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
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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.
Two shark species? Were they Reform and Hasidic?
sorry for the lack of a /sarc tag.
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
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.
These will solve the problem.
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
Yeah! I never leave home without them.
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