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The tiger shark is the only species in its family that is ovoviviparous; its eggs hatch internally and the young are born live when fully developed. [7] Tiger Sharks are unique among all sharks in the fact that they employ embrytrophy to nourish their young inside the womb. The young gestate in sacks which are filled with a fluid that nourishes ...
Galeocerdo is a genus of ground shark.Only a single species, G. cuvier, the tiger shark, is extant. [1] The earliest fossils date back to the early Eocene epoch, (), around 56–47.8 Million years ago. [2]
Galeocerdo alabamensis is an extinct relative of the modern tiger shark. Nomenclature of this shark has been debated, and recent literature identified it more closely with the Physogaleus genus of prehistoric shark, rather than Galeocerdo. The classification of Physogaleus is known as tiger-like sharks while Galeocerdo refers to
They are large-bodied sharks with long, conical snouts, broad-based dorsal and anal fins, and an asymmetrical caudal fin with a strong lower lobe. Their teeth are large, with prominent narrow cusps. [3] They are distinguished from the similar genus Carcharias by the absence of crushing posterior teeth. [4]
Scientists fixed tags equipped with cameras onto tiger sharks so that they could view the ocean floor from a new perspective. What they saw was astounding. How tiger sharks wearing cameras ...
The Atlantic weasel shark (Paragaleus pectoralis) is a weasel shark of the family Hemigaleidae, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Also known as the little tiger shark, it is the only species of the genus Paragaleus to have been recorded off the western coast of Africa. [ 2 ]
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tiger.jpg A grainy mobile phone photo of one of the world’s most iconic cats prowling in the snow is offering conservationists hope that an endangered species may be making a comeback.