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When you dive to see beautiful coral reefs or
cage dive to see sharks who have been infuriated by chum, you might be next on
their menu.
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Don’t swim, play, or fish in murky water.
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Don’t venture out too far as they attack even in
chest deep water; some unlucky people were even bitten in knee deep water by
smaller sharks.
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Sharks like warm water and they eat in the
morning, at noon, and after five – you are in their habitat and you might be
next on their menu.
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Sharks are always hungry.
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Sharks can kill for sport, not just food, they
are endangering the sea otter population in San Francisco Bay.
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Most attacks happen not because they confused
you with seals, or you are wearing too much shiny jewelry, or bright colors,
etc., sharks can’t see that well from far away but they can sense and hear
thrashing, fear (sense increased heart rate), can smell quite well, and their
decision to attack is most likely deliberate – they are hungry and you are
convenient, no matter where you are.
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Some waters are infested with huge sharks of
many species who have been used to eating carcasses of animals disposed of in
the water by farmers
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Some beaches witness strings of attacks because
commercial divers feed them in order to attract tourist divers who want to see
sharks in their element; sharks get used to humans handing them fish and
reaching for fish in fanny packs; such sharks attack swimmers’ rears where the
fanny packs are kept by divers and hands that fed them before.
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Great white sharks are attacked and eaten by
killer whales but they only eat their livers, they extract them with surgical
precision; the Great white’s liver is huge and makes up one third of its weight.
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When you are in the water, anything can attack,
you are in their habitat, as I’ve learned the hard way two years ago when I was
stung by a sting ray in whose vicinity I happened to swim – always shuffle your
steps when you enter the water, they hide in the sand.
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Sharks will enter dive cages and attack those
inside; the cages are made of light aluminum; once a huge shark enters the
cage, you are dead meat, with a few exceptions when the people inside actually
escaped alive.
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If I want to cool off from the heat on the
beach, I am going to enter the water to my ankles and only if the water is
crystal clear; otherwise, they do have showers on the beach.
Thanks for the Shark Week rundown! I have recorded a lot of the shows and will be watching them later!
ReplyDeleteIleana, thank you for your insights. I'm glad you have wonderful family memories, too!
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