Shark Map

[Zeeman]

On a serious note - some of those attacks were the result of some really silly thought processes.

Why would you swim in a group of seals in an area where great whites are know to feed on them?

Z..

 

[tracylala]

Yeah. That one struck me, too. She probably thought it was worth the risk.

The one I found scariest was the guy who jumped off his back dock for his daily swim in the canal and got munched by a bull shark. I think that was in Australia.

I guess a part of the fascination for me is the fact that being eaten by another animal used to be a relatively common part of the human experience and now the only animal I personally have any chance of being eaten by is a shark. Alligators are pretty dangerous, but I don't share habitat with them. Same for large cats. Bears.

 

[havnmonkey]

Sharks, keeping the waters clean for more than 300 million years!

 

[pterantula]

Sharks are not that smart.

Yes, they are. Perhaps not to the point of splitting atoms, but they are reasonably intelligent. Much moreso than many dog breeds.
(Blanket-statement to blanket-statement.)