There are many marine animals in the oceans. And not one of them is the source of such hatred, disgust, and irrational fear as a shark. This loop has been continuously accompanying it, apparently, since the time when a man decided on the first ever sailing on a trunk of a fallen tree from one island to another. The whole history of navigation and the study of the seas and oceans is dotted with bloody encounters of the king of nature and the indomitable predator.
The world's most dangerous shark is a living death machine, which natural evolution has polished and perfected for millions of years. The law of evolution was severe, but trouble-free: if you do not have time to eat the prey, someone else will eat it. Or someone will eat you. And therefore an incredibly delicate flair, a high-speed streamlined body and a jaw resembling a guillotine made the shark almost invincible.
However, if we seriously consider the question of what the most dangerous shark for the human race exists, then the usual ideas about underwater beasts can seriously shake. What to choose as a hazard criterion? Certainly not the size: a 15-meter whale shark peacefully traces plankton with its toothless mouth and good-naturedly allows divers to ride on its back.
Frequency of attacks? It seems to be the right way, and here in the undisputed leaders is a white shark, in whose bloodthirstiness there is no doubt. But is it worth it to immediately stick her a cannibal label? It's wild to read about it, but ichthyologists claim that a white shark bites its prey … for research purposes! And in the case of a man floats away, disappointed. Compared to any marine pinnipeds, this fat sack, humans have an oversized skeleton. True, such a "research" bite can kill a person.
In recent decades, there have been well-founded suspicions that the most dangerous shark in the world is "disguising itself" as a young white individual, to which its bloody "exploits" are attributed. This is a gray bull shark. This is where a rational criterion for assessing danger — aggressiveness — appears. And in the case of the gray bull shark, even "recklessness." An increased content of testosterone was found in her blood, which explains her aggressive behavior. In a fit of insane rage, she literally pounces on everything that moves and is on its territory. Even if it inflicts mortal wounds on her, like the ship's propeller blades. Given that this species is able to live in fresh water for some time, the possibility of meeting it with a person, and, therefore, the chances of getting the title "the most dangerous shark in the world" are significantly increasing.
Another serious criterion for assessing danger is unprovoked attacks on humans. Based on this, universally recognized the most dangerous sharks for humans - tiger, mako and hammerhead. As for the latter, it is believed, however, that it confuses people with its usual diet from the inhabitants of coastal waters, but this does not make it less dangerous. Tiger sharks, sluggish in their normal state, are completely unstoppable in search of food. It is probably easier to list what did not fall into their mouth. Once a tiger shark swallowed … a depth bomb. True, this was her last meal: the fuse worked. As for mako, there is only one fact documented. This shark was the only one among its relatives who jumped onto the land and tried to bite the man who injured her!
The most dangerous shark in the world is also a gray reef, long-winged oceanic, lemon, blue … But this does not mean at all that they are without exception a devil of hell. We do not consider such as elephants, but they kill twice as much every year as sea predators. More than four hundred species are known today, and the cannibal label can only be glued to a dozen of them. On the other hand, often even near deadly beasts divers calmly swim. And this once again testifies to how little we know about the worlds of the hydrocosmos …
