Shark’s brain similar to humans
PERTH (AUSTRALIA)- Animal biologists at the University of Western Australia have revealed that the brains of great white sharks share similarities in terms of the regions dedicated to visual input to those found in human brains. Structures in great white shark brains similar to those found in humans could be the keyContinue Reading
Shark falls from the sky
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (USA)- Maybe the most bizarre shark news of the year. On a golf course in the Californian town of San Juan Capistrano, a live leopard shark was discovered thrashing about on the grass. The golf club is about four miles away from the coast. The leopard sharkContinue Reading
Shark attack in Hawaii
MAKENA LANDING BEACH (HAWAII)- Last weekend a 51-year-old woman from California was attacked off Makena Landing Beach Park by a shark estimated to be between 10 and 12 feet long. The woman was swimming approximately 20 yards offshore. She suffered nonlife-threatening injuries, including puncture wounds to her right inner thighContinue Reading
8th Shark Attack in Volusia County
PONCE INLET (USA)- Yesterday a 24-year old surfer from Holmes Beach was bitten by a shark the ankle in the ocean off Ponce Inlet, just north of the jetty. It is the 8th shark attack this year in Volusia County, which calls itself “shark bite capitol of the world”. MostContinue Reading
Shark video goes viral
SEASPRAY (AUSTRALIA)- An Australian man wrestling to get a washed up great white shark back into the water, is the latest shark viral on internet. Over two million viewers watched it on YouTube. The man who is filmed tugging at the tail of what he says is a Great White,Continue Reading
Salmon sharks wash up in Oregon
SEASIDE (USA)- The northern coast of the US State Oregon has seen a remarkable washing up of salmon sharks. Last week another shark washed up. It is the fifth juvenile salmon shark in this area in the last two months. Three of the sharks, including this one, were already deadContinue Reading
White sharks eat more than seals
CHEYENNE (USA)- A study published last week by the University of Wyoming show that great whites have a much broader diet than, as we often think, just seals. Many of the Pacific great white sharks they sampled were generalists who took different prey in varying locations. Some sharks were nearshoreContinue Reading