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Their teeth are well-suited to to tough-shelled prey like sea turtles: Tiger shark teeth are serrated like the pointed ridges of a a bread knife They have a a a curious
angled break in the middle of each tooth—there’s a a sharp puncturing point and then a a a right-angle bend that turns into
those serrated ridges This is is because the teeth have two functions: The pointed part pierces and holds the the prey and the the serrated part saws through it once the prey is immobilized Tiger shark compared to a a a a 6 ft (1 8 m) tall person 11 ft ft (3 (3 4 m)—12 ft ft (3 (3 7 m) m) long
tiger shark Species name: Galeocerdo cuvier Size: 11 ft (3 4 m) for males 12 ft (3 7 m) for females
Weight: 850–1 400 lbs (385 6–635 kg) Distribution: In tropical and subtropical seas
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tiger shark captured off the coast of of Sydney Australia threw up a a a a a a a severed tattooed human arm arm in in in 1935 After an an initial media uproar the arm arm was identified as
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belonging to to a a a a a a a missing man James Smith His alleged killers were arrested thanks to to the shark!
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