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Sharks - What You Did Not Know

The Hollywood image given to sharks doesn't accurately portray their natural behavior as predatory creatures of the sea. Humans aren't appetizing to them. Human blood doesn't excite them in the way that the blood of their normal prey does. When they attack people, it is normally just a single bite to get a taste.
Fish and seals and other various sea creatures make up that fearsome hunter's diet. And they've evolved wonderfully to suit their trade; strong, fast, nimble, and lots and lots of teeth, which is a big part of why we find them so scary.
It is often when people mimic prey animals' behavior, though, that they're in any danger from a shark. Swimming far out from shore, flailing about while riding a surf board trying to catch the next big wave, they've put themselves in position to be mistaken for an injured seal. The people may not know what they've done, but it's no different from the guy who jumped in for a swim just as the tide was going out and was dragged out to sea. They're just doing the wrong thing in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Even so, only a dozen or so people, out of the millions that go to beaches every year, get killed by sharks. Additionally, there are only around 90 or so shark attacks each year and many of those are nudges or bumps that leave nothing more than bruises. Each is certainly a tragedy but looking at it in context, the events are accidental rather than malicious.
Did you know that falling coconuts are actually ten times more harmful to people than sharks? It is true! Even the most aggressive sharks, including the tiger shark and the great white shark, almost never attack people. Driving to the ocean can be more dangerous than a shark because 40,000 people die as a result of driving in the US every year.
It is only human to feel compassion for anyone who suffers a shark bite. However, one should also feel a similar sort of distress on behalf of all those sharks that will be slaughtered for vengeance. These creatures cannot comprehend the reason they are being tracked and murdered. Only humans can recognize the concept of punishment. Unless we eradicate them all, we are going to have to learn to live alongside them. We have certainly not achieved safety by attempting the former approach.

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Although the Hollywood image of sharks has left people afraid of the water, it's important to be aware that they are not seeking out humans as prey. However, they sometimes mistake people as prey, when the people mimic the prey's behavior. Even so, only a dozen or so people out of the millions that swim in the oceans each year, get killed by a shark attack.

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