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Since it is lighter than water, the oil mainly in this organ prevents sharks from sinking |
the liver
DD
|
$1,600 |
DJ |
MARINE BIOLOGY |
2017-09-20 |
#7593 |
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This organ of the basking shark may yield 200 gallons of oil |
liver
|
$800 |
J |
HARD SHARKS |
2002-05-16 |
#4089 |
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This shark organ was an important source of vitamin A until the late 1940s |
the liver
|
$300 |
J |
SHARKS |
1993-05-18 |
#2017 |
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Sharks have no swim bladder so this oil-filled organ helps keep them from sinking |
Liver
|
$400 |
J |
SHARK! |
1990-05-10 |
#1324 |
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Sharks that can go for weeks without eating are believed to live off oil stored in this organ |
the liver
|
$400 |
DJ |
SHARKS |
1989-03-27 |
#1061 |
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For most sharks, the oil found in this large organ helps keep them from sinking |
liver
|
$800 |
DJ |
MARINE BIOLOGY |
1987-04-20 |
#616 |