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The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) [3] is a species of ground shark, and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo and family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large macropredator, with females capable of attaining a length of over 5 m (16 ft 5 in). [4]
The silky shark (C. falciformis) is another contender for the largest requiem shark at a maximum weight of 350 kg (770 lb) and a maximum length of around 3.5 m (11 ft). The largest hammerhead shark is the great hammerhead ( Sphyrna mokarran ), which can reach 6.1 m (20 ft) and weigh at least 500 kg (1,100 lb). [ 31 ]
English: Size comparison of a tiger shark and a human being (rough approximation, as tiger sharks vary considerably in length). Čeština: Srovnání velikosti člověka a žraloka tygřího. Jde jen o orientační náčrt, neboť velikost jednotlivých žraloků se může značně lišit.
Apr. 27—Warning signs were posted today after the sighting of a large tiger shark at an East Oahu beach park. A non-aggressive 10- to 12-foot tiger shark was seen 50 yards offshore at Waimanalo ...
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 ...
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]
Shark attacks on humans are very, very rare. ... In May 2023, a kayaker fishing in shallow waters offshore in Windward Oahu, Hawaii, when a tiger shark slammed into his boat (see the video above).
The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus), grey/gray nurse shark, spotted ragged-tooth shark, or blue-nurse sand tiger, is a species of shark that inhabits subtropical and temperate waters worldwide. It inhabits the continental shelf, from sandy shorelines (hence the name sand tiger shark) and submerged reefs to a depth of around 191 m (627 ft). [2]