Tiger Shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
A striped night hunter with can-opener teeth.
Tiger Sharks cruise warm coasts with broad heads and dark bars along their backs. Their unusually varied menu makes them important scavengers as well as formidable hunters.
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Ready-to-play deck
Blue Water Deck
Includes 1 card featuring Tiger Shark.
Quick dive
Creature passport
- Home
- Tropical and warm-temperate coasts, reefs, lagoons, and open water worldwide.
- Favorite foods
- Fishes, rays, turtles, seabirds, marine mammals, crustaceans, and carrion.
- Size check
- Commonly 10–14 ft; very large sharks exceed 18 ft (5.5 m)
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
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Young Tiger Sharks have spots and bars that resemble a tiger's pattern.
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The markings usually fade as the shark ages.
- 3
A broad blunt snout holds sensory pores that detect hidden prey.
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Tiger Sharks often become more active after sunset.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Deeply notched, serrated teeth can slice through shell, hide, and bone.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
Look for a blunt head and shadowy vertical bars on the sides.
Grown-up research links
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