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1. Although Nature has made many strange creatures to live at a great depth under the sea, we find just as queer and interesting fish living in what we call the surface waters. 2. Long ago there were great giant sea animals that were of far greater size than those of today. Whales and sharks belong to these giants. 3. Man fears the sharks more than any other creature, great or small, which lives in the sea. The white shark is the most dreaded monster in the deep. Many are armed with strong, sharp, cutting teeth which aid them in their hunt for large fish. These creatures will attack men and they can tear off a leg or even bite through the trunk of a man with ease. 4. Sharks often follow ships. Sailors catch these huge fishes by using a great hook baited with a piece of meat. The hook is fastened to a chain, for the great jaws and teeth of the fish would bite through a rope with ease. 5. Some sharks are enemies of large whales. Whales have often been found with pieces bitten out of their tails by these animals. 6. We know that a long time ago many giant sharks swarmed in the sea, for upon the bottom of the ocean their teeth are found by bushels. |