Bull Sharks – The Facts – What do you know? Test your knowledge of these huge and potentially dangerous animals with this quick quiz.
(Get more details about bull sharks here: 10 Interesting Facts About Bull Sharks!)
True or False?
1. Bull sharks are also known as river sharks and the square-nosed shark.
True
False
2. Male bull sharks are larger than females.
True
False
3. Bull sharks can ony live in saltwater.
True
False
4. Bull sharks come into contact with humans more than most sharks because they like shallow water.
True
False
5. They can detect the electric fields of prey.
True
False
6. Smaller bull sharks respond to potential attacks by larger predators by vomiting.
True
False
7. Bull sharks have the strongest bite force of any shark.
True
False
8. Bull sharks are viviparous, which means they give birth to live young just like mammals do.
True
False
9. Bull sharks are believed to be behind the infamous Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, during which four people were killed in the span of 13 days.
True
False
10. They are the most deadly shark of all. Outdoing even the great white for confirmed human kills.
True
False
Answers to the Bull Shark Quiz:
1. True.
2. False. Female bull sharks are larger than males.
3. False. Bull sharks are one of the few sharks that can live in both saltwater and freshwater.
4. True.
5. True.
6. True. They use vomit to distract the predator.
7. True.
8. True.
9. True.
10. False. They are third in the list of most deadly sharks to humans (#1 Great whites, #2 Tiger sharks)
