Page 51 - Shark

shArk Bite
There have been a number of
attacks on surfers while sitting
or lying on their boards.
Distribution of A shark has bitten
fatal shark attacks this board
in two.

tiger shArk
Tiger sharks eat almost anything, from turtles, seals,
dummy AttAck jellyfish, dolphins, sea birds, sea snakes, and junk like
Wet suits do not protect against tin cans. They may be tempted to eat any animal,
shark attacks, as this experiment including people, that might make another meal.
with dummy shows, nor do colored
or patterned wet suits repel sharks. normAl sWimming
Gray reef sharks live near
shArk’s eye vieW coral reefs in the Indian
Attacks on surfers occur near seal or and Pacific oceans
sea lion breeding colonies, when and grow to about
surfers have dangled their arms or 8 ft (2.5 m) long.
legs over the edge of their surf boards. When swimming
Sharks can mistake surfers for seals normally, the back
because they have similar shapes is gently curved and
when seen from below. the pectoral fins held
straight out from the body.
threAt posture
If a diver approaches too close
or surprises a gray reef
shark, it may adopt
this threat posture.
The shark arches
its back and holds
its pectoral fins
downward. It may
also swim around in
a figure of eight. If the
diver does not swim slowly
away, the shark may attack.