Food Web
Animals: Leopard Shark
- Adult leopard sharks can be up to seven feet long.
- These sharks are not harmful to humans due to their small teeth and timid nature.
- Leopard sharks can be found alone or in schools.
Leopard sharks are most common in shallow water. They seem to favor muddy bays and sloughs, especially in northern California. They come into the shallow water to give birth to live young. Females can produce from seven to 36 offspring.
Leopard sharks feed on animals that live in the mud, like the Fat Innkeeper Worm, crabs, shrimp, octopi, and fish.
Sharks are well known for their teeth. A shark may have anywhere from five to 20 rows of teeth. Only the front row of teeth stick up, the other teeth lie flat behind the front row. Sharks don't chew their food, rather they use their teeth to rip and cut food, then swallow it whole.
Fish for more info:
http://www8.nos.noaa.gov/onms/park/Parks/SpeciesCard.aspx?pID=14&refID=2&CreatureID=62
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