Porbeagle sharks are one of only a few endothermic fish species. This video covers various details about them and also conservation. Write any questions, comments, or critiques in the comment section below. Stay tuned for my next video where I'll go over the history of sharks.
Link to the Porbeagle Slides: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nI3XwH6eAZMexInifTm20c7PXUZrPKq4hFM1YZ5f0Ug/edit#slide=id.g31afea70f98_0_81
Vocabulary:
Fork Length: the length from the snout’s tip to the fork in the tail.
Total Length: the length from the snout’s tip to the tail’s tip.
Endothermic Animal: Warm-blooded animal. Also, one that can generate their heat.
Metabolic Heat: the heat generated from metabolic processes.
Rete Mirabile (Retia Mirabilia): A mesh network of intermingled blood vessels where heat is exchanged.
Ambient temperature: it is the temperature surrounding the object or individual. In this case, it is the temperature surrounding the shark.
Migration: it is the movement of members of a species from one place to another.
Pelagic: the open ocean.
Elasmobranchs: Sharks, rays, skates, etc.
Invertebrates: animals lacking a backbone
Bycatch: an additional creature caught not among the species a commercial fishery specifically fished for.