Ground sharks comprise some of the most familiar-looking sharks known to man.
This family includes the whale sharks, which are the some of the largest, fiercest sharks, and the leopard sharks, which are among the most colorful sharks. Ground sharks can take on quite a few different forms, including variances in shapes, weight, and color. However, the general characteristics of ground sharks are that they are rather aerodynamic looking, have two dorsal fins that are without spines, an anal fin, and five slits for gills near their heads. Ground sharks prefer warmer water in which to reside, and they like to live within a few hundred miles of land. You won't find many of them in the deep ends of the sea, but that's not to say there aren't a few exceptions.