Sharks Deterred by Hagfish Slime | A Primitive Defense Mechanism

October 27, 2011

Ever heard of a snot-eel? Well, researchers in New Zealand from Massey University and Te Papa released some interesting video footage of deep dwelling hagfish(snot-eels) deterring sharks and other gill breathing predators attempting to consume these primitive slime secreting fish. The following is a news release from Massey University about a study on hagfish predatory [...]

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2-Headed Shark Attack | Because Two Heads are Scarier Than One

October 27, 2011

And then there is 2-Headed Shark Attack…..1 Shark, 2 Heads and 6,000 Teeth. Apparently the recipe for a budget thriller is now calling for a two-headed shark, Carmen Electra, Hulk Hogan’s daughter, Brooke, and a deserted atoll. According to the film’s IMDB page, the storyline is as follows: Survivors escape to a deserted atoll after [...]

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Video: Friends of Shark Attack Victim Thomas Wainwright Speak on Today

October 25, 2011

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The most recent of three tragic shark attack fatalities in Western Australia resulted in the death of 32 year-old George Thomas Wainwright of Texas while he was diving 500 meters off Rottnest Island just 11 miles west of Perth last Saturday. Justin and [...]

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Video: Abalone Diver Encounters a Great White Shark | Western Australia

October 18, 2011

Diver Says the Shark Bit His Cage Before He Turned on the Camera WAFilmmakers posted the following video of Abalone diver Mark Payne’s unexpected run in with a great white shark in Starvation Bay on the south coast of Western Australia. According to the video description, a 4+ meter shark bit his cage and began [...]

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Cape Town is a Leader in Shark Bite Prevention | Christopher Neff

October 4, 2011

A week after Michael Cohen was bitten by a great white shark at Fish Hoek beach in Cape Town, South Africa, Christopher Neff weighs in on the attack and the city’s early shark warning system. Neff is a doctoral research student at the University of Sydney and a Save Our Seas Foundation grant recipient researching [...]

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Great White Shark Spotted at Fish Hoek Beach The Day After Attack

September 29, 2011

Bruce McDonald has posted another video to his YouTube channel, brucehimself, which shows a great white shark swimming close to Fish Hoek beach in Cape Town, South Africa following yesterday’s shark incident. Forty two year-old Michael Cohen entered the water near Clovelly Corner although Shark Spotters were flying a warning flag that indicated a shark [...]

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Great White Shark Captured on Video After Attack | Fish Hoek, South Africa

September 28, 2011

Although I have not covered shark attacks in the past, this particular incident at Fish Hoek beach in South Africa caught my attention. According to News24.com, a 42 year old man was swimming approximately 50 meters off shore on Wednesday when he was apparently bitten multiple times by what witnesses claim to be a great [...]

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Great White Shark Filmed Breaching From Below the Surface | Isla Guadalupe

September 22, 2011

Pete Thomas of Outdoors, action and adventure posted this rare video on his site yesterday. Although great white sharks are often observed breaching the surface when ambushing prey, it is not often that one gets to observe the behavior as a display of dominance from below the surface and capture it on film. The video [...]

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Squalamine | Shark Compound Could Treat Human Viruses

September 22, 2011

A report released by the Georgetown University Medical Center announces promising research in the treatment of human viruses with a compound produced in sharks called squalamine. University professor Michael Zasloff M.D., Ph.D is the lead researcher and first discovered squalamine in 1993 while working as a Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at the University of [...]

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Professional Surfer Holly Beck Dives With Whale Sharks And Great Whites | We Love Sharks

September 15, 2011

If you have 15 minutes, this a great short film about professional surfer Holly Beck and her experience diving with sharks in Mexico. Starting with whale sharks in the Sea of Cortez and then a trip to Guadalupe Island for white sharks, she offers a positive message about her experience and passion for shark diving. [...]

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