Why you should not fear sharks

Thinking about going to the sea for a holiday?

If you are a lover of the open water and do come across the intimidating predator called a shark, there is obviously reason to fear them.

But don’t be too scared as it seems one is more likely to die from a falling coconut than from a shark attack.

Do, however, not underestimate them.

Here is why you should and shouldn’t fear sharks (source: www.factslides.com):

– Sharks kill 11 people per year while people kill over 11 000 sharks per hour.

– Whale sharks can live up to 100 years.

– Sharks can smell a single drop of blood in an Olympic-sized swimming pool – 50m long and 25m wide.

– Sharks will sink if they stop swimming.

– Sharks can be introverts or extroverts.

– As soon as Tiger Shark embryos develop teeth, they attack and eat each other in the womb.

– Signs that circling shark will attack – it will hunch its back, lower its pectoral fins and swim in zig zag motions.

– The shortfin mako shark, which is found all around the world, can accelerate faster than a Porsche.

– Great white sharks can go for months without eating.;

– Sharks can grow a new set of teeth in just eight days.

– Playing dead will help you survive a shark attack.

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