genuine shark behaviour?
Tense and suspenseful throughout! Just one question, do sharks really act this way, I mean was it based on true story? And who can swim for 10, friggin miles in an ocean??
shareNot that I'm a world authority on great whites or anything...but I didn't think they would come inside reefs or that close to the rocks. The final attack looked like something more akin to Jaws. The circling and getting closer seemed authentic but surely one human is enough, the shark would attack once then wander off picking wetsuit out of its teeth before a spot of seal dessert.
My in-depth knowledge is based on a few documentaries and...um...Jaws 1, 2 and 3.
Well I read somewhere that most attacks occur in shallow waters around 50cm, and although Great Whites are known to be aggressive, the type of behavior in the film was a bit too much... Unless it grew accustomed to swimmers he was trailing and maybe there was more than one shark???
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yeh but I reckon (based on my extensive shark behaviour knowledge) that's mostly smaller sharks that come up to the shore?
I did go on a touristy shark watching trip once and saw a great white from the safety of the boat (which needed to be bigger, everyone kept pointing out). Very impressive but as the guide said they have a bad rap and most are cautious and shy. Saying that, I wasn't about to get in the water for a closer look. We were miles out to sea as well, nowhere near any reefs or rocks.
Very impressive but as the guide said they have a bad rap and most are cautious and shy
I don't agree, my opinion is that people have been around them far too little to have something substantial t say... Wikipedia page about shark attacks says most of the shark attacks are swept under the rug as not to harm tourist industry, and that there were a lot more attacks but people can't talk of them because they fell victim to sharks, especially divers who like to go on solo diving sessions, coupled with rising number of disappearances on the sea.
And a few experts who have spent time with sharks a re adamant that they are very aggressive and hostile when dealing with prey. Granted they don't like human flesh, but that doesn't mean, they can't get accustumed to it after prolonged exposure... share
I agree Stanko, I think people say they're not aggressive because they want more punters. Well said btw. I agree that theres not enough contact to be sure.
"Sharks rarely attack humans" hehe... I say unfortunately It only takes one time!
My own fear of sharks would probably ATTRACT them to me.
But I won't go in the sea again so that's fine!
They are predators and on top of the food chain. On their terms we are nothing more than the seal they feed on daily. What worries me, as was hinted in the movie, what happens if you expose a shark to human flesh in prolonged time? Does he acquire the taste for humans? Scary, imagine such minster on the loose...
shareThey are predators and on top of the food chain. On their terms we are nothing more than the seal they feed on daily. What worries me, as was hinted in the movie, what happens if you expose a shark to human flesh in prolonged time? Does he acquire the taste for humans? Scary, imagine such minster on the loose...
Interesting theory and I really enjoyed this movie but a white shark will never acquire a taste for human flesh, They need the richness and fat that come from seals or whale blubber to survive, Human's contain none of this and our bones would be a problem too.
There has never been a proven case of a human being consumed by a white shark but for a movie the idea is scary as hell and that's what made Jaws so successful. share
Sharks won't acquire a taste for humans because humans, frankly, are crappy food. Our fat, muscle, and bone ratio is poor for marine predators. Great whites for example eat seal, which have vast amounts of blubber. Acquiring a taste for humans would be counterproductive for a shark, which is why most often they spit people out when they attack. It's a rare occasion when a shark actually wants to eat someone.
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Yes, but it's no consolation, when you've been bitten in two, that the shark didn't swallow your legs.
What i understand is (i'm not an expert) that the great white will at first appear to behave cautiously when humans are in the water. It will circle in progressively tighter circles until it has established that there is no threat to it. They tend to strike faster prey from below as they can see better with the preys silhouette outlined against the brighter surface. They dive under and rise at great speed often breaching the surface with their strike. Even though they don't like human flesh, the strike of a great white is very often catastrophic anyway.
The tiger shark will attack, kill and eat humans, whether we taste good or not. They are known to eat almost anything in the water, even inert objects like car licence plates (yes that scene in jaws involved the opening of a Tiger shark stomach).
Okay, now I'm never going into the water... again... that includes my bathtub :P
I'm a great white lover , I've been reading & watching everything i find about them for many many years since i saw a juvenile in water while i was on a boat in Egypt " sharm el sheikh" 2001 , The dude was really beautiful & scary and huge for it's age.
What i've learnt so far about the great white that they don't like human flesh due to hard bones , comparing human to any other sea creature , yes we have too much bones , once he takes a bite ( he goes for the legs so often ) , he bites then leave you shocked & bleeding to death , our leg bones are very hard that he can't consume them fast , His stomach acid is very strong but it's simply made to consume fat and small bones , same goes for crocs .
Movies like this make people think that sharks are everywhere , It's not true , they are rare to find specially great white , You'll have to be very very unlucky to face one while swimming .
Well I read somewhere that most attacks occur in shallow waters around 50cm,Yes, this is true. However, simple measurements would show that unless it was a particularly small great white, even 50cm might be a bit of a squeeze. The most common shark to attack in shallow waters is knows as the Bull Shark: http://www.dive.in/wp-content/uploads/Bull-shark-infront-of-diver-1024 x507.jpg There's the little fella! š
Bull sharks of course are smaller than a Great White. Also, they have the ability to survive in both fresh and salt water, meaning they can swim into rivers.
and although Great Whites are known to be aggressive,Actually, Great Whites are very cautious creatures. They do get a bad rap from being the star of certain movies, but in actual fact, they don't attack humans as much as other species do. There is one species that is renowned for its aggression, the Tiger Shark. Oddly enough, the real story this film is based on was down to a Tiger Shark. I imagine they changed it to a GW for the sake of cashing in on the GW's success.
the type of behavior in the film was a bit too much...The bit at the end, I have to agree. The last couple of minutes certainly did have a certain Hollywood feel to it.
Unless it grew accustomed to swimmers he was trailing and maybe there was more than one shark???
This was inferred in the movie. One of the women (I forget their names) postulated they were being attacked by the same shark. I think that was deliberate to allow the idea of one or many sharks entirely to the discretion of the viewer.
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