NURSE SHARKS

This photo shows a group of nurse sharks, slumbering in a group, on the ocean's floor. Photos like this, helped dispell the myths that sharks never sleep, and will drown if they stop swimming.

THE NURSE SHARK, (GINGLYMOSLOMA CIRRATUM)NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE AUSTRALIAN GREY NURSE SHARK (BETTER KNOWN AS THE SANDTIGER SHARK) IS A MUSTARD GREY, OFTEN WITH DARK SPOTS. THE NURSE SHARK CAN GROW TO A MAXIMUM OF 10 FEET. IT IS SLOW, AND SLUGGISH. IT IS VERY INOFFENSIVE, UNLESS IT IS PROVOKED. THEN IT CAN ATTACK WITH SUPRISING SPEED. ONCE IT BITES DOWN, IT'S JAWS MUST BE PRYED APART. THE LONGEST A NURSE WAS KEPT IN CAPTIVITY WAS 25 YEARS. THEY LIVE IN GROUPS OF AROUND 35, AND OFTEN SLEEP ON TEH OCEAN FLOOR IN A LARGE PILE, AS SEEN ABOVE. MORE PHOTOS COMING SOON!!!!

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