Abot \'cuda issue:
Is it a probability that divers could be associated with potential and soft
food?

About sharks: I have read that at least 5 species of shark is warm blooded,
that is able fix the body temperature no matter the outside is like, and this
may include the bull sharks. The only species i remember of the five is big
white, which i know as the only one to jump out.

I see there is no makos around in abundance there, but they pose a great
threat even when you see a dead one. Anyway, much of these is in our brains.
Some the reef sharks search for bottom creatures, like crustaceand or squids,
even not fish.

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Alıntı yapılıyor Ellen Bulger <[log in to unmask]>:

> Considering the number of bull sharks there are, and the number of
> people in
> the water with them, they can\'t all be that aggressive.
>
> Most of the sharks I have seen have been in the Bahamas, and most of
> those
> have been Caribbean reef sharks, which are not an especially aggressive
> species. That being said, it is important to remember that we are
> dealing
> with large predators. I show them all a healthy respect, even the nurse
> sharks I\'ve seen in the keys. I figure I\'m in their home and it is only
> proper to have some manners.
>
> Reef sharks and bull sharks are rather tricky to tell apart. The easiest
> way
> is to compare the position of that dorsal fin. It is set far more
> forward on
> the body on a bull than on a reef shark. Reef sharks have a more
> elegant
> look. And nuances like that can be lost in the thrill of the moment when
> you
> are in the water with a shark. I\'ve had them swim above me and get so
> excited that I don\'t even notice if they are male or female, which is a
> heck
> of an easier distinction to make than bull or reef.
>
> I\'ve never been in a situation where a shark was showing aggressive
> behavior
> or even odd behavior. I\'d certainly get the heck out of the water if
> one
> did. I have been so unnerved by barracuda that I\'d gotten out of the
> water,
> and it wasn\'t even a big one, just a 3 footer. It glommed on to me and
> wouldn\'t go away, no matter what I did. And it stared at me with those
> big
> fishy eyes and there were all those razor-sharp teeth and I could not
> stand
> it.
>
> But I wouldn\'t even count that behavior as aggressive. Just a \'cuda
> doing
> that a \'cuda does.
>
> It\'s their ocean, after all...
>



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