1. Tiger Shark
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2. Names Common Name: Tiger Shark Scientific Name: Galeocerdo cuvier
Nickname: Wastebasket of the Sea

3. Facts Bluish gray on the top half and lighter blue on bottom half
Vertical with tiger markings
Average length is 10 ft, can grow to 20 ft
Average swim speed is 2.4 mph, fast swimmers in short bursts
Have great sigh, smell, taste, and touch
Very aggressive

4. Research Program Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Goals
Shark & Reef Fish Research
Goals
Better understanding of tiger sharks
Test the hypothesis that tiger sharks are attached to small amounts of coastal waters
Found that tiger sharks are not restricted to small coastal waters

5. Needs for a Tiger Shark
Large area
Lots of food

6. Diet Will eat almost anything
Common foods are sea turtles, rays, other sharks, bony fishes, sea birds, dolphins, squid, various crustaceans and carrion
Serrated teeth and shaking its head back and forth in a saw like motion tear chunks out of its pry

7. Attaches on Humans 158 attaches have been recorded
27 attaches were fatal
Three dangerous sharks
Great White
Tiger Shark
Bull Shark

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9. Habitat Mostly found in tropical and sub-tropical waters
Sometimes found in temperate waters
Found near coasts but prefer deep waters near coral reefs
Found at depths of 340 meters (1,200 ft)
Go to the equator during the winter

10. Health Care in Aquariums
Put in a separate tank
Keep the shark from “wall-riding”
Soft filter bags, plastic bobs, and floats are placed on the wall

11. Reproduction Give birth to live young
Pups are in the mother for 14 months
Can give birth to pups
Females are ready to reproduce at 4 years
Males are ready at 5-6 years
Produce every other litter