I know they are perceived as evil by many, but what do you think of sharks?
Normal folk going about their business like everyone else. No good, no evil, just doing what they do!
A large fish with sharp teeth like any fish always hungry
I read somewhere that you’re more likely to be killed by a cow than a shark...
with or without tartar sauce?
red sauce im sure they are tasty and id rather see the whole animal eaten instead of the practice of just cutting the fins and letting them drowned I have a yummy tartar sauce recipe lol
I don't see them as good or evil. I see them for what they are. And that is a marine predator who has evolved into one of Earth's perfect killing machines. They fill the same ecological niche that wolves do on land to help control the population of prey animals.
Parallel with humankind then!
@Geoffrey51 almost I guess except the sharks don't have the ability to kill all life on the planet 7 times over. LOL
Amazing creatures. Oldest known shark skeleton is 420 million years old. Probably be around long after we're gone.
@5082gregory But the 6,000 year people got it wrong. They are counting the old Testament cycles as years. Without seasons (middle East), the ancient people told time by the moon cycles. Hence 975 cycles is really 75 years old (divide by 13 -- its actually 12. something). 75 is still really old for that time.
@5082gregory They have found fossilized remains of our antecedents reaching as far as 200,00 years. 100 or 200 thousand years is of little value until we can prove or discount one or the other or both. But the religious analysis is so flawed as to be laughable. Not true science -- they knew the answer they wanted and they moved around facts and figures to substantiate it. Not sure why -- don't really care.
I like them and they should be left alone, as all wildlife!
Sharks: an ancient lineage of cartilaginous fish (their only bones are in their in jaws); today there are about 750 species in the class, which also includes skates and rays; some lay an egg called a mermaid's purse, others bear live young; all have a cloaca; all have sensors in their skin that can detect the electric fields generated by muscle contractions in other fish; apex predator; first evolved about 450 million year ago; biggest ever was Carcarodon megalodon (up to 60 feet long), which went extinct around 18 (?) million years ago (its closest living relative is the great white shark). Sharks are horribly over-fished for sharkfin soup and cartilage supplement pills (criminally wasteful). If they are wiped out, the whole marine trophic structure will become unbalanced and marine biodiversity will crash. 30% of all protein consumed by humans comes from the sea. Do the math.
To date, no shark has ever broken into my home and stolen stuff, mugged me, nicked my bike, tried to run me over, made a racist/homophobic/misogynist comment, been deliberately cruel, committed a rape, started a war or conducted genocide.
I like them a lot more than I like humans.
Sharks; a six letter word for teeth?
Oh yes!
There's nothing evil about them. They are efficient, deadly predators that do exactly what they've evolved to do, and they are good at it.
Top level predators are an environmental necessity.
It's weird how we prioritize our fears. Vending machines and cows each kill far more humans than sharks do.
There's nothing evil about them. They are efficient, deadly predators that do exactly what they've evolved to do, and they are good at it.
Top level predators are an environmental necessity.
It's weird how we prioritize our fears. Vending machines and cows each kill far more humans than sharks do.
Majestic animals with just as much an important value as any animal. It very intelligent for a fish. Was once thought that sharks do not get cancer [blogs.scientificamerican.com]
Yeah, I don't think of sharks unless I'm at the aquarium. They aren't evil, they are just acting in their sharkiness which is what they are as creatures. I reserve the word evil for the Republicans and everyone in this current administration.
Sharks are horribly maligned and abused and MURDERED by humans. Often the are caught, have their fins cut off, and are thrown back into the ocean alive where they will then drown. It's cruel and abusive....and I hope anyone eating "Sharks Fin Soup" chokes on it and dies. People suck.
They are better swimmer than I would ever be ..... Also, if we ever cross paths then I hope they'll have had lunch already
unfortunately I believe the eating is more opportunistic than hunger based like me
@whiskywoman anyhow, safest strategy is to stay out the water... ???