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Dave Pearson is recalling the moment an almost 10-foot bull shark took a huge chunk out of his left arm while he was out surfing in Australia in 2011 "I just got hit by something.
The report logged 82 shark attacks in Palm Beach County since 1882 and found that 15% of bites in Florida are from blacktip sharks. Palm Beach County has the third-most shark attacks since 1882 ...
A 10-year-old boy from Maryland was attacked by a shark while vacationing in the Bahamas, raising the tally of shark encounters, some deadly, in recent months.
While the term "shark attack" is in common use for instances of humans being wounded by sharks, it has been suggested that this is based largely on the assumption that large predatory sharks (such as great white, bull, and tiger sharks) seek humans as prey.
The cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis), also called the cigar shark, is a species of small squaliform shark in the family Dalatiidae. This shark lives in warm, oceanic waters worldwide, particularly near islands, and has been recorded as deep as 3.7 km (2.3 mi).
Gilliam descended and saw a 12-foot (3.7 m) whitetip biting Temple's left thigh, and the second larger shark attacking immediately afterward and severing Temple's lower left leg. [88] Gilliam grabbed Temple's shoulder harness and began kicking to the surface, but the sharks pulled the two men deeper to 400 feet (120 m), tearing into Temple's ...
Screenshot/DiscoveryIn the 34 years since Shark Week first launched, the Discovery network has shown footage of sharks jumping, sharks fighting, sharks migrating, sharks attacking, sharks being ...
The tiger shark is considered to be one of the most dangerous sharks to humans. [1] Although it is found in the Red Sea it is not usually seen near reefs during the daytime. The Grey reef shark is territorial and may be aggressive, and has been involved in non-fatal attacks on divers.