6-FOOT MAN 



BASKING 



12-FOOT AUTOMOBILE 



WHALE 

 SHARK 



A 6-foot man is shown to scale with 6 of the largest sharks and the largest known ray, 

 all drawn to reliably reported sizas. At left, top, is a Giant Devil ray ( breadth of 20 

 feet); at right, top, is a Thresher shark (20 feet, including tail) and, below it, a 

 Hammerhead (15 feet). Four large sharks, from top to bottom, are a Great White 

 ( 36 feet ) , Greenland ( 24 feet ) , Basking ( 40 feet ) , and Whale shark ( 45 feet ) . 



Courtesy, Scottie Allen 



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