bull shark

The next position on the list of the most dangerous animals in Asia is the bull shark which is a requiem shark that is often found around the world in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. It is also known as the "Lake Nicaragua shark" in Nicaragua and the "Zambezi shark" in Africa. It is well recognized for its hostile behavior and for existing in warm, shallow brackish and freshwater environments, including estuaries and rivers.

Bull sharks are able to survive in both fresh and salt water, and they can move very far up rivers. Up the Mississippi River, they have been observed as far as Alton, Illinois, which is nearly 1,100 kilometers from the coast. But few encounters between people and sharks in freshwater have been documented. Bull sharks of a larger size are likely to be involved in most near-shore shark attacks, including many bites that are thought to have come from different species.

Perhaps the deadliest of them all is the bull shark or Carcharhinus leucas in scientific terms. Bull sharks love living in shallow waters, thus they are most active towards the coast. Over a span of 400 years, China has experienced the bulk of shark attacks, resulting in roughly 50 fatalities. With a high occurrence of bull sharks, Iran is thought to be the most popular target in the Middle East.

There are tiger sharks, bull sharks, makos, and great white sharks in the Philippines, making it Asia's shark capital without a doubt. The oceanic whitetip shark, or Carcharhinus longimanus, provides the most prey.