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Best of PGH - Ballot Best of Pittsburgh is Pittsburgh City Paper's annual readers' poll, featuring the city's favorite categories in Goods and Services, Food and Drink, Cultural and Nightlife, and People and Places.

Loud & Proud Music Festival (organized by Candrika & J., with the help of MANY friends) is up for City Paper's BEST MUSIC FESTIVAL. 🌈
This is a grassroots LGBTQ+ fest, and winning this would go a long way toward gaining support for our fundraising efforts.
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Me: Having a dance competition at the end of the month that I'm nervous about

Also me: What is literally every dance night possible between now and then (as if it's possible to 'cram' for a dance competition...LOL...it is not btw)

I really miss fusion comps, was never nervous for those lol

Hulu Adapting ‘Midnight Son’ Audiobook Into ‘Blood & Myth’ True-Crime Doc The streamer is launching Blood & Myth, a doc that explores a series of shocking violent crimes that shattered a remote native village in Northern Alaska.

Hey hey, this is my cousin, James Dommek. He fricking rocks (as do all his siblings). He wrote a book and co-produced the audiobook version. Hulu picked it up and it'll be out this September! I can't tell from the story if it's an episode or a miniseries or a movie, but I'm looking forward to it!

Many sharks have countershading colors.

Countershading consists of a darker color on the top (dorsal) side of the fish and a lighter color on the bottom (ventral) side. This helps sharks blend into the dark ocean floor when viewed from above, and the bright sky when viewed from below.

Some species, like the tiger shark, demonstrate intrauterine cannibalism, or eating the other fertilized or unfertilized eggs in the womb.

Zebra sharks (Stegostoma fasciatum) have been known to have “virgin births”. This phenomenon, called parthenogenesis, means giving birth at the onset of maturity without mating.

(There is more nuance to this, but this is the basics.)

Several species travel more than 1,000 miles in a single year, such as: dusky, sandbar, night, bigeye thresher, shortfin mako, and tiger sharks.

Sharpnose sharks have among the fastest growth periods. They reach maturity around three years after birth.

Some species of sharks have high site fidelity. This means they often return to one home area.

Some scientists estimate that basking shark gestation lasts up to 3.5 years. Frilled sharks may also carry their pups for more than three years.

Some sharks that are viviparous can be born with a 'belly button' like scar from where the placenta was connected that later heals and is unnoticeable.

Some sharks have 1 or two pups per litter. Other species can have over 100!

A quick distinction, they are venomous. Poison is when something is typically ingested. Venom is typically injected via puncture/wound.

Most venom producing animals have specific venom glands, but I am not positive on how these sharks create and produce venom.

There are 3 shark species known for filter feeding: whale shark, basking shark, and megamouth shark

Some species of sharks, when held upside down, can go into a state called tonic immobility. This is commonly described as a trance-like state of inactivity.

One of the longest known migrations for a shark was by a silky shark named "genie" who travelled 27,666 kilometers over 546 days!

Relationships in Shark Skin: Mechanical and Morphological Properties Vary between Sexes and among Species - PubMed Shark skin is a composite of mineralized dermal denticles embedded in an internal collagen fiber network and is sexually dimorphic. Female shark skin is thicker, has greater denticle density and denti...

Female shark skin is thicker, has greater denticle density and denticle overlap compared to male shark skin, and denticle morphology differs between sexes

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37573134/

Sevengill sharks are both solitary and social hunters.

Some shark species can lose up to 35,000 teeth in a lifetime!

YouTube video by Storyful Viral Spinner Sharks Put On 'Awesome' Display for North Carolina Fishermen

Spinner sharks are notorious for breaching and spinning.

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Stomach eversion and retraction by a tagged tiger shark at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia Stomach eversion is common in sharks captured during fishing activities, however, records of subsequent retraction of the stomach once animals are rel…

Some shark species will use a process called "stomach eversion" to empty their stomachs. It can also occur when caught.

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How many sharks are endangered? | sharkguardian Learn about the alarming number of shark species that are currently endangered. Explore the reasons behind their decline, the impact on marine ecosystems, and the urgent need for conservation efforts ...

Around 37% of shark species are threatened with extinction.

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Shark fins are known to have mechanoreceptors. This means they are capable of sensing things like touch, stretch, bending, and more.

The specifics of the degree or full use of these is more unknown than known.

Some species of shark use jw protrusion to aid in capturing prey. One of the most iconic shark for this is the goblin shark!

Ahhhh, #wobbegong #sharks are all over the Alien Shark episode!

I'm so happy they made another Alien Shark episode!

And yes, wobbegong sharks have been known to eat other sharks, but their primary diets usually consist of teleost fishes and cephalopods.

The get wedged to spaces. Often by an adult picking it up in their mouth! This keeps it protected from predators, water currents, and more.

The paciic spiny dogfish and port jackson shark have venomous spines on their dorsal fins!

There's a lot more to it and it depends on exactly what they are training for. Some target train, many train for a shark to be fed in a speficic area of the tank, and other ways depending on the exact species and setup.

Happy ADA Day y’all. 35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Maybe at least pretend to care about disabled folks.

Corkscrew egg of a horn shark with photo credit to Gary Florin/Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

The horned shark lays an egg that is corkscrew in shape!

Most species lay eggs, called mermaid purses, that are similar in style of a rectangular-ish pouch.