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Tiger Shark Jaw

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This jaw comes from an 11-foot Tiger Shark caught in the Marquesas Islands. Tiger Sharks don't usually eat humans though they have been known to attack them. Tiger shark teeth, among the strongest compared to other species of sharks, are designed for eating turtles, sea birds and other marine mammals.

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