would it be possible to train a shark in the same way a killer whale can be trained?
2007-03-08 07:38:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I'm not sure whether any sharks have as much intelligence as dolphins, but it is a fallacy that sharks are dim and can't be trained, they can't really be compared with the majority of fish (ray-finned fish) and tend to have a far greater ratio of brain to body size than the latter. Certainly some sharks (nurse sharks I think) have been trained to operate levers in tanks to reward them with food. The sharks that hunt fish and larger invertebrates tend to be more clever than the ones that are sluggish and lurk on the bottom eating slow moving things. Don't listen to people that say they are cold blooded, short-lived, they are just fish etc. They know little about the subject and don't understand the diversity in the animal kingdom.
So I would say yes, they can be trained in the same way.
2007-03-08 10:10:58 · answer #1 · answered by Rotifer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, but you can train an octupus. There are too problems with sharks. One is they have small brains and the other is they don't live long enough in captivity to be trained. Sure birds which have small brains can be trained, but they live for several years in captivity.
2007-03-08 07:49:13 · answer #2 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No a shark is cold blooded and doesn't have an intelligent brain.....a Whale or dolphin are warm blooded and do have a certain amount of intelligence....
2007-03-08 08:19:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on the type of shark. I suppose you could, but you would have to pick a shark that is smarter than another species.
2007-03-08 07:42:23 · answer #4 · answered by Person 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, but you can train crocodiles, crocodiles are more intelligent then sharks.
They can learn, remember, figure out things and even respond to their names.
In this videos you could see crocodiles learning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTiYqkV36dI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvcjqGr5zRA
Crocodiles are the smartest reptiles, so you can't train sharks, but you can train crocodiles.
2007-03-08 11:53:25 · answer #5 · answered by Unnamed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must be able to , you get Nurse sharks dont you !!
2007-03-08 17:50:43 · answer #6 · answered by nicemanvery 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think not their brains are small to be of any intelegence. They're for the wild to hunt and kill.
2007-03-12 08:15:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