PHOTO CREDIT: TERRY GROSS

Did you know that sharks don’t get cavities? It’s true!

It’s Shark Week, the perfect time to highlight some fun facts about sharks!

• Shark teeth are actually coated in flouride.
• Some species of shark have a pecking order, and eat from smallest to largest.
• Sharks can track their prey by its heartbeat.
• Sharks don’t chew, but rather swallow food whole.
• More than 80% of people who are bitten by sharks survive.
• Whale sharks don’t reproduce until they’re 30.
• A whale shark’s skin is three and a half inches thick.
• Thresher sharks can slap their prey with their long tails.

Want to learn more about sharks? Check out our Sharks Content Collection on Discovery Education Streaming!