Why do people collect shark teeth?
Why do people collect shark teeth? Shark teeth can be found on just about any beach, but some areas are better known than others for the amount and quality of teeth that can be found. Venice, Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico, is the self-proclaimed “shark tooth capital of the world.” The gulf has had sharks living there for millions of years, and the erosion of the beaches in Venice make it a hot spot for unearthing these buried sea collectibles. Shark Image Gallery Something that many people may not realize is that sharks have no bones. Their skeleton is made entirely of cartilage, a kind of elastic tissue. Cartilage is softer than bone and will dissolve over the years in the ocean’s salt water. Once the cartilage of a dead
