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Unfortunately a Maui fisherman died today from a shark bite... so it's all over the news... but as this article points out, shark bite is the correct term, not shark attack, and very few species even bite humans except by accident.
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Of the 400 or so shark species, the three most dangerous to people are bull sharks (not found in Hawaii), great whites (offshore and rare here) and tiger sharks, the species responsible for most bites in Hawaii.
I use the term "bite" rather than "attack," because tiger sharks aren't attacking when they sink their teeth into human flesh. This is simply how the fish checks whether an item it has come across is food. Unfortunately the shark's teeth are so sharp that this checking often causes injury.
shark bite is the correct term, not shark attack, and very few species even bite humans except by accident.
Semantics. People don't want to get bit by a shark any more than they want to be attacked by them. But if it makes people feel more comfortable around them, fine. The biggest danger to humans around the Ocean is the drive down to the beach, especially in Southern California. Second to that is waves. Both 1000x more likely to cause injury/death than shark bites, shark attacks or sharknados.
I feel better now that i know they just want a sample...
The key point being that they don't hunt for people, in our waters, as much as they just bump into them accidentally. Keeping informed on the latest reports helps reduce your odds of a contact.
Location: not sure, but there's a hell of a lot of water around here!
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The key point being that they don't hunt for people, in our waters, as much as they just bump into them accidentally. Keeping informed on the latest reports helps reduce your odds of a contact.
Well, this kind of explains why my girl friend got pregnant that year, and what happened to my drivers license, (sure, keep it IN the wallet), and the neighbors cocker spaniel, "I ALWAYS let her run on the beach!!!", as for my black cat??? Thought she had more sense, but, I think the neighbors cocker spaniel was behind the whole thing, tricky little buggers.....
The key point being that they don't hunt for people, in our waters, as much as they just bump into them accidentally. Keeping informed on the latest reports helps reduce your odds of a contact.
I agree with what you're saying, but not sure how this info helps me reduce my odds of contact (short of not getting in the water).
I agree with what you're saying, but not sure how this info helps me reduce my odds of contact (short of not getting in the water).
Mostly I think it should help alleviate some of the fear. They AREN'T hunting you. But take shark spotting reports seriously, because if you aren't in the water when they're around, they can't bump into you.
Mostly I think it should help alleviate some of the fear. They AREN'T hunting you. But take shark spotting reports seriously, because if you aren't in the water when they're around, they can't bump into you.
They aren't hunting me, they're hunting food. They just occasionally mistake me for food until they taste me and realize I'm not the food they are hunting.
Semantics. People don't want to get bit by a shark any more than they want to be attacked by them. ...........
It's a lot more than semantics. If a large and sharp tooth carnivore takes a taste and spits you out, you have a decent chance of surviving.
If that same animal has reason to attack you, he is going to finish you off and you are not going to walk away from it.
Just be happy that humans don't taste good. The majority of large carnivores prefer to give us a pass and to look for something more to their liking in flavor.
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