xii Co7itents 



PART 4. SHARK AND COMPANY 



Chapter 9. Whence the Shadows? 205 



The origin of the Selachians and thus of the 

 sharks, and how they are today 



Chapter 10. Selachians Extraordinary 241 



Sharks and their relatives; namely, the Batoids 

 (Skates and Rays), the Chimaeras, and the "Links" 



Chapter 11. The Sharks— Part One 291 



Descriptions of several species, including the Great 

 White Shark and the Whale Shark 



Chapter 12. The Sharks— Part Two 324 



Descriptions of more species, including the Lake 

 and River Sharks. With a list of the commoner 

 Selachians of North America 



Appendix— Selachian Cookery 365 



Acknowledgments 378 



Bibliography 384 



Index 395 



