Aseven-foot-long bull shark has attacked a man in a river in India, ripping off part of his lower leg. The 32-year-old man, Vickey Govari, had been fishing in the Vaitarna River in the state of Maharashtra’s Palghar district when the shark attacked. As the shark lunged at the man, it severed his left leg at […]
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“Unofficial Mascots”: Bull Sharks Survived 17 Years in Golf Club Lake
Flooding in 1996 carried six juvenile bull sharks into a golf course lake, where they survived for 17 years. A new study uses this case to argue that bull sharks can survive extended periods of time in low salinity waters. Indeed, during their time in the Carbrook Golf Club’s lake they became the unofficial mascots […]