That'd be a small white,to be attacking folks...Although those whites you have over there are a different race [same genus -species]and may have a different prey stragedy.Small ones here that size 'pretty much eat fish. They haven't developed serrated teeth which is necessary for tearing apart fatty mammals .See GREAT WHITE SHARK......?
But you all got that ''bronzy''.Suppose to be rather nasty,I understand.
Shark attack
Moderator: Moderator
...I just hope that black line in the photo is a shark killing bazooka , otherwise that guy is an ex-guy.
If i'm not mistaken i think thats the equator....
ROFLMAO!!!!!I think the guy is practicing the theory that sharks won't attack you if you're staring at it! hah.
if you look at the shark he has a bit of a wake behind him so if I were the kyaker i might get to paddlin' ya think?
"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air… "
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
6'1", dean cleary tri, 6'0 Flashpoint tri, 5'9 chuck dent (epoxy quad), 9' velzy (single fin triple stringer)
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
6'1", dean cleary tri, 6'0 Flashpoint tri, 5'9 chuck dent (epoxy quad), 9' velzy (single fin triple stringer)
-
K-man
- Legend (Contribution King!)
- Posts: 1461
- Joined: Sun Apr 11, 2004 12:35 pm
- Location: north of san francisco
post
Bit suspicious about this one.The pecs seem to be in proper line with the dorsal.And the rear part of the dorsal appears to be vertical.
Difficult to determine where the black ends and where the white starts.
Generally sharks that size are extremely broad across the head-dorsal area,this one seems to be a bit too narrow.Maybe the angle of the photo is the culprit.
Also,notice half way between the dorsal and the tail?That black smudge...Somethings amiss..like someone trying to insert what appears to be an anal fin?
They don't have anal fins.Males have fairly long clasper appendages,and they don't look like that
And the right dorsal fin appears distorted
When surface swimming their dorsal and the upper tail will show a water trail like the photo.
What do I actually know for sure??
Water runs down hill,and the eagle shites on friday
chief wiggum.....
Difficult to determine where the black ends and where the white starts.
Generally sharks that size are extremely broad across the head-dorsal area,this one seems to be a bit too narrow.Maybe the angle of the photo is the culprit.
Also,notice half way between the dorsal and the tail?That black smudge...Somethings amiss..like someone trying to insert what appears to be an anal fin?
They don't have anal fins.Males have fairly long clasper appendages,and they don't look like that
And the right dorsal fin appears distorted
When surface swimming their dorsal and the upper tail will show a water trail like the photo.
What do I actually know for sure??
Water runs down hill,and the eagle shites on friday
chief wiggum.....
-
Bintang Bob
- Ripper (more than 100 posts)
- Posts: 263
- Joined: Fri Nov 12, 2004 11:54 pm
- Location: Gisborne, New Zealand
It's clearly a "Great Black" and potentially much more dangerous" 
Playing with sharks is like jumping out of aeroplane
Why jump out of a perfectly running aeroplane ? It makes your toes curl
check this out
cheers Timo
-
K-man
- Legend (Contribution King!)
- Posts: 1461
- Joined: Sun Apr 11, 2004 12:35 pm
- Location: north of san francisco
post
Bronze whaler[Carcharinus brachyurus]
bull shark [Carcharinus leucas ]
Nice to know both hemispheres are blessed with two of natures most aggressive oceanic critters.It is reported to be the most common attacker of people.
bull shark [Carcharinus leucas ]
Nice to know both hemispheres are blessed with two of natures most aggressive oceanic critters.It is reported to be the most common attacker of people.
-
DrStrange
- Legend (Contribution King!)
- Posts: 629
- Joined: Thu Sep 25, 2003 7:15 pm
- Location: Sebastopol, CA
Keeping it going with this--
from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/stor ... 93,00.html
Oregon Surfer Punches Shark in the Nose
Monday December 26, 2005 4:02 PM
SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) - A surfer says he reacted on instinct when he punched a great white shark that grabbed his leg near the northern Oregon coast.
Brian Anderson expects to make a full recovery from the lacerations he suffered on his ankle and calf. And the attack isn't going to stop him from surfing.
``Oh yeah, I'll go back out. Eventually,'' he said Monday on ABC's ``Good Morning America.''
Anderson, 31, was at a popular surfing spot near Tillamook Head, south of Seaside, when he felt something grab his leg Saturday.
He turned and saw the shark, ``and I saw the nose of it and I just punched it in the nose, right by the eye, as quickly as I could - that's all I could think to do. After I did that, it let go.''
He said he learned from television shows including the Discovery Channel's ``Shark Week'' that a shark's nose is its most sensitive area.
``As a surfer, it's your worst nightmare to get attacked by one of those things, so you think about it but you don't really know what to do until it really happens. I just connected on instinct and just did it.''
He swam to shore and another surfer helped him put a tourniquet on his leg. He was treated at Providence Seaside Hospital.
Witnesses said the shark was about 10 feet long, said Fire Department Chief Joe Dotson. He said it was the first shark attack off Seaside in his 26 years with the department.
from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/stor ... 93,00.html
Oregon Surfer Punches Shark in the Nose
Monday December 26, 2005 4:02 PM
SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) - A surfer says he reacted on instinct when he punched a great white shark that grabbed his leg near the northern Oregon coast.
Brian Anderson expects to make a full recovery from the lacerations he suffered on his ankle and calf. And the attack isn't going to stop him from surfing.
``Oh yeah, I'll go back out. Eventually,'' he said Monday on ABC's ``Good Morning America.''
Anderson, 31, was at a popular surfing spot near Tillamook Head, south of Seaside, when he felt something grab his leg Saturday.
He turned and saw the shark, ``and I saw the nose of it and I just punched it in the nose, right by the eye, as quickly as I could - that's all I could think to do. After I did that, it let go.''
He said he learned from television shows including the Discovery Channel's ``Shark Week'' that a shark's nose is its most sensitive area.
``As a surfer, it's your worst nightmare to get attacked by one of those things, so you think about it but you don't really know what to do until it really happens. I just connected on instinct and just did it.''
He swam to shore and another surfer helped him put a tourniquet on his leg. He was treated at Providence Seaside Hospital.
Witnesses said the shark was about 10 feet long, said Fire Department Chief Joe Dotson. He said it was the first shark attack off Seaside in his 26 years with the department.
-
Jerry
- Ripper (more than 100 posts)
- Posts: 291
- Joined: Thu Apr 03, 2003 3:12 pm
- Location: Seaside Oregon
I wish it would have been me 
I've always yearned for that coveted instant legend status that comes from being the recipient of a nip from Whitey. One needs neither much in the way of surfing ability OR intelligence to be the chosen one, and that coupled with over 30 years of flailing my arms and kicking my feet I felt well qualified and frankly, a bit cocky that someday it would be I appearing on Good Morning America and smoozing with the local paparazzo 
I've always yearned for that coveted instant legend status that comes from being the recipient of a nip from Whitey. One needs neither much in the way of surfing ability OR intelligence to be the chosen one, and that coupled with over 30 years of flailing my arms and kicking my feet I felt well qualified and frankly, a bit cocky that someday it would be I appearing on Good Morning America and smoozing with the local paparazzo None rich, none poor. Everyone happy.
-
Smokin Rock
- Legend (Contribution King!)
- Posts: 1068
- Joined: Thu Oct 02, 2003 12:20 am
- Location: downtown Kapaau