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bull shark

American  

noun

  1. a requiem shark, Carcharhinus leucas, inhabiting shallow waters from North Carolina to Brazil.


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He had been bitten by a bull shark, one of the most dangerous sharks in the world and notorious for hunting in shallow waters.

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Twelve-year-old Nico Antic had been jumping off a rock ledge with friends on 18 January when he was attacked by what authorities suspected was a bull shark.

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Last November, a woman was killed and a man was seriously injured after being attacked by a bull shark on a remote beach in New South Wales.

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Authorities believe the boy was attacked by a bull shark, an aggressive species found in warm, shallow waters.

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An Australian woman attacked by a bull shark in Sydney Harbour has thanked her "heroic" neighbours for coming to her aid.

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