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Bull shark

Scientific name: Carcharhinus leucas

Size: Up to 11,2 feet

Color: Gray brown back and dirty white belly

Distinguishing feature: Stocky body, very short muzzle, first dorsal large, thick, falciform and in the extension of the body

Where did we see it: Mexico

Bull shark of Mexico

Bull shark

Scientific name: Carcharhinus leucas

Size: Up to 11,2 feet

Color: Gray brown back and dirty white belly

Distinguishing feature: Stocky body, very short muzzle, first dorsal large, thick, falciform and in the extension of the body

Where did we see it: Mexico

In detail

Bulldog sharks can live in salt water and freshwater. It sometimes goes up the estuary.

The bulldog shark has a very bad reputation, especially because of attacks on the Reunion island. It is however present all the year on other beaches in the world without attacking the millions of tourists which is about 78 inches of him.

The lack of information and the bad treatment of the littorals are the main causes of accidents.

In the case of Reunion, the causes are many: the waters near the coasts poorly treated, the reef sharks having all been caught, bathers or surfers going to water in bad weather and bad weather schedules, etc.

The different species of Sharks we have seen

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