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These conditions likely made it easier for even these sharks to breathe without moving.
 
They may not have been asleep like humans (their eyes were open, for one thing), but it does appear that sharks can get some rest.
 
Many other reef sharks also have been observed motionless at the bottom, even outside of caves [source: Martin].
 
Scientists still aren't exactly sure how they can do this.
 
There are some unfortunate incidences where the shark's coping mechanisms just won't work, however, and they're usually caused by man.
 
Illegal finning, which occurs when a shark's fin is cut off and the shark is thrown back to sea, sometimes still alive, usually results in the shark's eventual drowning.
 
Getting caught in fishing nets can cause death.
 
Sometimes just being transported to an aquarium spells doom for obligate ram ventilators.
 
To learn more about sharks and how they work, take a look at the links on the next page.
 
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND - BY LEWIS CARROLL

ALICE'S ADVENTURES

IN WONDERLAND
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WITH FORTY-TWO
ILLUSTRATIONS BY
JOHN TENNIEL.​
 
NEW YORK
D. APPLETON AND CO.,
445 BROADWAY
1866 ​
 
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Why the fuck are people still posting in this thread!?
 
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