A bull shark can swim in the salty sea. It can also swim up a river from the sea.

Bull sharks live in shallow water near the coast. You can find them in bays, rivers and lakes.

A mother bull shark gives birth to live pups. She has between 1 and 13 pups at a time.

Each pup is born able to swim on its own. A pup is a baby shark.

Young bull sharks often grow up in river mouths and bays, where the water is not very salty.

A bull shark eats many kinds of food, such as fish, rays, crabs and squid.

A bull shark usually hunts alone.

Female bull sharks are bigger than male bull sharks.

Bull sharks live in warm coastal water around the world. A bull shark can swim in the salty sea, and it can swim up a river from the sea. That is how a bull shark can live in a river.

Words to know

• pup: a baby shark
• female: a girl animal
• shallow: not deep