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This species of shark is large and stout, and the females are even larger than the males. They are around 8 feet long on average, and the largest recorded individual was just over 13 feet long. No one has been able to keep a great white in captivity for much longer than six months. Bull sharks, however, can live in captivity for 25 years or more. In North America, you can see them at the Oklahoma Aquarium, which houses 10 bull sharks in a nearly 500,000-gallon tank. 6. LAKE NICARAGUA’S RESIDENT BULL SHARKS WERE ONCE THOUGHT TO CONSTITUTE A NEW SPECIES. Coad, B. W. (2015). Review of the Freshwater Sharks of Iran (Family Carcharhinidae). International Journal of Aquatic Biology, 3(4), 218. It shows certain aggressiveness and tendency to live near populated areas, a fact that makes it an animal of care. THREATS AND CONSERVATION The Bull shark gets its name from its sturdy appearance and aggressive nature. In French, the Bull shark is known as "requin bouledogue". In Spanish it is known as "tiburon sarda". It is known by many different names throughout its range including "Zambezi shark" and "Van Rooyen's shark" in Africa, "Ganges shark" (India), "Nicaragua shark" (Central America), and "Freshwater whaler", "Estuary whaler", and "Swan River whaler" in Australia. In English it is also known as the "Shovelnose shark", "Square-nose shark", "River shark", "Slipway grey shark", "Ground shark", and "Cub shark". [1] Conservation [ change | change source ]

Males have the tendency to bite during copulation and therefore females often receive mating scars. Researchers have found that females have bite marks located on the pectoral and pelvic fins and very rarely near the head. Males are very rarely marked. ( Pratt and Carrier, 2001) Snelson, Franklin F; Mulligan, Timothy J; Williams, Sherry E (1 January 1984). "Food Habits, Occurrence, and Population Structure of the Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas, in Florida Coastal Lagoons". Bulletin of Marine Science. 1: 71–80. This species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN, and is considered to be the third most dangerous sharks in the world. Brits wake to another freezing morning as sub-zero temperatures hit overnight - with snow on the way in the coming days Fowler, S.; Reed, T.; Dipper, F. (1997). Elasmobranch biodiversity, conservation, and management: Proceedings of the international seminar and workshop. Gland Switzerland: IUCN.

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Range length immature male: 193 immature female: 189 to mature male: 228 mature female: 242 cm to in When it comes to male and female bull sharks the females are larger. Females averaging 2.4 metres have been observed, where males on average have been seen up to 2.2 metres. There have been sightings of bull sharks reaching over 3 metres, however this is rarer. Bull sharks mate during late summer and early autumn, [10] often in bays and estuaries. [54] After gestating for 12 months, a bull shark may give birth to 1 to 13 live young. [10] [55] Like all sharks, bull sharks have been on Earth for millions and millions of years. In fact, sharks probably evolved 450 million years ago. To put that in perspective, dinosaurs appeared 230 million years ago. And trees only evolved about 350 million years ago... so yes, you read that right - sharks are 100 million years older than trees! Woah! 9. Bull sharks give birth We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these terms at any time. If a revision is material we'll try to provide at least 15 days' notice before any new terms take effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

Gestation usually lasts for between 10-11 months. As this is a relatively long time, bull sharks will usually only re-produce every two years. 12. Aquariums aren’t for bull sharks Tillett B., Meekan; M., Field; I., Thornburn; D., Ovenden, J. (2012). "Evidence for reproductive philopatry in the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas". Journal of Fish Biology. 80 (6): 2140–2158. Bibcode: 2012JFBio..80.2140T. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03228.x. PMID 22551174. {{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) Beqa Adventure Divers has been maintaining a database that contains data on all shark species, behavioural data and many other parameters from every single dive. It’s a rich source of all kinds of information,” Brunnschweiler said. Gleiss, A. C.; Potvin, J.; Keleher, J. J.; Whitty, J. M.; Morgan, D. L.; Goldbogen, J. A. (2015). "Mechanical challenges to freshwater residency in sharks and rays". Journal of Experimental Biology. 218 (7): 1099–1110. doi: 10.1242/jeb.114868. PMID 25573824. Bull sharks also inhabit many estuaries and rivers in the countries listed above. These estuaries are used as nurseries for the young sharks. Many juvenile sharks have been found in areas in southwest Florida, such as the Indian River Lagoon System, Charlotte Harbor, Caloosahatchee River, San Carlos Bay, and the lower Pine Island sound. ( Castro, 2011; Jenson, 1976; Simpfendorfer, et al., 2005)

