Bull sharks are really cool sharks they are one of the few sharks that are able to live in salt and fresh water happily. A female Bull shark is heavier than male Bull shark and the female Bull shark is shorter than a male Bull shark. The female Bull shark can weight as much 500 pounds and a length of 5 feet. The male Bull shark can weight as much as 200 pounds and can reach a length of 7 feet. When a large group of sharks are eating food its called a feeding frenzy it looks very disordered but it is actually very organized they rarely bite each other. Bull sharks usually swim 4.9 miles per hour, but it can accelerate its speed on up to 11.8 miles per hour when needed. Sharks have been around before dinosaurs. Sharks are mother natures greatest creation.
The appearance of a Bull shark is they have gray backs and white bellies. The tips of there fins are black especially younger Bull Sharks. The body of a Bull shark is stout. The snout is wide and equipped with rows of sharp triangular teeth. Their eyes are small. The Bull shark possesses long pectoral fins that are used for cruising through the shallow waters while it searches for the next meal. The pectoral fins are located on the side of the front half of the shark. Group of bull sharks is known as school or shoal. Bull sharks are named Bull sharks because they have blunt snouts and habit to attack the prey by hitting it first in the butt using the heads (just like bulls). Bull sharks have developed special adaptations to ensure survival both in marine and fresh waters. Their kidneys and a gland near the tail prevent loss of body salt in the water of low salinity.
The Bull shark is a carnivore with great appetite. Fish, turtles, crustaceans, dolphins, birds and other sharks, are a normal part of the bull shark's menu. Bull sharks are active both during the night and day. 1 Bull shark does not normally eat people. It will attack anything that moves in its territory, including humans. On average, 16 attacks on humans happen each year in the USA. Every two years, one of those attacks ends up fatally. Group of bull sharks is known as school or shoal. Bull sharks mate during the summer and early autumn in the brackish waters of coastal lagoons and river mouth. Male bull sharks are especially aggressive during that period.
Bull sharks are viviparous organisms (female gives birth to live babies). Pregnancy lasts 12 months.Female usually have between 4 and 10 babies per mating season. Young bull sharks are 28 inches long at birth. They will reach the size of the adult animal after ten years.The average lifespan of bull shark is 12 years in the wild.
