I’m sick of seeing tv programs talking about how dangerous are sharks and how shark attacks are increasing every year…
WTF? Leave sharks alone, we kill thousands of them and nobody cares, yet they bite someone in a beach and suddenly it becomes a problem?
Maybe they “invade” (oceans and seas are their home, so they invading nothing) the beach because they can’t find enough fishes to eat due to massive fishing? Ugh, every year the same, I’m so tired.
Since its summertime and people are gonna be hitting the beach to swim and/or surf, i decided to make this informative shark post.
In the media sharks are portrayed as mean bloodthirsty and vicious creatures. Such as in movies like “The Shallows” and “Jaws”. But are sharks really that vicious? The answer is no. No they are not. Sharks are really nice and sweet creatures. I am a surfer and have been bitten a couple of times by sharks but i still know the truth… sharks aren’t evil creatures.
You may be thinking “but you’ve been bitten by one! How can they not be evil!?” Well the answer to that my bro
is simple, its all a misunderstanding. You see, sharks dont have great eyesight. They are blind as fuck. So they rely on other senses to find food. They see the silhouette of us surfers on our boards and they see it from a below angle and they think we kind look like seals, their favourite meal (as seen in the pics above). So they take just a nibble to see what the fuck we are. Once they realize we aint a seal, they go away. Why? Sharks HATE the taste of human meat. We disgusting af to them. Thats why the majority of shark attacks are just sharks bitting once and then leaving. They just wanted to know what the fuck we are bro. Its a case of mistaken identity. A misunderstanding. Have there been shark attacks where the shark bites more than once? Yeah. But thats rare and it only happens if the shark is either
(1) feeling threatened or provoked.
Or
(2) very hungry. Like, i mean STARVING.
Sharks just wanna eat but they dont wanna eat us. Its just a simple misunderstanding. As you can see in the photos above, people can swim with sharks and nothing happens. Its totally fine my dudes. So there you have it, sharks are homies, not hostile.
MORE INFO:
The likelihood of being attacked by a shark is thought to be 1 in 11.5 million, and only 4 or 5 people in the entire world die each year from shark attacks.[1]. If you’re still nervous about meeting one of these ocean predators, check out these guidelines to help you further minimize the chances of an encounter- http://m.wikihow.com/Avoid-Sharks-While-Surfing
There’s a new “horror” movie coming out, and the premise is that a female diver gets stuck sitting on a rock 200 yards from shore in what looks like maaaaaybe 30 foot deep water, with a great white “circling” nearby.
It is very stupid looking.
I could make all kinds of arguments about how there are only a few documented cases ever of sharks intentionally going after humans, about how we’re already trying to hunt them to extinction because people are terrified of them for no logical reason, about how the creator of Jaws regretted the shark phobia his work inspired for the rest of his life and became an extremely staunch defender of sharks as important ocean wildlife. I could say how pissed I am that yet again someone is making a “horror” movie whose premise is animals are evil and malicious and go after humans for no reason, nature and man are inherently at odds.
But instead I’m going to leave these pictures here and make the case that this is going to be a very inconsistent, confused film about a big angry fish who apparently changes size off camera.
Here we see the shark doing a Sea World style backflip in order to eat a guy right off his surfboard. (It then chases down guy number two, gets his legs in its mouth, and then… swims backwards? to dramatically pull him away from the rock?)
Aaand here we have a perfectly circular bite in the main character’s leg where the shark apparently shrunk way down, bit in deeply enough to leave a perfect circle of ouch in her flesh, and then let go. Either that, or she’s a giantess and her thigh is as big as a man’s entire torso.
Sharks, even great white sharks, really don’t give a fuck about humans. We are not food for them. They attack divers because they have relatively poor eyesight, and from below, a human paddling out into the water on a surfboard looks like a very fat, slow, awkward seal floundering on the surface. Sharks who do attack humans generally attack only once before realizing that this is not what they expected. That’s why there are shark attack survivors; the shark doesn’t try to eat the rest of the person they just bit. Great white sharks and tiger sharks can be dangerous, but so can any large animal. More Americans alone are killed by chairs, cows, deer, dogs, and vending machines (each, not added together) than are killed worldwide by sharks even on a very unlucky year.
Can we please stop making scary shark movies? Sharks are pure sweet babies that don’t deserve this slander. They just have bad eyesight. Don’t be mean to them.
Sharks are important members of many oceanic ecosystems and they really don’t deserve the fear and hate that people associate them with.
Looked up some info on sharks, just because I’m wearing my “I am Not a man eater” shirt and if I get asked about why sharks are important when I go eat dinner I can answer properly.
I was informed/reminded that sharks are crucial members of our ocean ecosystems because they’re the apex predator. There mere appearance is so intimidating to other sea life that it helps to control and protect the undersea plant life simply by existing. They’re also important because they help to control the populations of sea life that would otherwise decimate species that we survive off of.
Also, also, they work kind of like lions: taking out weak, old, sick, or injured members of prey. Some sharks even scavenge the dead remains. All of these actions help to keep those prey populations healthier by preventing sickness from spreading and ensuring strong genes are passed on to the next generation of fish.
I might have also learned that there’s a sanctuary in the Bahamas where people can dive and experience sharks in their natural habitat; which might include lemon sharks. Shark Savers, a charity organization determined to do what they can to help our misunderstood friends, also encourages Ecotourism: diving with sharks in order to better understand them and to help the local economies of the people protecting them.
mama sharks can go through live birth but also lay “egg sacks”
fyi, the “egg sacks” are called mermaid purses
Also, sharks feel like wet silk! They aren’t slimy or rough at all! They like being petted! They’ll swim up to you and let you pet them! They have cute, sensitive noses! Handle with care!
!!! apparently if you pet a shark head to tail its v soft. but if petted tail to head, the skin is rough like sandpaper! this is cause their skin is literally like tiny teeth! they enjoy snout scritches!! can be super curious or shy, and attracted to the color yellow {please dont wear}!! please feel free to add more shark facts!
Some sharks engage in play behaviors much like puppies or kittens might.
Some sharks, particularly the Lemon Shark, are very picky eaters and prefer certain types of sea life over others. They will avoid something lower on the preference list if something higher is available
Lemon Sharks, as well as some other small sharks, have also been discovered to engage in pack hunting and food sharing
Sharks don’t become sexually mature until they are 10 – 25 depending on the species, meaning they have a long sort of adolescent stage much like humans
Hammerhead sharks can get sun tans!
SO I bought the Shipwrecked DLC for Don’t Starve with my gift card
Naturally I’m sitting around reading the Wiki first when I come across an item called the shark fin. There’s always concern here, as my love for sharks and my understanding of their predicament make me more aware of their portrayal in things like this. The shark fin can be used to make Shark Fin Soup, which again, while true to life, is very worrisome. Shark Fin Soup and the false benefits that are mentioned regarding it are a large reason why many sharks are in serious trouble. Many sharks are killed every year when they are finned and thrown back into the sea, only to die because they can no longer swim.
in Don’t Starve: Shipwrecked, not only does Shark Fin Soup decrease your sanity by 10, but it also adds 10 to your naughtiness rating. It doesn’t heal any more than Fishsticks, and it fills your hunger far less. It’s a crappy dish and this delights me.
A Quiet Respite 