Sawshark Patrolling Sandy Ocean Floor Coloring Page

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Imagine you are a Sawshark, gliding gently above the sandy ocean floor, where tiny pebbles and seashells rest. What amazing treasures will you discover today?

Parent's Toolkit

Word of the Day

Benthic

It means 'relating to or living on the bottom of a sea or lake.' Sawsharks are benthic animals, living on the ocean floor.

Did You Know?

• A sawshark's 'saw' is not used for cutting! Instead, they use it to stir up sediment and sense tiny electrical signals
• Baby sawsharks are born with soft teeth on their saw to prevent injury to their mother during birth.
• Sawsharks can regenerate lost teeth on their rostrum (saw) throughout their lives. Imagine growing new teeth like that!

Conversation Corner

? If you had a saw like the sawshark, what hidden treasures would you search for?
? How do you think the sandy ocean floor feels to the sawshark's sensitive snout?
? If you could explore the ocean floor, what sea creature would you be most?

Download this free Sawshark coloring page with a friendly sawshark patrolling a sandy ocean floor in Realistic style for kids. Print and color today.