tiger shark
noun
: a large gray or brown stocky-bodied requiem shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) that is nearly cosmopolitan especially in warm seas and can be dangerous to humans see shark illustration
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And that means all sharks, not just the iconic ones like great white sharks or tiger sharks.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Another tiger shark caught by the team regurgitated half a dugong, also equally unexpected.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Sand Tiger Sharks—Birth Is A Battle To Be Won
Sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus), have an unusual reproductive strategy that begins with a cannibalistic showdown in the womb.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
In some cases — bull sharks, mako sharks and baby sand tiger sharks, for example — sharks will even eat their own species.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Another tiger shark caught by the team regurgitated half a dugong, also equally unexpected.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Sand Tiger Sharks—Birth Is A Battle To Be Won
Sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus), have an unusual reproductive strategy that begins with a cannibalistic showdown in the womb.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
In some cases — bull sharks, mako sharks and baby sand tiger sharks, for example — sharks will even eat their own species.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Tiger shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiger%20shark. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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