$135.00
Na Mea O Ke Kai – Things From The Sea. A sleek little bull shark to add to your chain. These powerful sharks are masters of adaptation! A great addition to any necklace, and hand carved with aloha.
Choose a chain, and choose your charms, we will assemble the necklace for you. When you buy a chain with charms get 15% off the charms.
Or gift charms, with or without a chain. Mix and match to create a necklace that evolves with you. Charms are easy to put on and take off, change your look to suit your day! Wear larger or smaller designs, group many onto a link or spread them out. Endless possibilities.
Bull sharks, also known as Zambizi sharks, are unusual in that they can adapt to both fresh and saltwater. While their usual habitat is the ocean and especially in the mouths of estuaries, they can also be found in coastal bays, rivers, lakes and even ponds! They’ve been found 2,400 miles up the Amazon River, as well as in Lake Nicaragua, and even the Mississippi River. Unlike many sharks, bulls can swim in both shallow and deep water, which makes them even more suited to changing between rivers and oceans.
The bull shark is one of the largest requiem sharks, reaching up to 11 ft long. They give birth in freshwater or in shallow saltwater to live pups that are just under a meter long. Young bulls remain there for about 5 years, when they venture out into the ocean. Sadly they are threatened as bycatch as well as being intentionally fished for their fins, liver oil and skin, and their population is decreasing. They are currently listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN Redlist.
Customize your O Ke Kai Necklace as your needs change. Choose from sterling silver or vermeil whale sharks, solid gold on request.
| Dimensions | 8.5 × 5.5 × 1.5 in |
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| Metal | Sterling silver, Gold (18K vermeil) |
