A tooth taken from the leg of a boy bitten at New York's Fire Island National Seashore has been identified as that of a sand tiger shark, after a DNA comparison, researchers announced Wednesday.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A tooth taken from the leg of a boy bitten at New York's Fire Island National Seashore has been identified as ...

Asked whether the tooth is of a tiger, he asserted: “…it's a tiger…”. Gaikwad could not be contacted. The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has not spoken on the issue. Tiger is the national animal of India ...

Researchers say a tooth taken from the leg of a boy bitten at New York's Fire Island has been identified as that of a sand tiger shark. University of Florida researchers compared DNA from the tooth to ...

Days after Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad claimed he had hunted a tiger in 1987 and has been wearing its tooth around his neck, the state Forest department on Saturday seized the accessory and charged ...