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Nurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Specimen No. 11
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Reef and seabed sharks
- Nurse sharks are suction feeders, and their suction is among the strongest recorded for any water-living animal with a backbone. Wikipedia
- Nurse sharks hunt alone at night but often rest together in big groups during the day. Wikipedia
- Bottom-dwelling sharks such as the nurse shark are heavier than water, so they can rest on the sea floor. Wikipedia
- Nurse sharks are ovoviviparous: the eggs hatch inside the female. Wikipedia