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Shark Attacks
A shark attack is an attack on a human by a shark. Every year, around 80 unprovoked attacks are reported worldwide. Despite their rarity, many people fear shark attacks after occasional serial attacks, such as the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, and horror fiction and films such as the ''Jaws (film), Jaws'' series. Out of more than 500 List of sharks, shark species, only three are responsible for a double-digit number of fatal, unprovoked attacks on humans: the great white shark, great white, tiger shark, tiger, and bull shark, bull.ISAStatistics on Attacking Species of Shark/ref> The oceanic whitetip shark, oceanic whitetip has probably killed many more shipwreck and plane crash survivors, but these are not recorded in the statistics. Humans are not part of a shark's normal diet. Sharks usually feed on small fish and invertebrates, seals, sea lions, and other marine mammals. A shark attack will usually occur if the shark feels curious or confused. Terminology While the ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Rock
Salt Rock is a small coastal village just north of Ballito and Shaka's Rock situated along the Dolphin Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is a favorite holiday destination for many local South Africans. It is approximately located 52 kilometres (40 minutes) north-east of Durban and 19 km south-east of KwaDukuza. Salt Rock owes much of its history to Basil Hulett and his wife Gwen who started not only the Salt Rock Hotel but went on to develop the town of Salt Rock as found today. Geography Located approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Ballito, Salt Rock lies between Sheffield Beach to the north, Shaka’s Rock to the south, Simbithi Eco Estate to the south-west and Umhlali to the west. Residential development Over the past twenty years, there have been residential and commercial developments in the greater area of Salt Rock beyond the original village on previously sugarcane land. Developments of note include Brettenwood Coastal Estate (launche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Shore Shark Attacks Of 1916
The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of New Jersey, in the United States, between July 1 and 12, 1916, in which four people were killed and one critically injured. The incidents occurred during a deadly summer heat wave and Poliomyelitis, polio epidemic in the United States that drove thousands of people to the seaside resorts of the Jersey Shore. Since 1916, scholars have debated which shark species was responsible and the number of animals involved, with the great white shark and the bull shark most frequently cited. Personal and national reaction to the fatalities involved a wave of panic that led to shark hunts aimed at eradicating the population of "man-eating" sharks and protecting the economies of New Jersey's seaside communities. Resort towns enclosed their public beaches with steel nets to protect swimmers. Scientific knowledge about sharks before 1916 was based on conjecture and speculation. The attacks forced Ichthyology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
