⋆✴︎˚｡⋆BIOGRAPHY!! ⋆✴︎˚｡⋆
Length: 10-14ft / 3-4.5m
Weight: Up to 1400lb+ / 635kg+
One of the largest species in the world.
Diet: Almost anything (fish, turtles, birds, squid etc)
Lifespan: 20-30+ years.
Danger: Attacks are rare.
Length: 10-14ft / 3-4.5m
Weight: Up to 1400lb+ / 635kg+
One of the largest species in the world.
Diet: Almost anything (fish, turtles, birds, squid etc)
Lifespan: 20-30+ years.
Danger: Attacks are rare.
One of my personal favourite sharks is the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). They’re famous for being big, hungry boys with cool character customisation.
Tiger sharks get their name from the vertical stripes across their bodies in their early life, and even though they fade a lot (if not entirely) by adulthood, the name sticks. Tiger sharks live in warm, tropical waters, think Hawaii, Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas and Australia. They tend to live near the coast, but they’re strong enough to travel long distances in the open ocean. They migrate seasonally, and can cover thousands of miles of ocean in that time.
Something I find fascinating about tiger sharks is that they’re mostly nocturnal. They have a heightened sense of smell and almost like night vision. They use electroreceptors to detect tiny electrical signals from prey, and can even sense the heartbeat of prey that is buried under the sea bed. Terrifying.
Tiger sharks’ incredibly strong jaws and serrated teeth (which are mostly for crunching through turtle shells) have actually led them to eat some weird stuff. Scientists have found number plates and tyres inside the bellies of tiger sharks.
Tiger sharks are ovoviviparous. “What’s that??” I hear you cry. Mummy tiger sharks actually give birth to live pups (sometimes between 10-80. 80!!!) because the eggs hatch inside her. Even more crazy is that some of the live pups, while still inside the mummy shark, will eat the unhatched pups to help them grow. Insane, right?