The great white sharkThe Great White shark can grow up to over twenty feet long and weigh over two and a half tons. The Great Whites, or "Carcharodon carcharias"(scientific name), diet is fish and seals. The Great white lives in cool coastal waters around the world. While the Great White shark is responsible for the majority of attacks on humans, very few of their attacks are fatal.
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Bull Sharks live in warm coastal waters, however they have been know to travel into freshwater and brackish water as well. Bull sharks have the ability to swim hundreds of miles upstream into rivers. Bull sharks diet is much different from other sharks because they are able to travel into freshwater and consume freshwater animals as well as saltwater animals. Bull sharks most commonly eat fish ,however it is not uncommon for them to eat smaller sharks and snakes. While they do not attack humans as much as Great Whites do they have been known to attack humans before.
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Tiger sharkTiger sharks share the same waters as bull sharks. Tiger sharks are aggressive and eat almost everything including tires, metal and stingrays. Tiger sharks are capable of growing larger than twenty four feet. Tiger sharks are in the top three for most likely sharks to attack humans and unfortunately, because they eat everything, many of these attacks are fatal.
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