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Fishin' for Facts: Tiger Shark      

Genus species: Galeocerdo cuvieri

Tiger sharks range in size from 8.8 to 24 feet (2.7 to 7.3 meters) long. The largest found weighed 6,800 lb (3,084 kg). Pups (babies) are 18-19 inches long.

They eat almost anything. They're kind of the garbage can of the sea. Depending on where they live, they eat "all vertebrates" (anything with a backbone that lives in the ocean) like fish, seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals...plus lobsters, squid and "garbage." Juvenile tiger sharks eat sea snakes.

Tiger sharks are found around the world in tropical and temperate waters. A tiger shark can be found as deep as 1148 feet (350 meters).

Tiger shark are related to whitetips, blue sharks, bull sharks and grey reef sharks.