Life's boring on a 40 kilometer stretch of coast near Boat Harbour, Australia, so some deranged Aussies have taken fishing to a new level of ridiculous, by catching Great White Sharks... from the beach. The video's a little lengthy, we'll grant you that much, but it's well worth watching and shows some ballsy - or moronic - behavior: paddling a chunk of bait into Great White … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Back Into The Water: Dave Martin’s Fatal Shark Attack (Follow-Up)
ESPN has published an extensive and well-written piece covering last year's fatal shark attack at Solana Beach. We've excerpted the beginning below: SOLANA BEACH, CALIFORNIA Other than the helicopters and the lifeguards and the coroner, he had eight miles of beach to himself that morning. The posted signs said, "Get Back!" and "Enter At Your Own Risk!" and "Shark … [Read more...]
THE FEAR ABOVE – Boy Snatched By Leopard In Baramulla
Alright, first crocodiles, now leopards and bears... What the hell is going on here? We're trying to spread the word of the Savage Wilderness, that's what! Last one, we swear. Then it's back to our usual shark attack song-and-dance. And yes, we read The Kashmir Observer regularly. SRINAGAR A six-year-old boy is missing since yesterday after a leopard dragged him into the … [Read more...]
Raging, Gargantuan Crocodile Terrorizes Australian Workers
Normally we leave the crocs for our kin Savage Wilderness or the always entertaining Swim At Your Own Risk, but this one is too pissed off to be ignored. Crocodiles have been dominating the animal-savagery news lately after the recent killing of Arthur Booker while camping on a river. By Peter Michael and Brian Williams A huge crocodile has been terrorizing road workers … [Read more...]
Neil Salunga, Shark Fighter (?)
(Another account of aggressive sharks in California's Red Triangle. Although we wonder - who the hell is Neil Salunga and why does the San Diego Reader Weekly care? Yet we post it anyway... -MB) By "Ollie" - San Diego Reader Weekly Name: Neil Salunga Age: 29 Occupation: Firefighter Lives in: San Ysidro Pre-surf music: N.W.A. Girls in the water?: “Total d … [Read more...]
Blue Reef Aquarium Hosts European Shark Week
By Richard Morris Sharks were in the spotlight in Hastings this week; staff at Blue Reef Aquarium joined a continent-wide campaign to raise awareness of the threats faced by shark species in European Waters. The aquarium hosted European Shark Week (which continues until Sunday) with the hope of converting young people into shark lovers rather than shark haters. Of the 40 … [Read more...]
Australian Couple Are Great White Shark Magnets
Yorke Peninsula Country Times In February last year, Wool Bay couple Anne Russell and Barrie Hunt reported a close encounter with a 15-foot White Pointer shark while they were fishing off Wool Bay. On Friday, both having the day off, they decided to head out to catch a few whiting in the waters of Coobowie Bay. Having dropped the anchor and as the boat settled into … [Read more...]
Unlucky Fisherman Attacked By Shark On His Own Boat
Note to Fear Beneath readers: being attacked by a shark that you caught in your own boat does not make you eligible for our "Free Shark Camo for Confirmed Shark Attack Victims" compensation. As far as we're concerned, the score is Sharks: 1, Geoff Johnson: 0. By Richard Shears First, the fisherman hooked the shark. Then the shark hooked the fisherman. In a bizarre case … [Read more...]
Hammerhead Shark Attacks in Australia’s Lake Macquarie?
By Damon Cronshaw & Dan Proudman A shark attack claim that a teenager made this weekend was dismissed yesterday as a hoax, but pictures taken off Wangi Wangi reaffirmed that sharks do exist in Lake Macquarie. James McAllister and friends photographed a shark off Wangi Wangi on Saturday morning. Mr McAllister said he was water-skiing with friends when the one- to two-meter … [Read more...]
Have Giant Indian Catfish Developed a Taste for Human Flesh?
Great headline; if it is aquatic, carnivorous, and has opportunities to eat humans, there's an excellent chance we'll be covering it at The Fear Beneath. By Benny Bleiman Researchers have been dispatched to the Great Kali river in India to study whether a form of giant catfish called "goonches" have taken to preying on humans. The Indians traditionally burn their dead in … [Read more...]
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