Page 63 - Shark

Jaws for sale
Many sharks are killed and their jaws sold to tourists
as souvenirs. Jaws of large sharks, like the great
white (pp. 28–31), fetch high prices. The sale of great
white jaws is now banned in South Africa.
shark
aNd chips
Much of the fish
sold in British fish
and chip shops is, in fact, headless
spiny dogfish (pp. 22–23), one of corpse
the most abundant and heavily fished This shark was killed for sport
kinds of shark. Many kinds of shark are and had its head cut off so its
given a different name when sold for jaws could be removed. Shark
meat—dogfish is disguised as “rock jaws are popular trophies in
salmon” in Britain. In the past, people the same way that hunters
did not like to eat shark because they show off the head and horns
thought sharks ate the bodies of dead of deer they have shot.
sailors. Sadly, shark steaks are becoming
a fashionable delicacy in some restaurants. shark liver oil pills
In some countries people believe that shark oil can cure all
kinds of ills. Shark oil is composed of many different
substances, including vitamin A, but this
vitamin can now be made artificially.

Two bowls and a
can of an oriental
Polished, delicacy—shark
lacquered fin soup
ray skin
A cluster of shark
liver oil pills

shark fiN soup
The cartilaginous fibers
in shark fins are made into
soup, which some people regard as a
delicacy. The dried fins are soaked and
repeatedly boiled to extract the mass
of gelatinous fibers. Many other
ingredients are then added
to these noodlelike fibers to
give the soup some taste.

skiN care
Shark oil is used in costly
skin creams that are meant
to prevent wrinkles and signs of
aging. But other creams based on
natural plant oils are just as effective.