Scientific name: Galeocerdo cuvier
Size: Between 13 and 20 feet
Color: Brown gray
Distinguishing feature: Head wide and flat, muzzle short and wide mouth. Slender body, covered with marks in the form of vertical lines.
Where did we see it: French polynesia
Scientific name: Galeocerdo cuvier
Size: Between 13 and 20 feet
Color: Brown gray
Distinguishing feature: Head wide and flat, muzzle short and wide mouth. Slender body, covered with marks in the form of vertical lines.
Where did we see it: French polynesia
As for the white shark, the tiger shark attacks cetaceans. It will target sick or very young whales or dolphins.
Its diet is however very changeable, according to the place where it is: turtles, dugongs, fish, crustaceans, albatross, etc.
It is one of the sharks "dangerous" for the man, one advise to avoid going to snorkel if it is present at the sunrise or sunset.
The tiger shark has slender marks similars to the lines of tigers, hence its name.
When it is juvenile, these marks are round and not vertical. They change when it grows.
Parrotfish create a protective envelope around them when they are sleeping.
So, don't put the light on them during night dive to don't to wake them up and break this envelope.
We can hear the bull shark is very dangerous because of attacks near La Réunion island.
However, tens of them are living at 600 feet from the famous beach of Playa Del Carmen in Mexico. And there are no attacks.
