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Edith
7th October 2006, 11:39 AM
GREAT WHITE SHARK DISTRIBUTION AROUND THE GLOBE :D

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Great_White_Shark_distribution.png
Brian
7th October 2006, 11:48 AM
I'll take my chances. ;)
Edith
7th October 2006, 12:17 PM
Me too. The chances of running into one of these big sardines is very slim, anyway. ;) But how many people really know about the fact that great whites are cruising the Med?
Brian
7th October 2006, 01:53 PM
Me too. The chances of running into one of these big sardines is very slim, anyway. ;) But how many people really know about the fact that great whites are cruising the Med?

Ín the last century, there have been 27 recorded attacks in the Mediterranean. Considering that's 1 every 4 years, of the millions of people that visit the beach, it's quite a low number.

There are zero known attacks in the Med. since 2000.
Chiny
8th October 2006, 09:04 AM
...1 every 4 years,...zero known attacks in the Med. since 2000.

An attack is imminent :eek:

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Chiny
gary
8th October 2006, 10:59 AM
An attack is imminent :eek:

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Chiny

It wont bother me - the sea is way too wet for my liking and swimming is for ther odd occasion when the aeroplane has ditched or the ship is sinking....
Edith
18th October 2006, 10:07 PM
Wow! This week, Dutch fishermen have caught a 150-kilogram mako shark near the British coast (the article doesn't say where exactly though). Makos are close relatives of the great white. They are much more agile and quick though. In recent years, there have been some unproven sightings of great white sharks in the same waters.

http://www.wildlifeonline.me.uk/british_carcharodon.html



Shortfin Mako shark

http://home.hccnet.nl/r.van.vliet/Plaatjes/Isurus_oxyrhynchus.jpg
gary
27th October 2006, 10:36 AM
These are everywhere in the Canary Islands - mainly selling timeshares!!
Edith
27th October 2006, 11:16 AM
These are everywhere in the Canary Islands - mainly selling timeshares!!

;D ;D ;D
Brian
27th October 2006, 12:33 PM
These are everywhere in the Canary Islands - mainly selling timeshares!!

Lol! Do you know that "sharks" are another slang term that Americans use for personal injury lawyers? The title is appropriate.
Edith
28th October 2006, 10:53 AM
Lol! Do you know that "sharks" are another slang term that Americans use for personal injury lawyers? The title is appropriate.

You use 'loan sharks' too, don't you?
gary
29th October 2006, 03:03 PM
You use 'loan sharks' too, don't you?

the expression yes, the service - no!
Edith
29th October 2006, 05:46 PM
the expression yes, the service - no!

* heh *

At least, the real sharks work (hunt) for a living! :D
Flexichick
30th October 2006, 12:58 AM
I live in NYC and I've done a lot of work on Wall St.

Our sharks here are on land and I am not afraid of them :)
landlady
30th October 2006, 08:31 AM
My daughter went swimming in the sea a couple of days ago with friends that had come over for a holiday (brrrrr) No sharks, but the jellyfish made them get out pretty quick
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