Despite this, they are a docile, non-aggressive species, known to attack humans only when bothered first. Sand tiger sharks are brownish-gray with rust-colored spots on top and white underneath.

For the study, Wyffel and colleagues examined mating wounds in sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) — a critically endangered species that grows up to 10 feet (3 meters) long and inhabits ...

Though more than 70 shark species are in worse shape than tiger sharks, conservationists ... a patchwork of sand, sea grass, and coral reef that began attracting divers about a decade ago.

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 ...