Sharks have a reputation for being heartless killers, but at least one species forms long-lasting ‘friendships,’ scientists have discovered. Grey reef sharks are swift, large-eyed predators that frequent coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. They often head out to the open water at night to hunt. But during the day, they return to … Read more
YouTuber conducts gruesome experiment by pumping human and fish blood into the ocean to see which meal sharks prefer to feast on An experiment set out to see if sharks prefer human or fish blood A YouTuber designed surfboards with a pumping system filled with blood One board had human and cow mixture and the … Read more
Sharks are ‘functionally extinct’ from one-in-five coral reefs, according to comprehensive three-year survey A global survey paints a gloomy portrait of reef sharks populations In a three-year survey of 371 reefs around the world scientists found that almost 20 percent didn’t harbor a single reef shark Overfishing and human populations density are the biggest factors … Read more
Rebecca Judd shares the cringeworthy moment her twin boys Tom and Darcy, three, shove a TAMPON into their toy shark’s mouth By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:20 BST, 11 July 2020 | Updated: 16:20 BST, 11 July 2020 She’s never shied away from sharing the less picture-perfect parts of parenthood. On Saturday, … Read more
Australian government will deploy 80 drones to the country’s public beaches to monitor for sharks and protect swimmers from attack The Australian government will send 80 drones to 34 high-risk public beaches The drones will be able to identify sharks in the waters to protect swimmers They’ll also be able to identify the species of … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Insurance sharks risk their reputations being damaged as much as their bank balances By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 Insurers are in grave danger of being cast as the villains of this crisis. As we reveal today, small-business owners … Read more
Terrifying moment Paralympic swimmer manages to race away from two SHARKS that were heading straight for him while he trained off of Spanish coast Ariel Schrenck’s mother screamed when she saw two fins following her son The member of Spain’s Paralympic swimming team had to race to escape Happened off Sant Pol beach on Costa … Read more
Cold War atomic bomb testing from more than 50 years ago has helped scientists correctly determine the age of whale sharks for the first time. An international team of scientists measured levels of a carbon isotope in shark bone that permeated the oceans during atomic bomb tests in the 1950s and 1960s. The presence of the … Read more