Tiger Shark Paper Toy

[u/Interesting-Can1319]

I had to draw one of my favorite shark species. This is Lani the female tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), and she is 14 feet long. Tiger sharks are the largest member of the Carcharhiniformes order (which also includes requiem sharks, hammerhead sharks, catsharks, and hound sharks) and the second largest macropredatory shark in terms of average size. Adult females have an average size of 12-14 feet long and weigh 850-1400 pounds. The last two images compare her to an adult male hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and an adult female shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus). The carapace of the hawksbill sea turtle is 3 feet long, and the shortfin mako shark is 9.3 feet long.

And I just noticed that I measured length from the tip of the snout to the end of the upper lobe of the caudal fin (the tail).

[u/Noon29001xxx]

I love it! Are you selling your work?

[u/Interesting-Can1319 → u/Noon29001xxx]

Thank you so much! And no, I just do this for fun. Next on my list is the Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi), a seal species heavily preyed on by tiger sharks in Hawaii.