reside in tropical and warm coastal waters.
Caribbean Reef Shark
Whitetip Reef Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Speartooth Shark
This shark has made news headlines in the past years, as it is very rare and hardly ever seen. Sightings were so rare that the first tag of an adult was in 2015!
Catshark
Cowshark
Zebra Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Broadnose Sevengill
Oceanic Whitetip
Basking Shark
Crocodile Shark
Crocodile sharks hunt at night, closer to the surface. They dive to deeper water during the day. They have huge eyes and prefer to eat fish, squid and shrimp.
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Sand Shark
Smooth-hound Shark
The smooth-hound shark is large in size. Although larger, the smooth hound is a fairly slender shark with a short head and larger eyes that are set close together. This shark patrols the continental shelf, preferring deeper water, although it can be found at mid-water levels.
Cat Shark
Carpet Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Grey Nurse Shark
Grey nurse sharks have a curled, hinged mouth. This provides this shark's somewhat puckered appearance. Nurse sharks are slow-moving bottom-dwellers. Generally harmless to humans, this shark can be pretty large, measuring up to 14 feet!
Hammerhead Shark
Bramble Shark
Cow Shark
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Which type of shark is in this image?
Bramble Shark
Zebra Shark
This shark is also called the leopard shark. Why the opposing names? As young sharks, they have zebra-like stripes on their skin, and as they grow into adulthood, the stripes change to leopard like spots. Want to see the change? Visit an aquarium; these sharks are often found in captivity.
Roughshark
Dogfish Shark
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