Adult nurse sharks can grow around 5-8 ft (1.5-2.4 m)
Checkout their size compared to a 6ft diver!


Unlike other sharks, they have the ability to buccal pump, meaning they do not need to swim to breath. They are often found resting on sandy bottoms of coastal waters

While very poor eyesight, nurse sharks have barbels which are sensory organs on their snouts

Nurse sharks do not have typical “sharky” teeth. Instead, they have crushing plates of teeth made to crush the hard shells of crustaceans