Surfers or seals all the same prey to near-blind sharks

Among surfers, there’s a commonly held belief that shark attacks are mostly a case of mistaken identity. A new study suggests this may indeed be the case ( and also the fact that they’re very hungry from all the swimming around.)

Little is known about why sharks bite humans Joseph Prezioso AFP/File Sharks suffer such poor vision that they are unable to distinguish people surfing or swimming from animal prey like seals and walruses, according to a study published Wednesday. White sharks have a reputation for picking up sound and […]

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