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Polar Bears May Have Yet Another Worry: Sharks

Bone is found in the stomach of a Greenland shark

Reuters Reuters Aug 12, 08 6:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - As if polar bears in the North Pole didn't have enough to worry about these days: Scientists have found the bone of a young bear in the stomach of a Greenland shark, Reuters reports. The unprecedented discovery prompts a "million dollar question," says one researcher: Do the bears now have to worry about sharks as predators? It seems improbable that the sluggish shark could catch and kill a bear, but the possibility raises intriguing questions. More »

More about:  global warming • polar bear • polar ice caps • shark • shark attack • deadly animals • predators

 Sure, Pat That Nose—
 It's Only a Great White 

The feared predator is sociable, curious, and will let you ride its fin

Smithsonian Smithsonian Jun 1, 08 8:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to pat a great white shark's nose? Or ride its fin for 100 yards? Experts say the much-feared predators are so sociable and curious, you can swim with them or even tread water by their open jaws. "Unlike most fish, white sharks are intelligent, highly inquisitive creatures," one expert tells Paul Raffaele for his worldwide Smithsonian survey. More »

More about:  endangered species • fish • shark attack • great white shark

 Shark Kills Man;
 SoCal Beaches Closed 

First area fatality since 1994 sparks fears of great white rampage

San Diego Union-Tribune Apr 25, 08 3:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beaches north of San Diego were closed today after a man was fatally injured by a shark, the Union-Tribune reports. While witnesses could identify “the culprit” only as a “big gray shark,” an expert contacted by the Los Angeles Times said, “This almost certainly was a great white shark.” Attacks in the area are “unheard of.” More »

More about:  San Diego • ocean • beach • Pacific Ocean • fatalities • shark attack • San Onofre State Beach • great white shark • Ocean Beach

Fewer Sharks, But More Attacks

Growing human presence in water will keep encounters rising, scientists say

LiveScience LiveScience Feb 27, 08 4:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Shark populations are way down, but attacks on humans are up, LiveScience reports. There were 71 shark attacks worldwide in 2007, continuing a four-year upswing, says shark expert George Burgess, although populations of the fish have shrunk 50% during the past 20 years. Even so, as human populations expand rapidly, so does beach-going—and the chance of encounters spikes accordingly. More »

More about:  fishing • ocean • beach • shark • shark attack

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