Bull Shark Jagged Jaws Statue

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Bull Shark Jagged Jaws Statue measures 16″Wx10½”Dx15″H. Monster bull shark jaws make a statement! Shop today for your unique shark jaws. Perfect as beach or nautical décor, this impressive sculpture is cast in quality designer resin and set atop a metal museum mount. Expected back in stock April 14, 2023!

The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally “zambi”) in Africa, and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. It is known for its aggressive nature, and presence in warm, shallow brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and rivers. Bull sharks can thrive in both salt and fresh water and can travel far up rivers. They have been known to travel up the Mississippi River as far as Alton, Illinois, about 700 miles from the ocean.

Bull sharks are large and stout, with females being larger than males. The maximum recorded weight of a bull shark was 694 lbs. Bull sharks are wider and heavier than other requiem sharks of comparable length, and are grey on top and white below. The second dorsal fin is smaller than the first. The bull shark’s caudal fin is longer and lower than that of the larger sharks, and it has a small snout, and lacks an interdorsal ridge. Bull sharks have a bite force up to 5,914 newtons (1,330 lbs), weight for weight the highest among all investigated cartilaginous fishes.

The name “bull shark” comes from the shark’s stocky shape, broad, flat snout, and aggressive, unpredictable behavior. In India, the bull shark may be confused with the Sundarbans or Ganges shark. In Africa, it is also commonly called the Zambezi River shark, or just “zambi”.

Its wide range and diverse habitats result in many other local names, including Ganges River shark, Fitzroy Creek whaler, van Rooyen’s shark, Lake Nicaragua shark, river shark, freshwater whaler, estuary whaler, Swan River whaler, cub shark, and shovelnose shark.

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