Bull sharks are notoriously aggressive.
Most recently, the species triggered a nightmarish 48-hour rampage in Sydney, Australia, in which four people were bitten, one died, and one lost a leg.
But the bull market isn’t just in Australia. They inhabit waters all over the world, and their temperaments remain the same no matter where they are. For example, here’s a clip of a bull shark going crazy while trying to attack a motorboat.
The video is from Florida and the incident happened over the weekend. It shows the motorboat driver trying to escape from the shark as it continues to bite the motor vehicle on the water. Sharks are very bold – a bit like a Chihuahua dog chasing a vacuum cleaner.
As ABC7’s Bob Harrigan reports:
“Bull sharks don’t play! This one attacked a motorboat near Anna Maria and Channel Key on Sunday! Look…crazy! That’s @John Lacey from Cortez Water Sports. I’ve lived here for 40 years and know that bull sharks are by far one of the most aggressive animals in our waters.”
According to the International Shark Attack File:
“White sharks, tiger sharks and bull sharks are the ‘big three’ in the world of shark attacks because they are large species capable of inflicting serious injuries on their victims, are commonly found in areas where humans enter the water, and their teeth are designed for shearing rather than anchoring.”
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In their database, bulls were responsible for 119 attacks, 26 of which were fatal.
In other recent bull shark news, it turns out they’re also social animals. A new study suggests they even formed something akin to a friendship:
“Bull sharks may be thought of as solitary hunters, but new research shows they actually form social bonds and even have preferred ‘friends.’ After six years of observing 184 sharks in Fiji, scientists have discovered that the animals don’t just mix randomly—they choose companions, swim together, and even follow each other in a coordinated fashion.”
Lovely.
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