Bull Shark
The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) is also known as the cub, Ganges, Nicaragua, river, shovelnose, slipway grey, square-nose, Van Rooyen's, and Zambezi shark.
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Bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas (Müller and Henle, 1839), aka zambezi, ganges (often confused with the Ganges river shark, Glyphis gangeticus), ground sharks, river sharks, freshwater whalers, estuary whalers, shovelnoses, slipway greys, ...
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Fast Facts
Type: Fish Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 16 years Size: 7 to 11.5 ft (2.1 to 3.4 m) Weight: 200 to 500 lbs (90 to 230 kg) Group name: School or shoal Did you know?
Bull sharks are common in warm, shallow waters along coasts throughout the world. They are known for their particularly unpredictable behavior, as they often travel up rivers and can pose a large threat to those who venture in to the water there.
Bull shark
The bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, also known as the bull whaler, Zambezi River shark or colloquially Zambi, is common worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts.
Bull Shark
The Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes) can be recognised by a combination of characters including a stout body, short blunt snout, triangular serrated teeth in the upper jaw and no fin markings as an adult.
Bull shark, Ganges, Nicaragua, river, shovelnose, slipway, grey, square-nose, Van Rooyens, Zambezi shark
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Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas):
The bull shark gets its name from its snout, which is wider than it is long. It is possibly more dangerous to humans than the great white shark because it lives in shallow, murky water in areas where people swim.
Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), named for its stocky body and ferocious reputation, is most famous for its remarkable ability to... More 14 Images 4 Videos ...
9. Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas - to 11', inshore fish that occaisonally ascends rivers for considerable distances. Several attacks on humans have been reported.
5 m long Bull Shark at 'The Cod Hole'
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Well over half of all lethal attacks on humans over the centuries have come from just three species of sharks: the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) and the bull shark (Carcharinus leucas).
Sharks even eat other sharks. For example, a Tiger Shark might eat a Bull Shark, a Bull Shark might eat a Blacktip Shark and a Blacktip Shark might eat a Dogfish Shark. It is a bit of a 'shark eat shark' life beneath the waves.
Species Carcharhinus leucas (bull shark)
Species Carcharhinus limbatus (blacktip shark)
Species Carcharhinus longimanus (oceanic whitetip shark) ...
Predators
Some species of sharks (tiger, dusky, and bull sharks) and orcas will occasionally prey upon dolphins, however humans pose a greater threat either through harassment or accidental catches.
Similar Fish: dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus; bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas.
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Threats
The main natural predator of bottlenose dolphins is the shark, most often bull sharks, tiger sharks, dusky sharks and great white sharks.
shark (C. dussumieri) Â- Silky shark (C. falciformis) Â- Creek whaler (C. fitzroyensis) Â- Galapagos shark (C. galapagenisis) Â- Pondicherry shark (C. hemiodon) Â- Finetooth shark (C. isodon) Â- Smooth tooth blacktip shark (C. leiodon) Â- Bull shark ...
 See also: Shark, Bull, Tiger, Whale, White Shark
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