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26. Okt. 2022 · A group of friends on vacation on a private yacht get stranded out in the middle of the sea. What's worse a gigantic mutated shark attacks them. Now they mus...
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5. März 2024 · Images show a 60-year-old grandmother killer whale named Sophia battling with the shark in what scientists believe is the first time a single orca was captured on camera killing a great white...
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- Hammerhead Shark
- Blacktip Shark
- Sand Tiger Shark
- Blue Shark
- Bronze Whaler Shark
- Shortfin Mako
- Oceanic Whitetip
- Tiger Shark
- Bull Shark
- Great White Shark
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Attacks: 34 Fatalities: 1The hammerhead sharks are actually a family of sharks (Sphyrnidae) which range in size from less than a metre (3ft) to over 6 metres (20ft). It is believed the strangely shaped head allows the shark better all round vision. To most observers the different species are difficult to tell apart, especially when they’re biting y...
Attacks: 41 Fatalities: 1The blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) is both common and widely distributed throughout the tropical /subtropical shallows of the world. It gets its name from the black tips and fringes to its fins and tail. Generally blacktips are fairly small measuring less than 5ft (1.6m), however bigger specimens can reach up to 9ft...
Attacks: 64 Fatalities: 2Many people are familiar with the sand tiger (Carcharias taurus) as the large sharks you see when visiting an aquarium. They go by a number of names including grey nurse shark, ragged-tooth shark and blue-nurse sand tiger and are found in warm waters around the world. The sand tiger shark grows to around 3.2 metres (11ft) i...
Attacks: 32 Fatalities: 4Another member of the requiem shark family, the Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) is one of the most widespread and common sharks. It can be found as far north as Norway and as far south as Chile, yet being a deep water species it rarely come into contact with people. This streamlined shark is capable of bursts of speed which it...
Attacks: 35 Fatalities: 2The bronze whaler or copper shark (Carcharhinus brachyurus) gets its name from its colouring and the fact that this and other sharks would congregate at the sites of whale kills in the days of whaling. It is common in war, but not tropical waters around the world where it spends its time in shallow bays, harbours and estuar...
Attacks: 45 Fatalities: 3The shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), or blue pointer, is a member of the mackerel shark family (Lamnidae). This family contains such illustrious members as the great white shark and prehistoric megalodon. It isn’t a big surprise then to find the mako shark on this list. The warm-blooded mako can grow to a fair size....
Attacks: unknown Fatalities: manyThe oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) is the first of the sharks on this list I would genuinely classify as a “man-eater”. It has almost definitely killed more people than all the other sharks put together. The reason it is not at the top of the list is the vast majority of these attacks were complete...
Attacks: 155 Fatalities: 29The tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is big, common and aggressive. The name comes from both its temperament and the stripes running down its sides. It is also known as “the garbage can of the sea” as it commonly swallows anythings it comes across. Objects recovered from tiger sharks’ stomachs include bottles, tires, cloth...
Attacks: 104 Fatalities: 26The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) is considered to be the most dangerous shark of all by many. However, it doesn’t seem to have acquired quite the reputation of the great white and tiger sharks. There are several reasons why this shark is considered particularly dangerous including its physical attributes. Bulls also g...
Attacks: 400+ Fatalities: 74Just the name Great White Shark is enough to send people running from the beach. Already notorious the Jaws movies of the 1970s further demonised this shark (if that was necessary?!) and consolidated its reputation as a man eater. Carcharodon carchariasis though, without doubt, one of planet Earth’s ultimate killing mach...
Learn about the shark species that pose the greatest threat to humans, based on their size, aggression and attack records. Find out which sharks have been involved in fatal attacks and how to avoid them in the water.
24. Juli 2022 · Jeff Kurr, the producer and director of Discovery's "Shark Week," discusses footage his team captured of a great white shark destroying a diver's enclosure.
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28. Mai 2024 · Learn about the 10 shark species that have attacked humans the most, from tiger sharks to great white sharks. Find out their characteristics, habitats, diets and conservation status.
14. Okt. 2020 · When people are killed by sharks, there are often calls for them to be culled. But here's why we need to keep the big apex predators alive, even though we might fear them.
A solitary killer whale, or orca, has been filmed hunting and killing a great white shark in an "astonishing" attack. Scientists said it was "unprecedented" and showed the exceptional predatory...
