Sand tiger sharks, also known as gray nurse sharks, have a deceivingly ferocious look. They are large-bodied and display a mouthful of sharp teeth that protrude in all directions, even when the ...

A huge 14ft (4.2m) smalltooth sand tiger shark has washed up in County Wexford in the Republic of Ireland. Scientists believe this is the first official record of this rare species in Irish waters.

LITTLE COMPTON, RI — Experts are investigating the death of a sand tiger shark found washed up on a beach in Little Compton ...

LITTLE COMPTON, R.I. (WPRI) — A sand tiger shark was found this past week on Tappen’s Beach in Little Compton, according to ...

OARAI, Ibaraki Prefecture--A sand tiger shark was born at the Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium here, the first successful breeding of the species in Japan. Only four other aquariums ...

Shutterstock Despite their fearsome teeth, sand tiger sharks usually attack humans only in self-defence This is the first time sharks, rays and chimeras (fish with cartilage in place of bones ...

The smalltooth sand tiger shark (odontaspis ferox) may appear large and daunting. However, their behaviour during encounters with divers indicates they are harmless to humans unless provoked. All ...

Sand tiger sharks eat their siblings in the womb; a phenomenon known as embryonic cannibalism or embryophagy. When the first embryo in each uterus reaches a certain size it consumes all its siblings.