Animals

How many bones are in the human body compared to a shark?

206 (human), 0 (shark)

Background

A human has 206 bones, while a shark has 0. Instead, sharks have a skeleton made of cartilage, a soft supporting tissue. That keeps them light and agile in the water. Only their teeth are hard and can fossilize after death.

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