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  2. Grey reef shark - Wikipedia

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    The grey reef shark or gray reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, sometimes misspelled amblyrhynchus or amblyrhinchos) [2] is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. One of the most common reef sharks in the Indo-Pacific , it is found as far east as Easter Island and as far west as South Africa .

  3. Countershading - Wikipedia

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    Ibexes are effectively flattened by countershading, making them nearly invisible against a desert background. There are three in the image. Countershading is observed in a wide range of animal groups, both terrestrial, such as deer, and marine, such as sharks. [17] It is the basis of camouflage in both predators and prey. [18]

  4. Camouflage - Wikipedia

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    Countershading is widely used by terrestrial animals, such as gazelles [94] and grasshoppers; marine animals, such as sharks and dolphins; [95] and birds, such as snipe and dunlin. [96] [97] Countershading is less often used for military camouflage, despite Second World War experiments that showed its effectiveness.

  5. Shark anatomy - Wikipedia

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    This grey reef shark demonstrates countershading, with its darker dorsal surface and lighter ventral surface. Sharks may have a combination of colors on the surface of their body that results in the camouflage technique called countershading. A darker color on the upper side and lighter color on the underside of the body helps prevent visual ...

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    In the 41 million square miles of Atlantic Ocean, Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary amounts to a mere speck. But the 11,000-acre square-shaped preserve, 19 miles off the Georgia coast, is a ...

  7. Portal:Sharks/Selected articles - Wikipedia

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    The grey reef shark has a typical "reef shark" shape with a broad, round snout and large eyes. This species can be distinguished from similar species by the plain or white-tipped first dorsal fin , the dark tips on the other fins, the broad black rear margin on the tail fin , and the lack of a ridge between the dorsal fins.

  8. Shark agonistic display - Wikipedia

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    Postural configuration of a Gray Reef Shark as it displays agonistic behaviour, in a sculpture. Agonism is a broad term which encompasses many behaviours that result from, or are triggered by biological conflict between competing organisms. [1] [2] It is defined as "survivalist animal behaviour that includes aggression, defense, and avoidance [3]".

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