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tigEr Mouth
Tiger sharks cruise the warm
waters of the world
around islands
and coasts of
continents
and often
move
inshore at
night to
feed. all thE bEttEr to Eat with
Tiger sharks have multipurpose
teeth. The pointed tip impales prey,
while the serrated bottom edges are
daily for cutting. The teeth are strong and can
MEnu crunch through a turtle’s bones and shell. If
Tiger sharks eat a tooth breaks, it is replaced by one growing
all kinds of food from forward from the row behind.
squishy jellyfish to tough, shelled turtles. They are not put off
by the jellyfish’s stings or even venom from sea snakes which
they also eat. Sea birds are not safe as tiger sharks will grab
them from the surface JawS
of the sea. Carcasses A tiger
of land animals, shark’s
such as chickens, jaws are
dogs, horses, and only loosely
cows that have washed connected by
into the sea, are also Sea turtle ligaments and
eaten. Even tin cans, muscles to the
coal, and plastic bags rest of its skull, so
have been found in it can push its jaws
their stomachs, and out to take a big bite.
occasionally people When it feeds on large prey, it
are attacked. Jellyfish shakes its head back and forth to tear off chunks.

diSh of thE day Lobster raggEd tooth Shark
Sand tigers eat a great variety Sand tigers, called ragged tooth sharks in South
of bony fish Africa and gray nurse sharks in Australia, reach
(left), as well 10 ft (3 m) in length. Their long, curved teeth get
as lobsters, progressively smaller from the middle to the sides of
small sharks, the jaw and are ideal for snaring fish or squid. They
Goatfish and rays. look fierce, but will only attack if provoked.

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