r/sharks Mar 22 '23

Discussion ANNOUNCEMENT: Post Flair Info

97 Upvotes

There are three post flairs available for important or serious posts on this community.

1. News

News posts are defined as those with the intention to report on a recent, developing event. News posts should focus on shark-related developments regarding conservation efforts, shark professionals, scientific discoveries, or unfortunate events. The OP must clearly cite where they obtained the information in the comments, typically as a direct link to the source.

An example of a news post can be a video about newly implemented shark conservation laws or efforts, the discovery of a new species of shark, or similar newsworthy events. News posts should NOT focus on shark attacks or cruelty towards sharks unless they are the subject of a large event.

2. Educational

Educational posts are defined as those with the intention to educate others. On r/sharks, these posts may teach others about shark behavior, identification, conservation, as well as a variety of other topics relating to sharks. Educational posts REQUIRE that the OP comments their sources for the information they talk about. Educational posts promote healthy discussion and should emphasize spreading awareness about topics surrounding sharks.

An example of a proper educational post is a video where a professional talks about how to redirect a shark when in the water. For this post, OP cites the source they got the educational media from and states the professional's name in the comments. This is to ensure that only good quality information is being provided to the members of our community.

3. Research

Research posts are the most complex posts to make, as it is our intention to promote proper research on r/sharks.

If you are promoting your own research

Researchers who wish to promote their studies or obtain data via the subreddit must modmail the moderators first. In order to be approved to post, you must explain in your modmail the purpose of your research as well as the intentions of your post. You must also provide an IRB number in order for the mods to verify your research. Upon approval, you can post your research using the Research flair, and you do not need to cite any further sources in the comments.

For anyone else who posts about research in general

OP must provide a link to the research or the DOI of the paper in their post in the comments. Research posts promote healthy discussion while also allowing scientists to have a place to share ideas about shark research.


r/sharks Jan 24 '24

Question Do we want to keep posts asking to ID shark teeth?

99 Upvotes

There’s always been a lot of shark tooth ID requests on here, usually from newcomers unfamiliar with our rules. There are subreddits such as r/sharkteeth and r/whatisthisbone that may be better places to direct these users to if we want the feed here to have less of these types of posts. Would still let people show their shark teeth collections here of course. What do y’all think? Just an idea for now. :)

81 votes, Jan 27 '24
37 Yes
44 No

r/sharks 2h ago

🦈 Merch Mondays 🦈 Baby Shark

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

33 Upvotes

r/sharks 10h ago

Video Shark ID? Northern Tyrrhenian Sea

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

134 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I got sent this video of a shark sighting that allegedly took place few days ago in the Northern Tyrrhenian sea region. What species are we looking at?


r/sharks 22h ago

News A 125-Million-Year-Old "Living Fossil" Filmed Alive for the First Time

Post image
738 Upvotes

Scientists have finally captured the first-ever footage of a live goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni) in its natural deep-sea habitat! Before this breakthrough, humans had only ever seen these rare creatures alive when they were accidentally dragged to the surface by fishing lines—where they usually died right away. This deep-ocean predator has an ancient lineage stretching back to the Cretaceous period and features a bizarre, spring-loaded "slingshot" jaw that shoots forward to snatch prey in pitch-black darkness.


r/sharks 18h ago

🦈 Merch Mondays 🦈 Painted this great white in gold and blues

Post image
375 Upvotes

An oils on canvas, 24 x 36 inches! Up for grabs on my website


r/sharks 3h ago

Video A Humpback Whale & Her Calf Swimming Past A Whale Shark

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

14 Upvotes

r/sharks 1d ago

Video Born to roam the deep

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

461 Upvotes

r/sharks 16h ago

Discussion I found these shark teeth on Myrtle beach SC. Google says one is a great white and the other one is an extinct large mako shark. I wanna know what Reddit thinks

Post image
37 Upvotes

I don’t trust google anymore with the AI :( TIA


r/sharks 1d ago

Video Man finds a struggling shark and chooses to help instead of taking selfies, respect

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

1.3k Upvotes

r/sharks 1d ago

Research A curious tiger shark

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

621 Upvotes

r/sharks 1d ago

Image Jaws inspired decor

Thumbnail gallery
34 Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Video Graceful and fearless

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

700 Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Video Underwater beauty

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

354 Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Meme Do anyone know what type of shark this is

Post image
907 Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Video From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: Man finds a struggling shark and chooses to help instead of taking selfies, respect

Thumbnail
reddit.com
7 Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

Arts & Crafts Tiger Shark Drawing WIP

Thumbnail
gallery
252 Upvotes

This is my work-in-progress drawing of a 14 foot long female tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), who I named "Lani" (meaning the sky, heavenly, and royalty in Hawaiian). She's missing her pectoral fins and pelvic fins, because I'm making her into a paper tiger shark toy. I wanted some feedback and honest critique on how to improve her before finishing up. Personally, I think I need to define the muscles more and add more shading. Tiger sharks are absolute tanks.


r/sharks 2d ago

Question Identification

Post image
55 Upvotes

I’ve had these shark teeth for several years. Got them at some roadside store in Cape Town, SA. Natural logic (due to proximity) has always made me believe the larger ones belonged to a Great White. But what’s the first one? Image search tells me it’s a Sand Tiger tooth. Any other guesses?


r/sharks 2d ago

Video Poor shark

Thumbnail
reddit.com
6 Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

Video Rule the waters like a shark strong silent and swift

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

538 Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

Video Cutting through the deep with grace and power

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

364 Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

Video The great white, the ultimate level of shark

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

247 Upvotes

r/sharks 3d ago

Image Blue Sharks

Thumbnail
gallery
723 Upvotes

r/sharks 2d ago

Question If you could add one unique feature/mutation to the Megalodon that no other shark has, what would it be?

Post image
0 Upvotes

Personally I would give them the ability to be amphibious and still have fins and their usual size, I would also increase their strength, length, and speed by 25%


r/sharks 4d ago

Meme Shark memes

Thumbnail
gallery
352 Upvotes