First tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier bite in 75 years in French Polynesia (Eastern Central Pacific)

Abstract We analyzed a tiger shark (estimated 2.8 m total length) bite on a snorkeler. The removal of the terminal part of the leg suggests a predatory motivation for the bite. This is the first documented bite by a tiger shark in French Polynesia waters for the past 75 years.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eric E. G. Clua, Michel Bègue, Olivier Jam, Raphaël Lambillon, Carl G. Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6830