JAWS full circle. The SHARK thread.

[photonrider]

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Great-White-Shark-Sighting-in-NJ-211255391.html


And if one remembers the 1916 Shark Attacks . . .

The Jersey Shore attacks immediately entered into American popular culture, where sharks became caricatures in editorial cartoons representing danger. The attacks inspired Peter Benchley's novel Jaws (1974), an account of a great white shark that torments the fictional coastal community of Amity. Jaws was made into an influential film in 1975 by Steven Spielberg.
--Wiki.

If you see fins . . . may be good sense to stay out of the water.


But sharks are very often misunderstood.
In fact . . . let's talk sharks.

 

[Grayfox]

Meh, It is a great white, no biggie.

We get them all the time down here.

 

[DK]

Damn, when I saw "full circle" in the title I was expecting something like a shark attacking a fisherman aboard a trawler that was hunting sharks.

 

[ZohsixGT5]

I was expecting a Jaws remake.

 

[Keef]

That's nothing unusual. Great whites usually live in colder waters.

 

[Adamgp]

We should ban sharks. Wipe that species off the planet.

 

[photonrider]

Art imitates Life imitates Art imitates Life.. . .


This really isn't about a Shark Scare.

What are the chances that there is a planet out there where a whole bunch of sharks attack a certain shore, thereby inspiring a writer to write a terrifying book that is turned into a classic movie that has a boat being chomped on by a Great White . . . and then later on a Great White comes along to that very shore and chomps on a boat?

I guess that was the irony that wasn't lost on me.

Of course there are those that say the great Shark Attacks of 1916 along the Jersey shore that inspired the writer of Jaws, were not Great Whites at all, but a lot of Bull. Sharks, that is.

 

[Danny]

We should ban sharks. Wipe that species off the planet.

Sharks are incredible. Absolutely beautiful animals.

 

[photonrider]

Absolutely.

They are the most beautiful organisms ever evolved. For quite some years in fact.

Unfortunately the world's shark population has decreased an astonishing amount - in fact they could be actually the most threatened species in the world.

 

[Adamgp]

Sharks are incredible. Absolutely beautiful animals.

 

[photonrider]

I guess it was too early for the sarcasm, Adamgp; maybe many others also thought you were serious - because, really, there are people out there that would immediately think like that - ban the bloody sharks as soon as they stick a fin out.

Ban all swimming pools because they kill more kids per year than guns, etc, etc.. . .

I saw the post as being cynical - but wasn't sure - glad you clarified.

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A viewing of the documentary Sharkwater can change one's mind quite fast. Sharks are really one of mankind's best friends. They clean up our dirty act - in return we exterminate them.

Sharks are not one of the oldest living fossils for nothing. Nature has used them and needed them for many millions of years.

 

[Danny]

Ban all swimming pools because they kill more kids per year than guns, etc, etc.. . .

What?!

Why is no-one doing anything about them?!

 

[photonrider]

Because 'conventional wisdom' rarely involves the use of intelligence.

 

[Dennisch]

What I find disgusting is that after a shark attack the mob goes wild and goes out to catch and kill sharks that might have been the culprit.

 

[Grayfox]

What I find disgusting is that after a shark attack the mob goes wild and goes out to catch and kill sharks that might have been the culprit.

There is a reason for that.

Humans think they are the best.

What happens in australia a fair bit is this sort of thing.

Tourist comes to visit.
Tourist goes into a croc infested creek and ignores signs
Tourist gets attacked by croc
Croc gets killed for attacking said tourist.

What is hard to understand about this sign.
There are no words, it has the universal sign for no
It has a croc pictured.

 

[Crash]

Sharks are delicious.

I do support doing something to allow shark populations to rebound though.

 

[Cano]

 

[photonrider]

Looks like sharks, having hung around scavenging and avoiding mass extinctions for millions of years are finally evolving and making themselves even more useful:



So . . the next time you are approached by a shark, watch it. It could be just spying on you; don't take those shorts off and start waving them in the air. The Pentagon is going to be aghast.

 

[Ryanswannell]

I've always wanted to see a Great White shark in person, but living in England I may have to wait some time

 

[The Bman]

Sharks, you say?

 

[V8-Johnboy]

^WTH

 

[PeterJB]

Jaws hasn't really helped Sharks' reputation. It's rare for Sharks to attack humans deliberately, they usually only do if you piss them off or if they mistake you for a seal, and in some cases the test bite is fatal, but they won't normally think "Ah, skinny, bony human, that's what I need today!".

Crocs on the other hand, will.

 

[photonrider]

I've always wanted to see a Great White shark in person, but living in England I may have to wait some time

You could get lucky if you hook up with the Fox:

Meh, It is a great white, no biggie.
We get them all the time down here.

OTOH - meeting up with a Great White in person might not be your usual black tie affair. Dinner might be you.

Jaws hasn't really helped Sharks' reputation. It's rare for Sharks to attack humans deliberately, they usually only do if you piss them off or if they mistake you for a seal, and in some cases the test bite is fatal, but they won't normally think "Ah, skinny, bony human, that's what I need today!".

Absolutely. This is one of the most misunderstood organisms on Earth. You get into the water and start acting like food, well, a shark is definitely going to come sniffing you up. Act like garbage, and they won't hesitate to clean you up; they are the ocean's cleaner-uppers. No sharks? A polluted earth. The more I study these animals the more I am blown away by them. The truth can be shocking.

....but they won't normally think "Ah, skinny, bony human, that's what I need today!". Crocs on the other hand, will.

Seems like lizard-like creatures have always displayed less-than intelligent traits, eh? When it comes to beauty that's more than just skin-deep, sharks win over crocs anytime.

 

[PeterJB]

Seems like lizard-like creatures have always displayed less-than intelligent traits, eh? When it comes to beauty that's more than just skin-deep, sharks win over crocs anytime.

The brains of crocodiles and other reptiles are interesting. They have large areas for sensory information, and very small areas for processing that information, so they will strike at basically anything they perceive to be a food item. Birds on the other hand, have comparatively small areas for sensory information and very large areas for processing that information, which is why they tend to be more selective with their food.

 

[W3H5]

I can't wait for the day somebody cross-breeds a large, carnivorous shark with a sperm whale. How big would that be?

 

[Danny]

 

[axletramp]

That little guy looks remarkably calm given his situation.

They can also attack at any moment...