BULL SHARK

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BULL SHARK

• (Carcharhinus leuca)

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• kingdom/ animalia
• Phylum/ chordate
• Class/ chondrichthyes
• Order/ carcharhiniformes
• Family/ carcharhinidae
• Genus/ carcharhinus
• Species/ c. leucas

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• Male bull sharks can grow up to 7 ft and weigh up
  to 200 lb.
• Female bull sharks can grow up to 11.5 ft and
  weigh up to 700 lb.

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• Bull sharks can be found in warm coastal areas,
  in rivers and lakes, and occasionally in salt and
  fresh water streams.
• Bull sharks eat fish, other sharks, rays,
  dolphins, turtles, birds, and crustaceans.

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• Bull sharks are one of the few fish that can live
  in fresh and salt water. They are also extremely
  territorial and will attack other animals
  including humans that enter their territory.

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• Human impact is that many bull sharks are killed
  by humans either for sport or from the fear of
  being attacked in fresh water lakes.