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Sharm el shark - Two shark species suspected in attacks.
The Telegraph U.K. ^ | Dec 8, 2010 GMT | Adrian Blomfield

Posted on 12/07/2010 5:20:31 PM PST by Capt. Tom

But Egyptian officials in the Sinai peninsula yesterday disclosed that a shortfin mako shark captured last week had been forensically identified as the culprit behind last Wednesday's attack on two swimmers from Russia and Ukraine.

"The bite on one of the victims has been matched with the teeth of the Mako," said Ahmed el-Edkawy, the deputy secretary general of South Sinai governorate.

That one of the culprits responsible for the mysterious terror visited on Sharm el-Sheikh's beaches may have seemed like good news.

But with witnesses saying that the latest attack, was carried out by a whitetip, scientists are being forced to confront the likelihood that sharks from two different species have suddenly developed man-killing tendencies

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: egypt; mako; shark; whitetip
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To: Capt. Tom
"But if there was more than one then we have to look for a trigger that is influencing the sharks' behaviour and it may be impossible to find.

I can't remember the details but remember that some sharks are littoral and some live in the open and many travel great distances.

But whatever the details, big aggressive sharks must consume a rather large (again details escape me) percentage of the body weight each day. That means they are going to nibble at anything within range to determine if it suits their tastes...and that certainly includes swimmers.

21 posted on 12/08/2010 5:47:37 AM PST by SonOfDarkSkies
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To: Capt. Tom

Two shark species? Were they Reform and Hasidic?


22 posted on 12/08/2010 6:30:34 AM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (Conservatives want a CHOICE not an echo - No more RINOs!)
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To: Robwin

sorry for the lack of a /sarc tag.


23 posted on 12/08/2010 6:30:58 AM PST by Colvin (Proud Owner '66 Binder PU, '66 Binder Travelall,)
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry
Two shark species? Were they Reform and Hasidic?

There are actually 2 mako species; the more common Shortfin Mako, Isurus paucus, and the rare longfin Mako,Isurus oxyrinchus.

The shortfin has been identified as one of the sharks involved.

- Tom

24 posted on 12/08/2010 6:54:06 AM PST by Capt. Tom
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To: Colvin

No tag was needed. I knew you were being facetious. It’s just that what you posted as humor was soon reflected in reality. Weird.


25 posted on 12/08/2010 10:24:37 AM PST by Robwin
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To: Capt. Tom

These will solve the problem.

26 posted on 12/10/2010 5:06:25 PM PST by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013- The end of an error.)
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To: rdl6989
How about these?


27 posted on 12/10/2010 5:14:21 PM PST by aruanan
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The word is they believe more than one shark was involved.

These attacks afford and opportunity for one group with an agenda to attack another.

i.e The fishermen caught all the fish the sharks would eat so now the sharks are eating people.

The cage divers are responsible because they make sharks feel comfortable around people.

The Jooz are behind this they want to ruin the Muslims income. And so it goes. - tom

28 posted on 12/10/2010 5:22:59 PM PST by Capt. Tom
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To: aruanan

Yeah! I never leave home without them.


29 posted on 12/10/2010 5:53:00 PM PST by rdl6989 (January 20, 2013- The end of an error.)
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