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bull shark

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bull shark, cub shark, Carcharhinus leucasnoun

    a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous

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  1. bull sharknoun

    a shark, Carcharhinus leucas, that is common in both temperate and tropical coastal waters

Wikipedia

  1. Bull shark

    The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. It is known for its aggressive nature, and presence mainly in warm, shallow brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and lower reaches of rivers. Bull sharks are euryhaline and can thrive in both salt and fresh water. They are known to travel far up rivers, and have been known to travel up the Mississippi River as far as Alton, Illinois, about 1,100 kilometres (700 mi) from the ocean, but few freshwater interactions with humans have been recorded. Larger-sized bull sharks are probably responsible for the majority of nearshore shark attacks, including many incidents of shark bites attributed to other species.Unlike the river sharks of the genus Glyphis, bull sharks are not true freshwater sharks, despite their ability to survive in freshwater habitats.

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  1. bull shark

    A bull shark is a large predatory fish species (Carcharhinus leucas) found in coastal areas and in warm shallow waters. They are known for their aggressive behavior, adaptability to fresh water environments, and are notorious for their attacks on humans. Bull sharks are characterized by their stout bodies, long pectoral fins, and a blunt, rounded snout, which is how they got their name. They eat a wide variety of prey and can be found worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions.

Wikidata

  1. Bull shark

    The bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, also known as the Zambezi shark or unofficially Zambi in Africa and Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. The bull shark is known for its aggressive nature, predilection for warm shallow water, and presence in brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and rivers. The bull shark can thrive in both saltwater and freshwater and can travel far up rivers. They have even been known to travel as far up as Kentucky in the Ohio River, although there have been few recorded freshwater attacks. They are probably responsible for the majority of near-shore shark attacks, including many attacks attributed to other species. Bull sharks are not actually true freshwater sharks, despite their ability to survive in freshwater habitats.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bull shark in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bull shark in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of bull shark in a Sentence

  1. Lisa Natanson:

    Sandbar sharks were all along the coast, while most of the dusky sharks were off North Carolina, we captured a bull shark for the first time since 2001, and recaptured 10 sharks previously tagged by our program and two sharks tagged by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

  2. Gavin Naylor:

    The river sharks are particularly mysterious, they are archetypal, typical looking sharks like a great reef or bull shark. They sort of look like that but they have tiny little eyes and big broad fins.

  3. Gavin Naylor:

    They are archetypal, typical looking sharks like a great reef or bull shark. They sort of look like that but they have tiny little eyes and big broad fins, these are adaption for living in very turbid water. If you have a look where these things live, the visibility is about an inch. It’s completely muddy water.

  4. Andrew Chin:

    The Swan River estuary is good bull shark habitat and this means people can come into close contact with them, unfortunately some encounters end badly and in this case with tragic results.


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