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Can sharks detect a drop of blood in a olympic sized swimming pool?
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How do sharks detect the presence of food?
When they can smell blood in the water.
Are you more likely to get eaten by a shark when you have your period?
Sharks rarely come near shore at beaches. Unless you're swimming with sharks, I wouldn't recommend swimming. Blood makes sharks react and could kill you brutally.
If you use a tampon can sharks smell your blood during your period while you are at the beach?
Sharks aren't likely to be somewhere that you're swimming, but they can smell even the smallest trace of blood in the water. Sharks are unlikely to come and kill you if you go swimming on your period using tampons. This is largely a moot point, just don't go swimming with sharks.
Are sharks attracted to period blood?
Yes, because sharks can smell blood vey well. If you are swimming in an area with a history of frequent shark attacks, it is best to not go swimming while you have your period.
Frilled sharks habitat facts for kids?
-sharks have cartalige, NOT bones -the myth "a shark can sense a drop of blood in an olympic sized swimming pool", not true. they could smell a drop of fish blood, not human blood...-the dorsal fin on a shark is bent backwards-sharks can have anywhere between 5-7 gills-sharks are attracted to flashy/bright/highly contrasting colors because they remind them of a fish-sharks can range from being able to hold them in your hand, to being over 60 feet long
Can a Sharks can sense a drop of blood from 2.5 miles away. They can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.?
YES
Can Sharks can sense a drop of blood from 2.5 miles away. They can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water?
yes
What makes sharks go away?
if you have sharks swimming around you, cut yourself, and draw blood, it will make them go away, and if you try what i just told you, GOOD LOOK.
What smell makes sharks go away?
if you have sharks swimming around you, cut yourself, and draw blood, it will make them go away, and if you try what i just told you, GOOD LOOK.
How has a shark adapted to be an efficient predator?
Sharks are very adapt predators when in their habitat, the ocean. They are excellent swimmers and can locate a drop of blood in the water from a very long distance. Sharks breathe underwater by swimming constantly.
Does urine attract sharks?
There is no scientific evidence to suggest that urine attracts sharks. Sharks are more attracted to the smell of blood and prey in the water than they are to other bodily fluids. It is always best to follow local guidelines and avoid urinating in the water while swimming in areas where sharks are known to frequent.
What are some myths about shark attacks?
1) that sharks attack surfers because of 'mistaken identification' 2)that sharks are man eaters and are out to get us 3)that a shark can tow away a boat 4)dogs attract sharks 5)sharks can detect a pin head amount of blood from up to mile away
