The body of a shark was left lying in the middle of a downtown Miami street after two men tried to sell it to several fish markets. Surveillance video caught the men dragging the five or six-foot-long animal around town. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3wcdIoJD0M … [Read more...]
Shark Attack at St. Pete Beach, Florida
By Keith Baker - ABC Action News ST. PETE BEACH, FL - A 19-year-old was bitten by a shark near her home on Wednesday. Jenna James was swimming behind her home on Boca Ciega Drive when she was bitten above the right knee. She was swimming with her sister in fairly shallow water in Boca Ciega Bay and felt a cutting sensation above her knee. "She was approximately 10 - … [Read more...]
Shark Attack at Holden Beach, Cape Fear… Beneath!
By SAJA HINDI, Star News Online Holden Beach, NC - The first shark attack in the Cape Fear region since July 2007 occurred Wednesday afternoon at Holden Beach, police said. A shark bit Julia Anne Mittleberg, 26, of Morton, Ill., about 3 p.m. while she was in 3 to 4 feet of water in the Atlantic Ocean near the 400 block of Ocean Boulevard West, Holden Beach police … [Read more...]
Giant Squid Attempt Unsuccessful Land Invasion
“Why are they here? Why are the squid here? I can’t honestly tell you,” Sgt. Rains said. “I don’t know if it’s tied or not to the earthquake.” According to the lifeguard, swimmers should be wary of the creatures and keep their distance. “The Humboldt squid can be very big and very powerful and they may be dangerous,” Sgt. Rains said. “It’s just something I wouldn’t … [Read more...]
Sharks Aren’t the Only Fear Beneath
Great White Sharks Hunt Like Serial Killers
By SETH BORENSTEIN Great white sharks have some things in common with human serial killers, a new study says: They don't attack at random, but stalk specific victims, lurking out of sight. The sharks hang back and observe from a not-too-close, not-too-far base, hunt strategically, and learn from previous attempts, according to a study being published online Monday in the … [Read more...]
Interview With A Shark Expert
Aaron Cohen, of the Unlikely Words blog and resident of Somerville, MA, was kind enough to send in some of his recent shark-related work, including an interview with George Burgess of the International Shark Attack File. We've excerpted a bit below and linked to both parts of the interview: George Burgess is the director of the International Shark Attack File, which tracks … [Read more...]
WHITE MIKE: Great White Shark Conservation
This story actually hit our radar due to the mention of Jessica Alba avoiding felony vandalism charges for putting up the White Mike posters... The following is from the WHITE MIKE website: "You may seen have the WHITE MIKE posters around the city of Los Angeles–Malibu, PCH, Downtown L.A., Bel-Air, Hollywood, Melrose–but the real story behind the WHITE MIKE image is meant to … [Read more...]
Komodo Dragons Terrorize Indonesian Villagers
USA Today reports on a series of komodo dragon attacks in Indonesia. Something new to Fear Beneath! KOMODO ISLAND, Indonesia Komodo dragons have shark-like teeth and poisonous venom that can kill a person within hours of a bite. Yet villagers who have lived for generations alongside the world's largest lizard were not afraid — until the dragons started to attack. The … [Read more...]
New Smyrna Beach Resumes Shark Carnage Season
It must be that time of year - the waters are frothing with blood after two shark attacks in the infamous Shark Attack Capital of the World, New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida. Two men were bitten by unidentified sharks within five minutes of one another - arm yourselves and prepare for the impending shark invasion! NBC Miami reports on the attacks and makes a … [Read more...]
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