Cristina Zenato Instagram – Let’s talk Tiger Sharks.
I have received so many questions about these incredibly fascinating yet often maligned creatures, I decided to share a few facts.
They get their name from the characteristic vertical bars covering the sides of their body. Though very noticeable in juveniles, these stripes fade once they reach adulthood.
They can reach up to 18 feet (5.5 m) in length and 2000 pounds (1 ton) in weight. They are the fourth largest shark (behind the whale, basking, and great white sharks) and the second largest predatory shark.
They live 30 years.
Their diet is one of the most diverse, including fish and invertebrates, seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals, rays, smaller sharks, sea snakes, and scavenged dead animals. Depending on the area, they specialize in one type of prey; for example, in The Bahamas, a big part of their diet consists of turtles.
Tiger sharks mate via internal fertilization (males have two organs known as claspers) and are ovoviparous. That means the embryos develop inside individual eggs inside the uterus until they hatch. Then, the mother gives birth to live juveniles. On average, she gives birth to 30 to 35 young.
Like all other shark species, once sharks are born, they have no parental care and are left to fend for themselves.
While adult tiger sharks have no natural predators, juveniles may be eaten by other sharks, including adult tiger sharks. Juveniles and adults live in slightly different habitats for this and other reasons. The juveniles live in more protected and shallow areas, while the adults live in the open ocean and coral reefs.
The current status of the tiger shark is “near threatened” with extinction.
Beautiful image by @kewinlorenzen on our November Tiger Beach
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