{"id":327,"date":"2013-11-18T01:26:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T01:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ANIMALPAGES.COM\/animals\/?p=327"},"modified":"2024-02-23T18:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T18:38:18","slug":"how-fast-are-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/how-fast-are-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"How Fast Are Sharks?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just how fast can sharks swim? Sharks make it notoriously hard to track their speed, because they rarely swim in a straight line or follow one direct course. Most sharks are cool, quiet swimmers averaging 1.5 miles per hour. But predator sharks can really turn on the heat when they want to eat!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a2d507584361&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a2d507584361\" class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1600\" data-attachment-id=\"328\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/how-fast-are-sharks\/shark-speed-infographic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shark-speed-infographic.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shark-speed-infographic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shark-speed-infographic-512x1024.jpg\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/ANIMALPAGES.COM\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shark-speed-infographic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-328\" style=\"width:680px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shark-speed-infographic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shark-speed-infographic-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shark-speed-infographic-512x1024.jpg 512w, https:\/\/animalpages.com\/animals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/shark-speed-infographic-768x1536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infographic courtesy of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/zoologydegreeonline.com\/flying-sharks-the-highest-leaping-sharks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zoology Degree Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2571651847880215\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- banner ad -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2571651847880215\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7178535257\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just how fast can sharks swim? 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