New research is suggesting that not all sharks are the lone, cold, ruthless predators as many films so often depict them. Some species, it turns out, can even be friendly — at least among their own ...

A long-term study in Fiji shows they form preferred social relationships, avoid certain individuals, and change how social ...

Bull sharks form social bonds and prefer certain companions, challenging the idea that they are solitary predators. These connections may help them learn, find food, and avoid conflict.

Sharks have “friends” who they prefer to socialise with, reveals new research. The apex predators of the ocean are often viewed as solitary. But the study – conducted at the Shark Reef Marine Reserve ...

Off the southern coast of Fiji’s main island, a group of bull sharks returns to the same reef, week after week, year after ...

Sharks are often viewed as solitary, but a new study—carried out on the Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji—has found that rather than mixing at random, bull sharks have "active social preferences" and ...

Adult bull shark ‘Chunky’ (foreground) parallel swimming with subadult female ‘Lady Lazarus’ (background). view more . Credit: Natasha D. Marosi. Bull sharks form s ...

Learn more about the complexities of bull shark social behavior and how it can be rather similar to humans.

A new study has found that one of the most aggressive species of sharks on the planet has “active social preferences.” ...