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The diagram gives information about two kinds of large tropical shark, the whale

shark and the tiger shark. The sharks have a number of differences in terms of
size, shape and colour. The whale shark is about 17 m long. The tiger shark is
about 7.5 m long, with a stripe pattern on its body. The body is has vertical bars
or spots. The sharks are also different in terms of diet, behaviour and
conservation status. The shark are also different in terms of diet behavior and
conservation status. The tiger shark consumes a wide variety of marine prey and
even some terrestrial animals, like crabs, shellfish, lobsters, squid, bony fish, small
sharks, skates, rays, porpoises, turtles, marine birds and mammals. While the
whale shark consumes small organisms like small shrimp, fish and plankton
because whale sharks have small teeth. The tiger shark is not as endangered as
the whale shark, because the tiger shark is hunted less then whale shark. Overall,
it is clear that the whale shark is a much larger animal, but it is a gentle giant,
whereas the smaller tiger shark is much more dangerous.

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