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11 Shark Coloring Pages to Print for Free!

Animals

By Coloring Together

Sharks
Colored by the Coloring Together artists. See gallery.

For a lot of people the shark is the villain from the movies, that sharp fin that gives you a little shiver. The truth is quite different: it is an ancient, elegant animal, and far calmer than the stories say. These shark coloring pages are a great excuse to look at it up close and slowly stop being afraid.

Across the pages you will meet everything from a baby shark with a huge grin to a hammerhead shark with its oddly wide head, plus one that surfs and another that leaps out of the water. You can color them the real bluish grey or invent the most colorful shark you can imagine.

The best part of coloring is not finishing fast, but enjoying every stroke and every color you choose. And when your shark is ready, here at Coloring Together we want to ask you something: be brave and show it off. It takes courage to share what you make, and a shark knows a thing or two about that.

Sharks coloring pages

Why color shark pictures?

The shark is one of the great guardians of the sea: it has been around for more than 400 million years and helps keep the whole ocean healthy. Getting to know it while you color is a lovely way to understand why we should protect it instead of fearing it.

While you decide which grey goes on its back and which white on its belly, your hand relaxes and your mind focuses on just one thing. Coloring is a calm little pause, like floating slowly in the water, and at the same time it sharpens your steadiness and attention.

We also tucked plenty of shark facts in between the drawings, so every page you color leaves you with something new to surprise a friend. Shall we start?

Learn while coloring Sharks

  1. Sharks have lived on Earth for over 400 million years: they are older than trees and even older than the dinosaurs.
  2. Not every shark is huge: the dwarf lanternshark fits in the palm of your hand, while the whale shark is as long as a bus.
  3. The whale shark is the biggest fish in the world, yet it is harmless: it only eats plankton and tiny creatures.
  4. Sharks have a secret sense, the ampullae of Lorenzini, that lets them feel the electric fields of hidden animals.
  5. Most sharks have to keep swimming so water flows over their gills; if they stop, it is hard for them to breathe.
  6. Their skeleton is made of cartilage, not bone, which makes them lighter and more flexible to move fast.
  7. The hammerhead shark uses its wide head like a detector to find prey buried in the sand on the seabed.
  8. The Greenland shark can live more than 300 years, making it one of the longest-living animals in the world.
  9. Shark attacks are extremely rare: you are far more likely to be struck by lightning than bitten by a shark.

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