The concept of friends in the animal world is one that’s been studied fairly frequently. We’ve learned that jaguars have best ...

Bull sharks form social bonds and prefer certain companions, challenging the idea that they are solitary predators. These connections may help them learn, find food, and avoid conflict.

A long-term study in Fiji shows they form preferred social relationships, avoid certain individuals, and change how social ...

Sharks might be seen as the baddies of the ocean but scientists say they have besties too. Shakes are usually thought to be solitary, which means they spend most of their time alone. But a new study ...

Bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) have a really bad reputation. The ocean’s bad boys are responsible for at least 100 unprovoked attacks on humans, 27 of which have been fatal.

Sharks are often viewed as solitary, but a new study—carried out on the Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji—has found that rather than mixing at random, bull sharks have "active social preferences" and ...

Bull sharks may have a reputation as lone hunters, but new research reveals they actually form social bonds and even have preferred “friends.” After six years of observing 184 sharks in Fiji, ...

Off the southern coast of Fiji’s main island, a group of bull sharks returns to the same reef, week after week, year after ...

Weighing up to 500 pounds and measuring more than 11 feet long, bull sharks are massive apex predators that can live in both saltwater and freshwater. They primarily stick to tropical coastlines and ...

A new study has found that one of the most aggressive species of sharks on the planet has “active social preferences.” ...

Research conducted at the Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji shows that bull sharks have a preference for some companions over others, further suggesting that these animals do not ...