SHARK!
Posted: June 18th, 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Something I’ve always found to be interesting is how bent out of shape people get over sharks. Realistically, sharks are always in the ocean…all the time – whether you see them and get called out of the water by the lifeguards or not. But when there is a shark attack, people go nuts. News coverage, special reports, shark watches etc.
Don’t get me wrong, it would be absolute zero fun to get bitten by a shark. There was an article on Yahoo today about how dangerous sharks really are versus some other common animals. You might be surprised.
I’ve always thought the whole opinion on sharks was rather unfair. Like the Yahoo article points out lots of animals are dangerous, in fact, probably just about any animal of decent size including generally tame animals like say cows can cause potentially fatal injuries. The reality is that people need to be more conscience of their surroundings and the other lifeforms they encounter. Sharks have been around for millions and millions of years, even before the dinosaurs and really it just isn’t right to paint these amazing fish as monstrous killers. they are fascinating animals that have the potential to be dangerous but don’t have to be viewed this way if people act intelligently.