Individuals range in size from 6.5 to 10.5 feet in length. Sand tigers are the only shark known to come to the surface and gulp air. They store the air in their stomachs, which allows them to ...

With over 375 species, they range from harmless to potentially ... distinguished by the black markings on their fin tips. Sand Tiger Shark The sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus) is a large ...

OARAI, Ibaraki Prefecture--A sand tiger shark was born at the Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium here, the first successful breeding of the species in Japan. Only four other aquariums ...