By: Staff Writer
June 11, 2021
A team of 10 nurse sharks swam up to shore in Nassau, Bahamas just to say hello. The sharks were seen frothing right up to the shoreline and had no intention of going anywhere anytime soon.
A lucky beachgoer took this amazing video at the Sun Fun Beach on the western end of New Providence.
Nurse sharks are not dangerous to humans and are quite docile and never attack humans, despite their name, they are really passive sea creatures and humans should have no fear of them.
Nurse sharks are slow-moving bottom-dwellers and are, for the most part, harmless to humans. However, they can be huge—up to 14 feet—and have very strong jaws filled with thousands of tiny, serrated teeth, and will bite defensively if stepped on or bothered by divers who assume they’re docile.
Researchers say sharks prefer warmer waters, so they’ll gravitate toward the shore if the temperatures are higher there. Sharks, like most animals, also tend to follow the food. If there are baitfish swimming close to the shore, the sharks will come in and feed on them.