Of the family of gray sharks, the blunt is the most famous. It has several names: bull shark and gray bull shark. For what it is called so, you will learn a little later. This subspecies is found almost throughout the planet. Where the waters are warm and shallow, there will certainly be a blunt shark. It can be found in the Amazon, on the Ganges, Mississippi, as well as any others that flow into the ocean. For humans, this shark is very dangerous, because it is one of the three most cruel cannibal sharks.
Where does it live?
It is noteworthy that quite often a bull shark enters the rivers. Which is unusual for other species. It also goes very far upstream, but in most cases it does not fall to a depth of more than 30 meters. If we talk about the Atlantic Ocean, then it can be found off the coast of southern Brazil, the USA, Morocco and Angola. The original home of this predator is the Indian Ocean. There is a dull-shark here almost everywhere. It can be seen from the coastal zone of Africa to Kenya itself. Visited by a bull shark and the Pacific Ocean. Here it can be found almost around all the islands. These sharks are not only along the south side of Australia. The dangerous predator feels great in the muddy waters of the Amazon, is very common on the Ganges River. A bull shark loves warm currents and tries to avoid latitudes with a temperate climate.
The appearance of a predator
The body of the bull shark is stocky, and for this simple reason, people call it “bull”. This corresponds to the aggressiveness of this representative of gray sharks. Males are slightly smaller than females. The length in most cases is no more than 2.5 meters, and the weight is about 130 kg. At one time, there was talk that the fishermen managed to catch a female 4 meters long, but there is no evidence of this. It is noteworthy that a goofy shark, according to researchers, can weigh more than 315 kilograms. The number of dorsal fins is 2. Moreover, the first is slightly larger and higher than the second. The caudal fin is noteworthy in that it is an order of magnitude longer than that of other representatives of the gray shark family, and it is also located slightly lower. The jaws of the predator are compressed very strongly. A bull shark also becomes very dangerous because it is quite difficult to notice. This is due to the gray back, which is completely invisible, especially in troubled waters. The belly of the shark is white.
About nutrition and behavior
Researchers are very interested in this predator due to its unpredictable behavior. It is impossible to predict the actions of a shark in water. It can both attack a person or not. The same applies to large animals that are nearby. Apparently, a lot depends on whether she is hungry or not. To date, the bull shark is put in one place with the white and tiger sharks in terms of danger. As a rule, a representative of this species hunts solely alone. It is very rare to observe the extraction of food by a pair of predators. No cases of pack hunting were found at all. This may be due to exceptional aggression during the extraction of food, aimed even at weaker relatives, which predators subsequently eat. Nevertheless, the bull shark is extremely lazy and will not chase food once again, especially if it is full. The diet consists of shark fry, fish and even dolphins. Although the latter are rarely attacked, for there is a chance of being defeated. This is due to the fact that dolphins rarely swim alone, and a flock can kill a predator without problems.
What is interesting stupid shark
It is noteworthy that this species of fish is a territorial animal, this applies to males. For a potential enemy, they can take anyone who swims into their territory. Often people become victims of a bull shark just because they swam too far or dive too deep. By the way, now researchers are talking about a high level of testosterone in the blood of this predator. Apparently, this is what determines the excessive aggressiveness of the individual. Today we can say that there are far fewer recorded attacks of a blunt shark on a person than unofficial ones. This is due to several factors: firstly, it is sometimes extremely difficult to understand whether it was really a bull shark or some other species, and secondly, in third world countries in most cases they do not attach importance to the attacks of these predators, since there it is Not unusual.
Bull shark - danger to humans
It can be said with great confidence that sharks should generally be avoided, regardless of type and size. As for the blunt sharks, they need to be most afraid of. In particular, due to the fact that they are very unpredictable and extremely aggressive against a person or any other creature. However, there are practically no cases of attacks by this predator on a group of people or marine animals. Therefore, if you bathe, do not do it alone. Another important point - the shark-fed shark eats at sunrise and sunset. It is not recommended to swim too far or even go into the water if there can be a predator in it, since there is a risk of becoming its prey. And indeed, swimming in the beach or in the river, where this cannibal is supposed to be, is definitely not worth it. Moreover, this representative can be both in salt and in fresh water, the main thing is that it be warm. It always makes sense to swim as close to the shore as possible. Often a gray bull or blunt shark does not swim too close to shallow water.
