Question

What shark has never survived in captivity?

Answer 1

Great white sharks:

1. Great white sharks are not found in any aquariums or other similar facilities.
2. They are unable to survive in captivity is that their diet consists of seals and sea turtles and these are nearly unprocurable.
3. They are open-water fishes and cannot be confined, Sharks have been known to swim hundreds of kilometres because of their cartilaginous endoskeleton and without an air bladder they have to swim constantly to avoid sinking.
4. They get devitalized in captivity, great white sharks are kept within tanks and have been known to hit their `noses into the glass walls and lose their appetite.
5. Great white sharks are expensive to keep as they kill and eat all other creatures in their tanks.
6. Aquariums would have to continuously replenish a tank.
7. They reject to be fed by humans, leading them to either die of starvation or be released into the wild.
8. Great white sharks are saltwater species, it’s absolutely crucial that the correct balance is maintained.