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Shark Food Habits: Feeding Patterns

The Port Jackson shark has two types of teeth in the jaws that are adapted for grasping and crushing the hard-shelled invertebrates on which it feeds. Photo by Scott W. Michael

<>Do you know what time of day most sharks do their hunting? Do you know how the tidal cycle affects the feeding behavior of sharks and rays?

In this portion of Coral Realm's survery of shark and ray food habits we examine when these fishes do most of their hunting. We specifically investigate how the time of day and the tidal cycle affect their feeding patterns. Our discussion includes a description of the nocturnal hunting behavior of the whitetip reef shark. (The article includes two enlargeable photographs.)

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