But the uptick in attacks in the fall, a pattern noticed by native Hawaiians ... along its three-foot body that give the tiger shark its name. The stripes will fade as the shark ages.

OARAI, Ibaraki Prefecture--A sand tiger shark was born at the Aqua World Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai Aquarium here, the first successful breeding of the species in Japan. Only four other aquariums ...