Welcome to Shark Week!! Every year since 1988, the Discovery Channel has devoted a week each summer to sharks. What started as an attempt to educate the public that there was more to sharks than just what they saw in Jaws has since become a cultural phenomenon. InspectorCacheIt227 got into Shark Week about 4 years ago and we regularly record about 60 hours worth of shows each year on our DVR. Last year while watching Shark Week, EmmaBoo227 started to write the names of sharks on log sheets she created and stuck them in a handful of containers we had won at a raffle and the idea for a shark week series was born.
But where to hide a shark week series? In the ocean would be ideal, but not realistic. But we have a body of water nearby. And while the caches can’t really be hidden in the lake, we could make them all puzzles and hide the caches around the lake. So that’s what we did. We hope you enjoy learning a little about some sharks you have probably heard of and learning a little more about some sharks you have probably never heard of.
These hides are all placed around Folsom Lake. Care was taken to avoid poison oak as much as possible, but it is still out there. Also beware off all the other hazards of the lake including, but not limited to, ticks, snakes, other animals, heat and uneven footing.
Cache is located at N38 42.ABC, W121 10.DEF
The Black Demon Shark
The legend of El Demonio Negro, the Black Demon, has persisted for as long as people entered the waters of the Gulf of California between the Baja Peninsula and the state of Sonora.
For those who tell the tale, the Black Demon is said to be a shark as long as a school bus, reaching lengths of 50 feet or more. Its skin is as black as midnight and piercing eyes that were somehow even darker. It overturns boats, attacks whales and swallows entire groups of sea lions in a single bite. Those who have seen it, describe a long, whip-like tail that can be seen churning waves at the surface.
Even though the legend of the Black Demon has been passed down for generations, there has never been a verifiable incident and no photographic evidence. No physical evidence has been found that would prove the creatures existence, although believers often point to the half-eaten carcasses of whales that sometimes wash ashore in the area.
A. The Gulf of California is also known as the Sea of _____?
B. What modern shark does the Black Demon shark most closely resemble?
C. In what year did sport fisherman Eric Mack reportedly see the Black Demon? -2
D. Where is Shark Tooth Hill located? -1
E. What is the top length the Black Demon shark is reported to reach (first digit)?
F. What disease, the opposite of albinism, could explain the Black Demon sharks coloring (add digits, ie p=16 or 1+6=7)?
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