Walter feels self-conscious about his small teeth. He tries
to replace them with seashells (during lunch) and then seaweed (during
playground time) and then shrimp (during story time). With all three items,
they all fall out. He goes home from his first day at school and tells his mom
how sad he is about his teeth in comparison with the other sharks who all have
big teeth. She explains to him that they are not that “kind” of shark. *I did a
further investigation and found out that Walter and his family are filter
feeders! Some filter feeders are basking shark or whale shark or megamouth shark.
Filter feeders strain the water with their small teeth to grab and eat small
organisms such as plankton from the water. Fascinating!
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