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Bull Shark
Bull Shark
At Beqa Lagoon, Fiji.
Information
Common Name Zambezi Shark and Nicaragua Shark.
Range Worldwide
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Carcharhiniformes
Family Carcharhinidae
Genus Carcharhinus
Species Carcharhinus leucas
Conservation Status
NTSpecies
Near Threatened

The Bull Shark is a species from the Carcharhinus genus.

Appearance[]

Behavior[]

The Bull shark is one of the most aggressive sharks in the world. It is extremely territorial which is the reason why they are blamed for the most attacks on humans.

Diet[]

Fish, smaller sharks, birds, baby crocodiles, turtles, stingrays, dolphins, and some attacks on humans are reported throughout the world.

Lifespan[]

10 - 20 years

Gallery[]

Facts

  • Because they can swim in freshwater (and because they’re very strong swimmers), bull sharks can make it impressively far upriver. In one of the most noteworthy cases, a bull shark was found just under 2500 miles from the ocean! They’ve also been found over a thousand miles up the Mississippi River, and they frequently swim the Zambezi River in Africa and the South Asian Ganges River.
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