The Bronze Whaler by James A

Bronze Whaler By James A

This shark belongs to the requiem shark species. It has multiple names Copper shark, Narrowtooth and Bronze Whaler. It could be in any tropical waters.

This shark can grow up to 11 feet (3.3 meters). The Bronze Whaler has hook shaped narrow teeth unlike other requiem sharks. On top of the Bronze Whaler between the dorsal fins is a bronze colour. They aren't usually friendly to humans but won't attack them unless there is food or prey. Like most other sharks they get aggressive in the presence of food.

The Bronze Whaler is an active shark that feed in groups. The are fast so they can catch sardines in the annual sardine run at South Africa along with other large predatory fish. They feed mostly on small bony fish, octopus, squid and crustaceans. The bronze Whaler also eats other small sharks and Ray fish.

Bronze Whalers live in warm subtropical waters. It has been found in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other places. The Bronze Whaler has been found near the sea bed. It was recorded that it went around 100m down, scientists think it has gone even further down. The Bronze Whaler has been found in large bays, harbour channels and rivers.

The Bronze Whaler can be found in schools of 100’s of these individual sharks but are often found alone. These sharks split themselves into 2 groups for where they are found juveniles are found in shallow waters throughout the year and adults are found in subtropical areas throughout the year.

To breed the Bronze Whalers bite each other. The litter size can be 7-24 and when they are born they can measure up to 60cm. The Bronze Whaler can live for 25-30 years old but the exact life span has not been found yet.

The Bronze Whaler has been found in Nelson multiple times and has been spotted even more times. It’s name Bronze Whaler suits it well because of the bronze color on top of it’s body. This shark still has mysteries about it that need to be solved. This may be one of the small sharks but it’s one of the cool ones.