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Haza, Ruba (21 February 2019). "Fisherman under investigation after catching 350kg bull shark". The National . Retrieved 19 January 2020. Elasmobranchs' ability to enter fresh water is limited because their blood is normally at least as salty (in terms of osmotic strength) as seawater through the accumulation of urea and trimethylamine oxide, but bull sharks living in fresh water show a significantly reduced concentration of urea within their blood. [39] Despite this, the solute composition (i.e. osmolarity) of a bull shark in fresh water is still much higher than that of the external environment. This results in a large influx of water across the gills due to osmosis and loss of sodium and chloride from the shark's body. However, bull sharks in fresh water possess several organs with which to maintain appropriate salt and water balance; these are the rectal gland, kidneys, liver, and gills. All elasmobranchs have a rectal gland which functions in the excretion of excess salts accumulated as a consequence of living in seawater. Bull sharks in freshwater environments decrease the salt-excretory activity of the rectal gland, thereby conserving sodium and chloride. [40] The kidneys produce large amounts of dilute urine, but also play an important role in the active reabsorption of solutes into the blood. [40] The gills of bull sharks are likely to be involved in the uptake of sodium and chloride from the surrounding fresh water, [41] whereas urea is produced in the liver as required with changes in environmental salinity. [42] Recent work also shows that the differences in density of fresh water to that of marine waters result in significantly greater negative buoyancies in sharks occupying fresh water, resulting in increasing costs of living in fresh water. Bull sharks caught in freshwater have subsequently been shown to have lower liver densities than sharks living in marine waters. This may reduce the added cost of greater negative buoyancy. [43] Bull sharks' minor prey consists of smaller mammals, birds, mollusks, crustaceans, and even turtles. Incidents have occurred where bull sharks have committed cannibalism. This usually occurs when there are at least six sharks present and one of the sharks is injured. ( Cliff and Dudley, 1991; Snelson, et al., 1984; Vorenberg, 1962) Age of maturation for female bull sharks is estimated to be 18 years (6-7.5 feet (180-230 cm) total length, TL) and 14-15 years (5.1-7.41 feet (157-226 cm) TL) for males (Branstetter and Stiles 1987). a b c d e Heupel, Michelle R.; Colin A. Simpfendorfer (2008). "Movement and distribution of young bull sharks Carcharhinus leucas in a variable estuarine environment" (PDF). Aquatic Biology. 1: 277–289. doi: 10.3354/ab00030.

The bull shark is considered a game fish in the southeastern U.S. and South Africa, and is fished by rod and reel from shore, piers, and bridges. According to the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), the largest bull shark caught on rod and reel weighed 771 lb. 9 oz. (347 kg) and was caught near Cairns, Australia. Bull sharks are frequently observed at recreational shark feeding dives in the Caribbean. King Charles is a 'pampered' royal who has his shoelaces ironed for him, insists on travelling with luxurious steamed bed linen - and likes to have one inch of toothpaste squeezed onto his toothbrush, Omid Scobie claims in new book Incredible Hammerhead Shark Facts Besides their oddly shaped heads, what else is there to a hammerhead shark? These large stout sharks are found in both salt and fresh water. They have been recorded in rivers hundreds of miles from the sea but are most commonly found in marine, estuarine environments close to shore (Simpfendorfer and Burgess 2009). Bull sharks can grow to a total length of about 340 cm. Like most of the requiem sharks in the genus Carcharhinus, Bull sharks are plain grey above, with a pale to white underbelly. They have broad, rounded snouts and small eyes (Compagno et al. 2005). They are opportunistic feeders targeting bony fishes, sharks, turtles, birds, dolphins and terrestrial mammals. The reason why it is called “bull shark” refers to the short, sturdy form of its body that resembles a bull, and perhaps it is also due to its hostile behavior. It has a blunt snout, rounded and wide but not very long. It has two dorsal fins with a triangular shape, of which the second is visibly smaller but the tips of both are dark in young specimens. They do not have an interdorsal ridge.Bull sharks seen in flooded streets | Offbeat | Weird News, Odd and Freaky Stories in Northern Rivers | Clarence Valley Daily Examiner. Dailyexaminer.com.au (14 January 2011). Retrieved on 4 May 2012. The bull shark is viviparous, and the age to reach sexual maturity depends on the geographic region in which it is located but usually the age is ten years old for males and 10.9 years old for females. Some individuals can mature when reaching eight years of age. Bull sharks are apex predators and have few natural hunters. When they are young they are more vulnerable and observations of tiger sharks eating juvenile bull sharks have been reported.