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Nurse sharks have what are called 'pavement teeth' suitable for crushing molluscs, etc. They were screwing around with the shark and in my opinion she deserved to be 'bitten'. I feel worse for the shark.

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I thought I would see a shark nursing on her breast. I was thinking that's why they call it a nurse shark

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I thought I would see a shark nursing on her breast. I was thinking that's why they call it a nurse shark

Nah. It's because of the cute little white hats that they wear. :ph34r:

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I thought I would see a shark nursing on her breast. I was thinking that's why they call it a nurse shark

 

Actually, no one really knows how they got the name "nurse shark." Even I don't know.

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Use in English of the name 'nuse' or 'nurse-fish' dates back to the 1550's, when it was apparently used for what we now know as the Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias). The term 'nusse' or 'nurse' was later extended to describe any large fish, especially a shark. Although the Spanish and Dutch had been poking about the South Pacific since about 1520 and 1642, respectively, the English didn't begin exploring this region in earnest until 1768, with the first voyage of Captain James Cook. Therefore, English use of the term 'nurse' to refer to a shark predates earliest British contact with South Pacific islanders.

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Use in English of the name 'nuse' or 'nurse-fish' dates back to the 1550's, when it was apparently used for what we now know as the Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias). The term 'nusse' or 'nurse' was later extended to describe any large fish, especially a shark. Although the Spanish and Dutch had been poking about the South Pacific since about 1520 and 1642, respectively, the English didn't begin exploring this region in earnest until 1768, with the first voyage of Captain James Cook. Therefore, English use of the term 'nurse' to refer to a shark predates earliest British contact with South Pacific islanders.

 

Looks like Costanza has gone too long since his last orgasm

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Actually, no one really knows how they got the name "nurse shark." Even I don't know.

 

I bet crayonz knows.

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Use in English of the name 'nuse' or 'nurse-fish' dates back to the 1550's, when it was apparently used for what we now know as the Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias). The term 'nusse' or 'nurse' was later extended to describe any large fish, especially a shark. Although the Spanish and Dutch had been poking about the South Pacific since about 1520 and 1642, respectively, the English didn't begin exploring this region in earnest until 1768, with the first voyage of Captain James Cook. Therefore, English use of the term 'nurse' to refer to a shark predates earliest British contact with South Pacific islanders.

 

Maybe. There's also two other explanations, and no one knows which one is correct.

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