Choose your destination.   '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 January   x x x x February x x x x x March x x x x X April x x x x x May x x x x x June x x x x   July x x x x   August x x x x   September x x x x   October x x x x   November x x x x   December x x x x   Nurse Shark Scientifically: Ginglymostoma cirratum. What To Look For: A large, heavy-bodied, yellow-brown to grey-brown shark that is sluggish during the day, but active at night. This species lives in shallow coastal waters, and is often found in defined resting sites, in schools of up to 30 individuals. Commonly used in behavioural and physiological research, this species is also regularly kept in large aquaria. Size: Up to 4.3 m. Distribution: Tropical and warm temperate Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Food: Bottom-living invertebrates, and fish, including stingrays. Breeding: Complicated courtship with parallel swimming and male biting female in copulation. Live-bearer, with up to 25 young per litter. Danger To Humans: Mainly non-aggressive, altough may bite with a powerful vice-like grip if provoked. Back To Top

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