FILE · 01
Older than trees.
Sharks have been patrolling these oceans for more than 400 million years. They predate trees, dinosaurs, and the rings of Saturn. Brooklyn finds that exactly as cool as it sounds.
Brooklyn's secret page. Some kids picked horses. Some picked dolphins. She picked the thing with rows of teeth and a 400-million-year head start.
"hi i'm chompers 🦈"
Sharks have been patrolling these oceans for more than 400 million years. They predate trees, dinosaurs, and the rings of Saturn. Brooklyn finds that exactly as cool as it sounds.
Special pores called ampullae of Lorenzini let sharks sense the electrical fields of every living thing nearby. A quiet superpower. Brooklyn relates.
The biggest fish in the sea is a polka-dotted filter feeder that wouldn't hurt a krill. Misunderstood giants. Brooklyn's favorite kind.
Humans kill about 100 million sharks a year. Sharks kill about six humans. The math is not in their favor, which is exactly why she speaks up.
Without sharks, reef systems collapse. They're the immune system of the ocean. The villain casting was always a Hollywood problem.
Many shark species have to keep swimming to breathe. Brooklyn's been doing the same thing her whole life. Chin up, fins out, forward.
How long have sharks been around?
What's the biggest fish in the sea?
Roughly how many people do sharks kill per year?
What are ampullae of Lorenzini?
Why do some sharks have to keep swimming?
"They're not the villain. They never were."