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bull shark

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noun

  1. a requiem shark, Carcharhinus leucas, inhabiting shallow waters from North Carolina to Brazil.


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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

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

An Australian woman attacked by a bull shark in Sydney Harbour has thanked her "heroic" neighbours for coming to her aid.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

In 2009, an Australian navy clearance diver was mauled by a bull shark during a training exercise in the harbor.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

Throughout the afternoon, we catch, sample and tag two more nurse sharks and a slate-gray bull shark.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023

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