Question:

We all know that dolphins are taught many tricks and they can perform it well too. I am curious if there are countries that train sharks for entertainment just like dolphins do. Do they have the same characteristics as the dolphins? Can they or can they not perceive any tricks taught to them by humans?

Answer:

While there isn't much that I know of in the scientific literature, there is some information that sharks can be trained. They have smaller  simpler brains and are not likely capable of the ...

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