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Ocean Wildlife Project
Why always travel far away to see sharks? This is the question posed by Ocean Wildlife Project e.V. Ocean Wildlife offers participants the opportunity to take part in real research expeditions. One of these expeditions is a real gem: the porbeagle sharks in Brittany.
These relatives of the great white shark are among the most endangered members of their species. Together with Lennhart Voßgäter, you can visit the colony in Brittany. The behavior of the sharks, especially their migration patterns, is being studied. The first results are already in. The local animals keep returning to Brittany.
The porbeagle
Porbeagles (Lamna) are a genus of mackerel sharks (Lamnidae) and thus of sharks (Selachii). The porbeagle typically reaches lengths of over three meters and weights of over 200 kilograms, but usually remains smaller. Outwardly, it resembles the related great white shark: a spindle-shaped body with a conical snout and five long gill slits. The dorsal half of the body is gray, the ventral half lighter (counter-shading). A white tip at the rear base of the front dorsal fin is typical; the tail fin is crescent-shaped. The teeth are narrow, unserrated (not saw-toothed) and have small lateral cusps.
Further information on the Ocean Wildlife Project:
https://aquazoo-duesseldorf.de/natur-und-artenschutz/artenschutzprojekte