With the news that Gilbert is going to have some bullhead sharks as a part of his mega pool complex, I started to wonder what Gilbert is going to have to deal with once the ferocious fish are in place. With that in mind, here are some things you may or may not have known about bullhead sharks.
- Bullhead sharks range from 22 to 66 inches, so no one will have to live in fear of being completely devoured at Gilbert’s house, unless he invites Jerome James over, then all bets are off.
- California bullhead sharks are described as “nocturnal, sluggish, and mostly solitary, preferring the protection of caves and shelters during the day.” Might as well just call them Peter John Ramos sharks.
- Bullhead sharks belong to the Heterodontiformes order.
- Wildlife Online had this to say to anyone still living in fear that one of these sharks will attack somebody: “One should also consider that we currently know of about 483 species of shark, the vast majority of which grow to less than 2m (6ft) and are consequently not considered to be a threat to humans - a good example are the bullhead sharks (such as the Crested Bullhead, Heterodontus galeatus, pictured left). There is no getting around the fact that sharks — and many other animals — attack humans but it is an understanding of the reasons behind these attacks and education that provide the greatest promise for being able to move forward. Ultimately, without education we cannot hope to arrive at a situation where people understand the importance of sharks in the oceans and understand how to lower the risks of having a negative encounter with them. There is seldom a better weapon than knowledge!” Plus, if worse comes to worse, Gilbert always has this in his back pocket. Not that I would advocate it, but it’s an option.
- According to this (you have to scroll down quite a bit) bullhead sharks live predominantly in the Pacific and Indian Ocean, so it will take some time for them to get adjusted to the Eastern Time Zone. I still have to do the math, but I’m thinking that it’ll be a lot harder for them to stay up to watch Michael Phelps.
In summary, there’s not a whole lot to worry about with Gilbert’s shark tank. Sure, it’s a little more ambitious than your average fish bowl, but it’s nothing that should have us afraid that Gilbert will go down with a shark-related injury. But, you already knew that, since shark attacks aren’t real anyways.
1 response so far ↓
Irvin Ryan // Aug 13, 2008 at 10:52 pm
No shark attacks!!! LOL… i still remember that blog entry..
btw, i put your site in my favorite links in my blog ^^, keep up the good work…
Gil for president..
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