The tiger shark is a known man-killer and is one of the biggest sharks in the sea. This fierce predator will eat anything it can get its teeth into : squid, dolphins, turtles, whales, tuna, mackerel, cod, lobsters, seals, porpoises, ... well you get the picture, they eat a lot!! Tiger sharks have even been known to eat rubbish floating on the surface and even bite holes in the back of small boats. If you have a weak stomach or feel sick at the thought of violence TURN AWAY NOW and do not read the words in red, if your still reading, this is one of the most horrible things you will ever hear: tiger sharks eat their own brothers and sisters...whilst still inside their mother!! This is a common thing for all sharks to do but it's pretty gruesome all the same. Tiger sharks are very clever for a non-human species, they gather at albatross nesting places every July and wait for the young seabirds to attempt to fly. The unsuccessful ones who fall in the water never get another chance to try it because they are immediately gobbled up by hungry tiger sharks who had been waiting eagerly in the shallows.
Tiger sharks have stripes like those of a tiger when they are young (except they are grey-not white!!) but as they become older the stripes fade and people mistake them for another ferocious hunter; the great white.
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| A young tiger shark hunting for food. |
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| An adult tiger shark. Note the loss of stripes. |
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