Njengoba kunombhalo wokubhekisela oshaka abakhulu, ngitshele isikhathi sokukhulelwa koshaka abakhulu.
Context:Oshaka abakhulu bahlangana ngasekupheleni kwehlobo nasekuqaleni kwekwindla, ngokuvamile emachwebeni nasemifuleni. Ngemva kokukhulelwa izinyanga ezingu-12, ushaka oyinkunzi ungazala izinyane elilodwa kuya kwayishumi nantathu.  Ziyi-viviparous, zizalwa ziphila futhi zibhukuda ngokukhululeka. Amantshontsho angaba ngu-70 cm (27.6 in) lapho ezalwa. Ushaka omkhulu awukhulisi amazinyane awo; amazinyane awo azalelwa ezindaweni eziphansi nezivikelekile. Amachibi asogwini, imilomo yemifula, neminye imifula enosawoti omncane kuyizindawo ezivamile zokukhulisa.  Ushaka owesilisa uyakwazi ukuqala ukuzala cishe eneminyaka engu-15 ubudala kuyilapho owesifazane engakwazi ukuqala ukuzala aze abe neminyaka engu-18 ubudala. Ubukhulu benkawu yensikazi ekhule ngokugcwele ukuze ikhiqize amaqanda asebenzayo okuvundiswa kubonakala sengathi bungu-175 cm kuya ku-235 cm. Umkhuba wokuthandana phakathi koshaka abakhulu awukaze ubhekwe ngokuningiliziwe kuze kube manje. Cishe inkunzi iluma insikazi emsileni ize ikwazi ukuphenduka futhi inkunzi ikwazi ukulala nayo ngaleso sikhathi. Izinsikazi ezivuthiwe ngokuvamile ziba nemihuzuko ngenxa yokuzalana.
Isikhathi sokukhulelwa koshaka abakhulu siyizinyanga ezingu-12.