bull shark

collocation in English

meaningsofbullandshark

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bull
noun
uk
/bʊl/us
/bʊl/
a male cow, or the male of particular animals such as the elephant or ...
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shark
noun[C]
uk
/ʃɑːk/us
/ʃɑːrk/
a large fish that has sharp teeth and a pointed fin on ...
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(Definition ofbullandsharkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was found that thebullsharkstayed at the mouth of the river independent of the salinity of the water.
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Thebullsharkprefers coastal water which is less than 100 feet in depth.
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The average time span for a femalebullsharkto be pregnant is around 10 to 11 months.
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Capuzzo argues that the five victims were attacked by a great white shark, though others believe that the attacker was abullshark.
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Thebullshark, however, is infamous for its freshwater meanderings, as well as for its pugnacious and aggressive nature.
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The average litter for a femalebullsharkis around 1 to 13 pups.
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An interesting find was that the movement was directly related to thebullsharkconserving energy for itself.
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Despite this, the solute composition (i.e. osmolarity) of abullsharkin freshwater is still much higher than that of the external environment.
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Thebullsharkis known to be able to live in both saltwater and freshwater.
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Thebullsharkcan be up to 81cm ft in length at birth.
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The maximum recorded weight of abullsharkwas 315kg lb but may be larger.
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A few exceptions exist, such as thebullshark, which has developed a way to change its kidney function to excrete large amounts of urea.
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In turn, young sharks are preyed on by larger sharks such as the tiger shark and thebullshark.
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In addition to humans, predators of the gafftopsail catfish include the tiger shark andbullshark.
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Bream, flathead, whiting and thebullsharkare common species that are found in the creek.
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Unlike most sharks though, thebullsharkdoes not rear its young like other sharks, the young bull sharks are born into flat, protected areas.
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Thebullsharkis known for its aggressive nature, predilection for warm shallow water, and presence in brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and rivers.
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After gestating for 12 months, abullsharkmay give birth to four to ten live young.
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Thebullsharkis able to discriminate between colors of mesh netting that is present underwater.
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For example, the jaws of abullsharkcan have 50 rows of teeth in 7 series, with the outermost series functional.
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