what to do when approached by a shark?
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Thrash around wildly like a wounded seal.
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to find food, attract/find mates, detect danger/predators, identify other animals' territory\n\n-find food e.g. shark smells blood from far away, know that there's weak prey, swims to prey and devours it\n\n- attract/find mates e.g. some female animals have a scent that tells the males they are mature and ready to mate\n\n- detect danger e.g. breeze carries scent of a predator to a deer, deer is alerted, whole herd runs away\n\n- identify territory e.g. wolves mark territory by peeing on trees... ><\n\n :) hopefully this helped
747240
Only if you are attacked, attack back. Do not start it.\nBut if you are...\nDont be predictable. Be shifty, quick and when you strike, do it with everything, do not hold back. Aim for the throat, Eyes, or solar-plexes. \nAlso...be ready to take hits...expect them and they will hurt less.\n\nBut...if you can avoid the fight...it would help.\n\nI am not trying to preach, but the bible says it right when it says "it is better to be a live dog then a dead lion". Meaning, it may be better to run and live then fight and die.\n\nThink about it...
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It's kind of a moot question since neither can fight each other in reality.  The tiger would definitely be out of his element in the ocean and would either be outclassed or drown.  On land, the shark would just flop around while it was being eaten alive maybe snapping at the tiger now and again.  If both animals were able to live in both environments, I would have to pick the shark.  On land, the shark's skin and body fat would protect him from the tiger's claws and superficial bites.  I say superficial because the tiger wouldn't be able to get his small mouth around anything on a shark but the fins.  In the ocean, the shark's superior swimming ability would simply leave the tiger in the dust or should I say a cloud of blood.  What do you think?
1058497
Being eaten by a shark!
1153928
have to go with the 59' whale shark
24104
if the like you back, or u think they like you, just go for it. say it casually. and if thy shoot you down. no worries. there's plenty of fish in the sea.
578923
That's hard.  One of two equally good choices:  a) flying fish cause then you get to swim and fly or b) a puffer fish cause you look all innocent and then BAM! you puff up and stick a needle in some shark's eye.
1132296
I'm not, but it's ok. Many people get scared of the water. Overcome the fear and you'll get over it. Even if the beach had a chance of sharks, they live farrrrr into the ocean. Just make sure you have nothing shining on and no blood dripping at on your skin and you'll be ok. (I went into oceans where sharks live there. No accidents. :) )
614145
Consider adding a rear boarding step.  Get one that is spring loaded so that it moves up out of the way when you are running and doesn't take away any power.  This is really the best option.  Boarding in deep water otherwise is neither fun nor does it look very graceful.
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I went to the aquarium and just got used to seeing them. Then, my aquarium has a touching zoo, so once I got used to their look I went there and touched a nurse-shark (they feel kinda like a wet lemon...) Now, the ocean...I'm not really sure how to over come that fear...
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Sometimes Great White sharks will be captured and put in captivity for a short period of time. That would be a good time to jump into their aquarium.\n\nSeal Island is a small land mass located about 5.7 km off the northern beaches of False Bay, near Cape Town, in South Africa. The island is occupied by Cape Fur Seals and a few sea birds.\n\nThe dense population of fur seals at certain times of the year attracts the seal's main foe, the Great White Shark. Seal Island provides unique opportunities for those who wish to observe attacks by White Sharks on Cape Fur Seals and to observe social interactions amongst both species.\n\nAs for this free matter, it depends on where you are located and what mode of transportation you have. If you give more information, it would be easier to help you. This information would enable us to suggest the closest place for you.
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Humans are not it's main source of food.  Therefore the shark would only attack a person if 1. was incited by a feeding frenzy 2. shark has not been able to get normal source of food for some time 3. the shark is confused by the shape, and takes an investigative bite.  A shark can easily kill a person, but usually after the initial bite they usually let go.  Very rarely are people actually killed and consumed by the shark.
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I do not know exactly what you are looking for here. I guess you have never seen "Jaws". \nGreat whites are killers. They usually bump prior to attacking to test the weakness of their prey. Since their skin is like sandpaper, in the process of bumping it can cut skin. \n\nSharks have very acute senses; they can detect smell (like blood & urine) & vibrations from far distances. This is one reason you should never swim in the ocean with a dog. Their swimming makes vibrations that sound like struggling, inviting sharks to attack. \n\nFor more information on sharks read " Twelve Days of Terror: A Definitive Investigation of the 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks" by Richard G Fernicola (ISBN 1585745758) & "Close to Shore" by Michael Capuzzo(ISBN 0767904141).
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The Dogfish shark is pretty small to be dangerous.  It's not much larger than a small cat... and like most craetures more scared of humans than anything else so no they are not going to attack you or anything.
471853
not unless you're a shark.
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The best thing is to avoid the bears in the first place.  Check with the ranger station, wardens, park staff etc before setting off - they'll advise on possible danger areas.\n\nWhen you're on the move or camped up keep a watch for bears and signs of acivity in the area.\n\nIf you do see one but it's not seen you then back away slowly and quietly then walk round giving it a wide berth.\n\nIf you see one and it's also seen you then again, back away and avoid making eye contact with it.\n\nYou can't outrun, climb or swim a bear so if one starts chasing after you there's little chance of escape unless you can get inside a vehicle, building or small crevice where it can't reach you/\n\nPepper spray is likely to enrage a bear even more, a bell is likely to attract attention to you.  Food is a possibility but in realistic terms unless you're carrying a carcass around with you it's not going to distract the bear for long - it may buy you a bit of time.\n\nIf you are in close proximity to a bear then don't do anything to startle or anger it, don't threaten it in any way, back off slowly.\n\nIf a bear is charging you can throw your backpack to the ground - it may take an interets in this giving you some time to get away and you'll be able to run faster without it.\n\nIf a bear is right upon you about the only thing you can do is to try to frighten it - spread your arms wide and rush toward the bear making as much noise as possible.  This is the point to use your pepper spray - it can't do any harm and those few moments i gains you could be enough the get away.\n\nOne of the main things that attracts bears is smell, especially of food.  Any food that you carry should be well wrapped up and ideally dried - if you're going hiking for any diostance chances are you'll be carrying predominantly dried food anyway.\n\nWhen you pitch camp hang you food from the branch of a tree a good distance from your campground - at least half a mile away, ideally more.  Wash food remains out of pots and pans.\n\nThere's loads more stuff - this is just for starters to give you something to go on.  As I said at the begining tho - seek local guidance, these people are the ones with on the spot knowledge.