One of the male's pelvic fins is inserted into the female's genital opening as a guide for the sperm. Males often use their teeth to hold the females motionless during mating. Behavior Tiger sharks are solitary and nomadic. They often travel up to fifty mile in a day, stopping only to feed. Tiger sharks can attain speeds greater than 20 miles an hour.
Tigers tend to stay in deep waters on the fringes of reefs.
Habitat Tropical and sub-tropical seas with seasonal excursions into warm temperate waters. Occupies deeper water levels during the day, and moves closer inland at night. The tiger shark is second only to the great white in terms of ferocity. It is considered to be one of the most dangerous sharks due to its occurence in shallow water, large size, and indiscriminate eating habits. References Brown, Theo W. 1973.