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Have
you ever heard of the bull shark?
I only heard of it while I lived in Australia. The bull shark is one of 180
shark species to be found in Australian waters.
The bull shark, which is up to 3.5 m long and 200 kg in weight, has a round, short snout, small
eyes. The first dorsal fin is nearly an equilateral triangle whereas the second
dorsal fin is smaller. If people are injured by a shark in Australia, or even
die as a consequence of an attack, many believe that this must have been done
by a great white shark. Often the attack goes out from a bull shark. Since both
shark species look alike, confusion is
inevitable.
The
bull shark lives in both salt and freshwater in New South Wales and Queensland
The
bull shark lives in both salt and freshwater in New South Wales and Queensland, most of the times these guys are
even happily swimming around in estuaries. Together with the tide, when looking
for anything edible bull sharks come close to the shore. They bite their
victims while they have a paddle at
twilight. You know, I would often jump into the water on one of the
countless balmy summer evenings, in the vicinity of a channel, where anglers
clean their fish in the murky water.
And bang, it could have happened anytime … it would not be the shark’s fault,
it is their environment and we
are only visitors in their home.
From
Berlin with love