bull shark
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bull sharks
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And not just any shark, a mondo, super-hangry bull shark that’s able to survive in salt and fresh water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
“It’s possible” they had their hands on the biggest bull shark in the ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The study appears in the journal Animal Behaviour under the title: "Rolling in the deep: drivers of social preferences and social interactions within a bull shark aggregation in Fiji."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026
He had been bitten by a bull shark, one of the most dangerous sharks in the world and notorious for hunting in shallow waters.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Just ask the Venezuelan kayaker who was briefly ingested by a whale, or the woman who was attempting to take a selfie with a bull shark but got both of her hands bitten off.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
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