See Inside a Shark's Mouth!

Great White Shark
A shark can have hundreds of teeth in its mouth and, conveniently, can replace them if they fall out or become damaged.


Many Sharp Rows
Throughout its life, a shark's old teeth are shed continually, and new ones are rotated into place on a conveyer belt-like structure. A shark's teeth are not attached to the jaw, but embedded in the flesh.


A Whale Shark: The Biggest Mouth
The whale shark can grow to 40 feet long but, thankfully, mostly eats plankton.


Attacking The Cage


Razor Sharp
The teeth of a Great White.


A Great White Emerges From The Deep


Feeding Time
A whale shark at an aquarium in Osaka, Japan, gets a treat.


A Great White Toys With a Safety Cage


Reef Shark


Rows of Teeth


The Great White Way
A Great White shark near Cape Town in South Africa, 1997.


A Tiger Shark. . . And Grappling Hooks


A Basking Shark Opens Wide in 1937


Skimming The Surface


Dead on an Irish Dock


It Doesn't Look So Real Any More
Actors Richard Dreyfuss (L) and Robert Shaw stare a mechanical Great White in 1975's 'Jaws.'