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First tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier bite in 75 years in French Polynesia (Eastern Central Pacific)

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We analyzed a tiger shark (estimated 2.8 m total length) bite on a snorkeler. The removal of the terminal part of the leg suggests a predatory motivation for the,bite. This is the first documented bite by a tiger shark in French Polynesia waters for the past 75 years.
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hal-04005841 , version 1 (27-02-2023)

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Eric E G Clua, Michel Bègue, Olivier Jam, Raphaël Lambillon, Carl G Meyer. First tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier bite in 75 years in French Polynesia (Eastern Central Pacific). Clinical Case Reports, 2023, 11 (1), ⟨10.1002/ccr3.6830⟩. ⟨hal-04005841⟩
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