tiger shark
noun
: a large gray or brown stocky-bodied requiem shark (Galeocerdo cuvieri) that is nearly cosmopolitan especially in warm seas and can be dangerous to humans see shark illustration
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And when a big tiger shark bites, the injuries are dramatic.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
This juvenile sand tiger shark was stabbed & left on the beach in Marshfield, MA today.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
In a separate find, a different tiger shark that the team had previously tagged, threw up what appeared to be half a dugong.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 June 2024
Sand tiger sharks are globally listed as a vulnerable species, but numbers have reached endangered status in some regions, according to the National Aquarium.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 June 2024
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
This juvenile sand tiger shark was stabbed & left on the beach in Marshfield, MA today.
—Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
In a separate find, a different tiger shark that the team had previously tagged, threw up what appeared to be half a dugong.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 June 2024
Sand tiger sharks are globally listed as a vulnerable species, but numbers have reached endangered status in some regions, according to the National Aquarium.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 June 2024
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