Sand Tiger Shark

It looks terrifying and acts like a sleepy hotel guest — and it swallows air to float. Sand Tiger Shark facts for kids with a real photo: size, diet, behavior, where it lives, and fun facts.

Warm temperate and subtropical coastal waters in the western and eastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the western Indian Ocean, and the western Pacific — but notably absent from the eastern Pacific. Every profile lists size, weight, lifespan, diet, behavior, babies, and conservation status, with sources for parents and teachers.