Posts made in July, 2012

Owen Holding a Shark on Nantucket

Posted by on Jul 1, 2012 in Nantucket Festivities | 0 comments

Owen Holding a Shark on Nantucket

Coming across this shark was right up Owen’s alley.  Some fishermen down at the town dock had this mixed in with their more appealing catch of the day (bluefish and striped bass).  Owen was told this was a “sand shark,” and apparently, they have no teeth.  Owen confirmed this by bravely sticking his fingers in its mouth for an inspection.  Since the shark was dead, there was no danger of losing a finger under the circumstances that the info on the teeth turned out to be incorrect.  I have previously heard that sand sharks have no teeth, but still, I wouldn’t be...

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