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Bull Sharks

Bull Sharks. One of the Most Fierce Shark in the World. Other Names. Zambezi Shark River Shark Freshwater Whaler Swan River Whaler Estuary Whaler Lake Nicaragua Shark Bull Whaler Ganges Shark. What It Eats. Anything that moves Fish Other sharks(favorite:baby sandbar sharks)

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Bull Sharks

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  1. Bull Sharks One of the Most Fierce Shark in the World

  2. Other Names • Zambezi Shark • River Shark • Freshwater Whaler • Swan River Whaler • Estuary Whaler • Lake Nicaragua Shark • Bull Whaler • Ganges Shark

  3. What It Eats • Anything that moves • Fish • Other sharks(favorite:baby sandbar sharks) • Dolphins • Rays • Mollusks • Crustaceans • Turtles • Birds • And some other animals

  4. Descriptions of Bull Shark • Small Eyes • Short Blunt Nose • Husky Gray Body • Off-white Under Belly • Stout Body

  5. Size of Bull Sharks • 7-11.5 feet long

  6. Bull Shark Teeth

  7. What People think about Sharks • People think all sharks are scary,fierce animals • I think some sharks will be fierce,but most just want to know what’s going on

  8. Attack on Humans from Bull Sharks • According to the International Shark Attack Files the bull shark has attributed to 17 deaths out of 82 recorded attacks since 1580.

  9. Bull Shark Enemies • Really,the only enemy to Bull Sharks are us human • Mostly fisherman

  10. How it Protects Itself • The bull shark doesn’t really have to protect itself. • Sharks are like the T-Rex of the water.

  11. How They Communicate • Do Bull Sharks communicate with each other??? • No one really knows!

  12. How Old Can They Get? • Female are believed to live to 16 years. • Males are believed to live to 12 years.

  13. Reproduction • These sharks usually breed in the ocean and in estuaries. • After a gestation period of 10-11 months • The female bull shark moves into a estuary. • She then delivers 1-13 live,free swimming pups.

  14. Amazing facts • Bull sharks reach sexual maturity when they are 5-6 years old. • Males measure 5.2-7.4 feet long at this age. • Females measure 5.9-7.5 feet long at this age. • The pups are 55-80 cm. long at birth.

  15. Sources http://www.oceanfootage.com/stockfootage/Bull_Shark_Footage///?DVfSESSCKIE=b539653eba9290113d5f3b9748b5d27a66617c12 http://images.google.com/images?q=bull+shark+pics&hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en&sa=X&oi=images&ct=title http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/sharks/species/Bullshark.shtml

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