Shark

The waters off the Bahamas are safe and ideal for swimming. This archipelago of nearly 700 islands is located in the Atlantic Ocean, more towards… Read More »Is It Dangerous To Swim In The Bahamas?

Unlike many other shark species that must swim at all times to breathe, the nurse shark uses the buccal pumping method to breathe. They use… Read More »How Do Nurse Sharks Survive In The Ocean?

The nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) is an elasmobranch fish in the family Ginglymostomatidae. Are nurse sharks mammals? Sharks are not mammals; sharks are fish. Sharks… Read More »Is A Nurse Shark A Fish?

Types of Freshwater Sharks: The sharks of rivers and lakes Speartooth Shark. The Speartooth Shark (Glyphis Glyphis) is able to transition between both saltwater and… Read More »What Sharks Can Go Into Rivers?

Scientists are unclear about how they came to be called nurse sharks, but it is believed that the term “nurse” was derived from the common… Read More »Why Is It Called A Nurse Shark?

around 7.5 to 8 feet long. Nurse Shark. These bottom dwelling sharks are usually yellowish-tan to dark brown and, as adults, average around 7.5 to… Read More »How Big Does A Nurse Shark Get?

Diet. The nurse shark primarily eats bottom-dwelling animals such as stingrays, shrimp, squid, octopus, crabs, snails, urchins and lobsters. What sharks eat lobsters? Smooth dogfish… Read More »Do Nurse Sharks Eat Lobsters?

This summer and last have each brought talk of legendary megalodon sharks apparently spotted in the ocean. First, a massive shark seen on video lurking… Read More »Was A Megalodon Spotted?

Nurse sharks primarily feed on benthic invertebrates (i.e. spiny lobsters, shrimps, crabs, sea urchins, squids, octopuses, marine snails and bivalves) and benthic fish (i.e. sea… Read More »What Do Nurse Sharks Need To Survive?

They are nocturnal hunters, meaning they are more inactive during the day and spend most of the night looking for food. To hunt, nurse sharks… Read More »How Does A Nurse Shark Hunt?