Tiger Sharks Research Paper

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Wow, I didn’t know how unique sharks are. Sharks have been around for millions of years. These predators are vastly different from the average predator. Great white sharks with their habitats, why they attack humans, and their diet and that is what makes these sharks so unique. Great white’s habitats is everywhere in the water they, so Great white sharks can be found most commonly found in New Smyrna Beach (in Florida), Hawaii, Southern Australia, and Western Australia. A typical great white diet is tuna, seals, humans occasionally and other sharks. Great Whites think we are seals, and that is why they attack children and adults. The shark sometimes attack shark cages because they are attracted to people who are wearing the colors red, black, and yellow. So, if you go into a cage I do not recommend to wear those colors. And, I would not recommend to do anything in the water such as surfing, fishing, or swimming after 5 pm. People get attacked most commonly after 5 pm, and The sharks are not nocturnal. …show more content…
Tiger sharks do not hesitate when it comes to eating because they eat just about anything that is given to them. For example, Tiger sharks have been found on a boat eating cushions of the boat and clocks. And, these sharks can attack fish and humans in under five feet of water. This type of sharks are treacherous. The last shark I will be talking about, Whale sharks are very confusing sharks. Whale sharks shaped like a whale but they are considered to be sharks. In addition, these sharks are not mammals. That is why they sharks and not whales. As of right now these sharks are the biggest sharks, but the megalodon was bigger, and now those prehistoric sharks are extinct. These sharks are very confusing, and I’m trying to figure out why they are sharks.
Sharks are very unique. Well, sharks are dangerous, and watch where you go

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