Reasons why a shark will NOT eat you

In previous articles we have told you about fearsome sharks that we should fear.Today we will talk about the REAL possibilities of a shark attacking you.

A deadly fish immersed in myths

It is the marine animal most feared by man, a fierce and enormous being that stalks us in a medium that is not really ours, possessor of a macabre fame that has been increased in recent decades thanks to audiovisual media and sagas such as the one inspired by Peter Blenchey's novel, Jaws ( Jaws ), published in 1974 and translated into Spanish as Tiburon .

Certainly, from time to time there are news of shark attacks along the coast of Australia, California and Florida in the United States, Brazil, South Africa or the Red Sea, but these are not so F counting to justify the magnitude of its black legend .

Reasons and statistics on attacks

Some certainties: with few exceptions, any shark greater than 1.8 m It should be considered as potentially dangerous for humans, however, only half a dozen species have been identified as male eaters: Blue shark, mako, oceanic shark, white shark, tiger shark and bull shark The presence on the beaches of a copy of any of these species should be taken as a sign of imminent danger .

Reasons why a shark will NOT eat you

The increase in attacks could be due to an increased presence human on the beaches .However, the attacks have never been very numerous; as an example, the year there were more attacks worldwide was 2000, and they were only 79, of which only 11 ended in death .

Some biologists believe that for Humans are not part of their menu and that many attacks have possibly been perceptual errors on the part of the fish: for example, attacks on surfers on the coasts of California and Australia could be because the sharks see swimmers as if they were seals.

Statistics could support these claims: since 1958 there have been less than 2,500 reported worldwide, attacks of which only about 500 have been fatal.Lightning is more likely to fall to be attacked by a shark.In fact, the probability of being eaten by one of these "killing machines" is 1 in 264.5 million .

Who eats to whom

In contrast to the 500 people killed by shark attacks in the last sixty years, every year are s 100 million sharks accrued , sometimes only to take their fins, and putting 25% of the shark species on the planet in danger of extinction.In that context, we should ask who should fear whom.

Reasons why a shark will NOT eat you

A theme to reflect and become aware of the ecological imbalance that the human being has caused on the planet.If you liked our article, you are surely interested in knowing about the lion's head jellyfish, a sea monster.

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