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    There are more than 150 different kinds of sharks. All of these live in salt
    water, except for one species. In Central America there is a lake calledLake Nicaragua, and there is a fresh water shark that lives there.

    Actually, sharks do not live in any one "spot",   because they wander hundreds of miles looking for prey. Most big sharks are generally found living near the surface in the open sea. But there are some that live deep down at the ocean bottom. Smaller sharks usually live near the shore, and they are found in most warm and temperate seas around the world.

    Most people think of sharks as very dangerous creatures. The truth is that some sharks are quite dangerous to man, and others ate harmless. For example, the sharks that often follow ships are harmless scavengers, hoping to pick up food from the ships. Even small fish are not afraid of these sharks.

    This is also true of some very big sharks, that is, unless they are attacked. One of these is the whale shark. This shark is found near the Cape of Good Hope and in the Mediterranean, Pacific, and Caribbean right up to Florida. It may be over 11 metres long and weigh more than 13 tonnes.

    The other "safe" big shark is the basking shark. It is the biggest fish of the North Atlantic, and is over 13 metres long. It likes to bask in the sun with its back partly out of the water.
    But the most dreaded of all fish is the great white shark, which is sometimes 12 metres long. It definitely attacks human beings.
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    Oneperson2 

    answered 3 years ago

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    Cutiesme2

    Cutiesme2

    commented 2 years ago

      Sharks live all over,you have cold water,and tropical sharks,most sharks are harmless,like the leopards,cat,bamboo,but tigers,bulls,and whites,have been known to attack humans,but after all we are in there home when we go in the waterman kills way more sharks a year than sharks kill humans,and bulls can swim in fresh water rivers,also known as the zambizi in Africa,because they are often found swimming in the zambizi river
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      Rockycat 

      answered 3 years ago

        Sharks are found in all oceans of the world like from Arctic ocean to Antarctic oceans. However, some critical reports suggest that 70% oceans of the world do not have sharks. In fact the chances are that all of the oceans can have sharks. There are some rivers and lakes where sharks are also found. It is interesting to note that there are almost 368 species of sharks and they are distributed in all oceans of the world. In the waters of British Columbia 12 species of sharks are found. Similarly, white sharks are found in US west coast, Mako shark are found in US- Mexico border to Washington and Blue Shark live in west coast of Mexico to Canada.
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        Amber22 

        answered 1 year ago

        Sharks in the ocean
        to be more specific I would say that they live in every ocean of the world.
        They have been seen in rivers & lakes
        hope I answered your question!
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        Bailley 

        answered 1 year ago

        Sharks live in oceans, rivers , lakes and where ever there is water
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        Guest 

        answered 9 months ago

          Well to be honest with you I think that sharks live where ever they can because of all the types of sharks there are in the world there really isn't one spot that a shark calls it's own so all over the world.
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          Guest 

          answered 8 months ago

          Most sharks live in a group of two or by their self's.
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          Guest 

          answered 8 months ago

          They live in oceans, the near shore zone most of the time
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          Guest 

          answered 7 months ago

          The Bull Shark (one of the most dangerous kinds) has been found in the Amazon river. So, some sharks can live in fresh water.
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          Guest 

          answered 7 months ago

          Many  live  in  the   oceans
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          Guest 

          answered 7 months ago

            In da water
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            Guest 

            answered 7 months ago

            Sharks lives everywhere/anywhere in the world there's no spot place on where do sharks  really live,there's so many types of sharks,some lives in  lake,river,ocean,fresh water,salt water even in cold water and in tropical,they have their own habitats where they live comfortably,and also because they're hunting for their prey/food to eat, they are traveling and thats why theres no exactly/spot place on where do sharks live.........jane_oliver.....
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            Guest 

            answered 7 months ago

            Good answer whoever you are .....
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            Enaj

            Enaj

            commented 7 months ago

            Sharks live in every ocean in the world, however studies published have shown that up to 70% of oceans are free of sharks.
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            Guest 

            answered 6 months ago

            Under the sea.
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            Guest 

            answered 5 months ago

            In the ocean or salt water.
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            Shamar31 

            answered 3 months ago

              All over the world in the oceans and salt water you will find most of them around the coral.
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              Chris129 

              answered 3 months ago

              Most sharks live in salt water but there is one shark that lives in fresh it's called a Bull Shark. You may think that fresh water is safe but you better check again!
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              Guest 

              answered 2 months ago

              Open water
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              Guest 

              answered 2 months ago

              In the ocean
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              Mhrox 

              answered 1 month ago

              Atlantic ocean
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              Guest 

              answered 2 weeks ago

                All over the world in every ocean
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                Guest 

                answered 2 weeks ago

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