O.T.: The Aussies are slipping

[mikeo80]

Don't you guys have a leash law in Australia??

You've let your pets out of their pens again....

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...-cape-cod?lite

Enjoy!

My $0.02

Mike

[Legbreaker]

Why would we? It's not like they cause any problems to us....

[Targan]

We've been having some shark troubles off the coast of my side of the Great Southern Land lately. Five deaths by shark in 12 months on my stretch of coast, and several more serious injuries. The latest death was a surfer, apparently the dude was bitten in half in the attack. His body hasn't found so I guess the shark ate the rest of him too.

It seems some of the big Great White Sharks off Western Australia have developed a bit of a taste for human. I've seen some big bastards in the north of the state, 5 to 6 metres, but I've never seen a Great White myself in waters near Perth.

[Legbreaker]

Originally Posted by Targan

I've seen some big bastards in the north of the state, 5 to 6 metres, but I've never seen a Great White myself in waters near Perth.

Not that you're stupid enough to go swimming there anyway...
Leave that for the tourists.

[Medic]

Originally Posted by Targan

We've been having some shark troubles off the coast of my side of the Great Southern Land lately. Five deaths by shark in 12 months on my stretch of coast, and several more serious injuries. The latest death was a surfer, apparently the dude was bitten in half in the attack. His body hasn't found so I guess the shark ate the rest of him too.

It seems some of the big Great White Sharks off Western Australia have developed a bit of a taste for human. I've seen some big bastards in the north of the state, 5 to 6 metres, but I've never seen a Great White myself in waters near Perth.

What comes to sharks, they don't deliberately attack humans - shark attacking a human is usually mistaken about its prey. Sharks have a "sixth sense" that detects electricity currents in the water, caused by movement in the water. To a shark, a human paddling on a surfboard looks like a wounded fish trashing in the water. Shark also has a very good sense of smell, that is, they can sense a drop of blood in 1000 litres of seawater. And with what I know about sharks is that they actually dislike human meat - doesn't appeal to them that much, so mostly they bite just to get a taste. Of course the great whites just have big enough mouths that their 'nibbling' tends to take a rather sizeable chunk of the poor bastard being bitten...