Sharks
Bull Shark
Carcharhinus leucas · Cartilaginous fish — family Carcharhinidae
The bull shark's reputation precedes it unfairly into the water. What divers actually meet is a thickset, cautious animal that circles wide, sizes up the scene, and commits only when comfortable — the swagger is in the physique, not the behavior. Females gather seasonally off Playa del Carmen, dozens strong in Fiji's Beqa Lagoon, and around Cabo Pulmo's reefs, giving structured, repeatable encounters with a shark that thrives where visibility fails other predators. Its party trick is physiological: bulls osmoregulate well enough to swim far up rivers, which puts them near people more often than any other large shark.
在哪里、什么时候能见到
"常驻"表示在该目的地潜水时大多数情况下都能遇见它们；"季节性"表示在所列月份内可靠出现；其他任何情况都是意外惊喜，而非计划中的保障。
| 目的地 | 可靠性 | 月份 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea of Cortez & Cabo PulmoMexico | Resident — seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Beqa Lagoon & Pacific HarbourFiji | Resident — seen on most dives | 全年皆宜 | |
| Riviera Maya & the CenotesMexico | Seasonal — reliable in season | Nov–Mar | |
| Costa Rica Pacific CoastCosta Rica | Seasonal — reliable in season | May–Nov | |
| Aliwal Shoal & UmkomaasSouth Africa | Occasional | 全年皆宜 |
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深入了解
栖息地: Murky coastal waters, river mouths, and reef slopes; uniquely tolerant of fresh water, recorded far up major rivers
分布范围: Worldwide in warm coastal seas — the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, West Africa, the Indian Ocean rim, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Pacific Central America
习性: Heavy-bodied and low-slung, bulls patrol close to the bottom with short pectoral strokes and a wary, circling approach. At organized feeds they arrive in numbers and hold a respectful pattern around the bait; away from feeds they typically keep their distance from divers in clear water.
食性: Fish including other sharks and rays, plus turtles, birds, and carrion; an unfussy ambush hunter suited to low visibility
体型: 通常约 2.4 m; 记录深度可达 3.5 m (total length; females are distinctly bulkier and longer than males).
与它相处时的行为守则
Kneel or settle where the briefing puts you, keep hands close, no cameras thrust at approaching animals, and let the feeders manage the bait line. Skip dawn and dusk swims near river mouths in bull country.
保育
Assessed Vulnerable in 2020; slow reproduction and heavy inshore fishing pressure work against it, and its river-mouth habitat overlaps the most degraded coastal zones.
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