The Nurse Shark

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Nurse Shark © Captain John Rothchild

The Nurse Shark is a sea creature found most common in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans. The nurse shark is nocturnal, which means it comes out at night and sleeps in caves in shallow waters during the day. Nurse sharks travel in packs of 40 very close together. The nurse shark typically feeds on fish, stingrays, and molluscs. There are no species that prey on the Nurse shark. Nurse Sharks are mainly non aggressive.