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do they attack humans very rare. stingrays. what are the most predatory of the sharks? a number of species that are known to cross paths with people in a negative way. for example, we can see the teeth right here, this is from a bull shark. and this is certainly an animal that warrants a tremendous amount of respect. tiger sharks are another shark that we need to be careful about when they are around us in the water. but there are hundreds and hundreds and the great white. the great white is certainly a shark that warrants a tremendous amount of respect but there is not a great population of great whites and you have to be in such a particular situation to have an issue with great whites. the statistics on shark attacks in america are not alarmi alarming. the chances are 1 in 264 million and in the past decade, 11 fatalities. i was surprised how low. why is that? why are there not more attacks given there must be a lot of
would they actively go after a human being? never, no. it s totally by accident. defense mechanism. it is. i can t think of a creature least aggressive than skates and stingrays. you literally have to be very aggressive yourself to find yourself being poked by one of these. could you die of a stingray sting? absolutely. absolutely. this if this were it s covered with bacteria. there are toxins that come from the sheathe produces venom. we know, unfortunately, that people have died from fact, steve erwin was pierced by a stingray and killed him. that animal has to be startled in such a way it has to react and swim away and makes contact with you, feels threatens. the only way this works is it arches its tail where you come on to it.
yum is our partner and someway thousands of pounds. would they actively go after a human being? never, no. it s totally by accident. defense mechanism. it is. i can t think of a creature least aggressive than skates and stingrays. you literally have to be very aggressive yourself to find yourself being poked by one of these. could you die of a stingray sting? absolutely. absolutely. this if this were it s covered with bacteria. there are toxins that come from the sheathe produces venom. we know, unfortunately, that people have died from fact, steve erwin was pierced by a stingray and killed him. that animal has to be startled in such a way it has to react and swim away and makes contact with you, feels
that s my only experience, but it gave me an insight into the ocean, these creatures, the power, the size and the terrifying nature. was i right to feel scared? i think it s totally appropriate to be an guard because they are incredibly predatory fish, and there is a reason why we react to sharks. i think it s in our genes but i think what you said earlier is so true. sharks have far more to fear from us than we do them. if i was in the water with a large hammer head swimming about, i would be unnerved. to me what is amazing about these hammer head sharks is what you re looking at is this incredible design of evolution. basically thanks hammer of it s head is what it uses to pin down the target pray, which isn t a human being like us, it s a ray. do they attack humans very rare. stingrays. what are the most predatory of the sharks?