The arms were hinged at the elbow just as the legs were hinged, but there was a huge ball-and-socket joint at the shoulder. But Mercer!" I protested. "No human being could even stand up with that weight of metal on and around him!" "You're mistaken, Taylor," smiled Mercer....
This behavior can take the form of "punching" with the snout, or bites that don't do much damage to the tough skin of a shark. Unfortunately, when a shark makes a dominance display toward a human, these "gentle" bites can still cause horrendous damage. Sometimes, the cause of a shark...
Human interactions Under most circumstances, the blacktip reef shark has a timid demeanor and is easily frightened away by swimmers. However, its inshore habitat preferences bring it into frequent contact with humans, and thus it is regarded as potentially dangerous. As of early 2009, 11 unprovoke...
trying to take a chunk of flesh out of you in order to eat. Sometimes, this means you lose a hunk of flesh, but more likely they'll have caught ahold of one of your legs or arms. Given the strength of a shark's jaws, that means that your arm or leg is leaving with the shark...
Sharks Facts and Information. Facts about species, anatomy, distribution, reproduction, conservation and relation with humans.
The teenager who surviveda shark attacklast week near Tallahassee, Florida, now faces an upcoming surgery to amputate one of her legs. Addison Bethea, a 17-year-old from the nearby city of Perry, was scalloping in shallow waters off the coast of Keaton Beach on Thursday when a shark sudde...
This behavior can take the form of "punching" with the snout, or bites that don’’t do much damage to the tough skin of a shark. Unfortunately, when a shark makes a dominance display toward a human, these "gentle" bites can still cause horrendous damage. Sometimes, the cause of a ...
“I went surfing with my friends when I was 18, paddling like any other morning and a tiger shark came up out of nowhere. It completely blindsided me and grabbed onto both of my legs,” Coots tellsKHON2 News. “I didn’t feel any pain whatsoever. I felt like I was almost watching ...
A new study has revealed the size of the legendary giant shark Megalodon, including fins that are as large as an adult human.
Here is a list of the greatest shark movies ever made (Jaws, The Shallows, Deep Water), alongside the most ridiculous (Sharknado, Deep Blue Sea).