When we think about sharks, most of us instantly think of the ocean. However, some shark species live in freshwater ...

But inside Nicaragua is perhaps one of the most enigmatic bodies of water on Earth — a freshwater lake that is surprisingly home to oceanic creatures, notably bull sharks.

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The species has been spotted 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) up the Amazon River in South America and dwell in Lake Nicaragua, a freshwater lake in Central America.

Researchers there set out nets (at night), actually getting into the water the shark inhabit. In the areas that have been altered and receive too much freshwater, only bull sharks have been found ...

Managua - Nicaragua banned freshwater fishing of bull sharks and sawfish on Tuesday because of alarming population declines, and said it wants neighbouring Costa Rica to impose a similar ...

Alvarado told us bull sharks, in particular, can sustain themselves for long periods of time in fresh water. “As a matter of fact, in Lake Nicaragua, we have occurrences that last for years ...

Analysis confirmed that they belonged to Speartooth sharks (Glyphis glyphis) and New Guinea River sharks (Glyphis garricki), two rare freshwater shark species that hadn’t been documented in ...