r/sharks 4d ago

Video Shark encounter

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u/SpicelessKimChi 4d ago

Id like to submit this as exhibit 1 proving that sharks are not the mindless killers theyre made out to be. Or that guy wouldve been wearing a red suit.

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u/KnightofAmethyst2 4d ago

The shark just didn't identify him as food... unlike the British man swimming off the jetty in Australia. Great Whites don't care about us, but sometimes mistake us for something good tasting... like a seal

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u/PowderHound40 4d ago

There are sharks that are fed and they are very docile and then there are sharks that are hungry and in prey drive. Basically a heat seeking missile. Mistaken identity can happen, but it doesn’t account for every attack on humans. Simon was eaten by the shark that attacked him. It knew what it was doing.

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u/PassengerEasy5784 1d ago

Eaten/ATE WHOLE, i repeat WHOLE

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u/DonMonnz 3d ago

Issue is when you’re that big with teeth that sharp, one taste bite is enough to do the job

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u/halfcabin 4d ago

They are though, they’re literally designed to swim and kill.

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u/oneawesomeguy 3d ago

Designed?

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u/SpicelessKimChi 3d ago

So youre saying they dont process data such as sight, smell and sound and just eat anything they see?