I GOT MUTED FOR COPY-PASTING THIS FROM GOOGLE: AI Overview Sharks are fish, specifically a distinct type of fish known as cartilaginous fish. Save Our Seas Foundation Why Sharks Are Fish Gills: They breathe by passing water over their gills to extract oxygen. Instagram +1 Cold-blooded: Most sharks are ectothermic (cold-blooded), matching the temperature of the water around them (though a few, like the great white, can warm parts of their body). Save Our Seas Foundation +2 Fins and tails: They swim using fins and side-to-side tail movements. Save Our Seas Foundation No milk or hair: They do not nurse young with milk, produce hair, or breathe air through lungs like marine mammals (such as whales or dolphins) do. Reddit ·r/confidentlyincorrect +1 What Makes Them Different from Regular Fish Cartilage skeleton: Instead of a hard bone skeleton, a shark's skeleton is made of cartilage—the same flexible tissue found in human ears and noses. Save Our Seas Foundation +1 Denticles: Instead of typical flat fish scales, their skin is covered in tooth-like structures called dermal denticles that reduce drag. Australian Museum +1 Gill slits: Most sharks have five to seven gill slits on the sides of their heads, whereas typical bony fish usually have a single gill cover. Wikipedia +1 You can learn more about their classification from the Save Our Seas Foundation or read a detailed breakdown on Wikipedia's Shark Page. Would you like to know more about how cartilaginous fish like sharks and rays differ from bony fish, or are you curious about a specific shark species?
editors note: im an idiot its probably because it had the word Instagram in it cuz thats one of its sources.. *sigh* i am going to cry 2 hours tthis time btw
