The Shark in Jaws Did Nothing Wrong - An Ecological Video Essay

[@TREYtheExplainer]

Frank Mundus was born in 1925. Not 1940 as I wrongly put in the video. My apologies, my mistake. Hope you guys enjoyed the video nonetheless!

[@deathracoffee]

It is the most recent video of 2020, so I ask... Where is the Paleontology 2019 Recap?

[@dan13352]

I was wondering how would an inteligent species evolved from non avian dinosaurs would actually look like? How their evolutionary tree would be like? How would their biology be like? What behaviors would they have? How their societies would develop? How would they comunicate? Could you make a video speculating on this subject? P.s sorry for my broken English, not my first language.

[@CW56]

Can you do a video about the Bloop?

[@AlexVanChezlaw]

Literally unwatchable now, dislike

[@damian5528]

I have to be honest, I do like Jaws but I don’t see the shark as a monster being evil because really sharks aren’t really like that, their survivors not murderers. So I just see it as being just an animal like in real life trying to survive and in its case it was just desperately hungry because its natural food supply is gone. At least around the island, But the film somewhat exaggerates it make it look more scary than in real life, if someone ever remakes the film I would like there to be more respect for the shark wiv less fear of it or at least not too much fear

[@hamishstewart5324]

One of the best portrayals of sharks in media is that episode of spongebob where he’s a lifeguard and tells everyone to get out of goo lagoon because there are sharks in there, only for him to be called out by this shark dad.

[@expansionpackdeluxe636]

That’s because SpongeBob was made by a marine biologist.

[@qu1nn7885]

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[@mailstorminurbox]

also that one episode of wild kratts

[@dataexpunged4784]

"Hey, that's my family you're talking about!"

[@jesuschrist323]

Also don’t forget that one of the producers hated that jaws was evil and he later started a charity to stop the poaching of sharks

[@bobthabuilda1525]

Thanks, Jesus!

[@jesuschrist323]

@@bobthabuilda1525 your welcome my child

[@patkmulderig]

So did the author, Peter Benchley. He never forgave himself for writing Jaws and nearly causing the extinction of Great White sharks.

[@Threebuges]

Omg jesus!!! Of course Jesus, I will never forget 💚🙏

[@kubotheinconsideratefool4208]

That's good of them.

[@panthera9151]

"The majority of times sharks wanna be left alone, and avoid humans as much as possible." Can relate.

[@alexheat0678]

Well

[@sparkz6349]

@Scary El Primo krinj

[@arvidbratt5156]

Panthera Are you a shark?

[@gidgetthecorgi3525]

Wait....am i a shark? Am I Kirishima? (for anyone who knows where this character is from, here's meat🍗🍖 or a cookie🍪)

[@popsicle5906]

dude I have shut my self is in my living room for 4 hours on end

[@vividxfriend]

“Fiction can have real life consequences” is a statement that cannot be said enough.

[@AuroraBorealis170]

Tell that to weebs

[@pikajew3578]

Authors of fiction can not and should not be held accountable for how the audience responds to their work.

[@JetstreamTheSexSam]

​@sergioramirez924 there's a difference between a horror movie and anime

[@ILikeSoda229]

@@JetstreamTheSexSamboth are fiction, so yeah not much of a difference.

[@desko2041]

@@JetstreamTheSexSamwhat if its a horror anime movie

[@tamayako2000]

"Rogue sharks" implying that sharks have an organized society from which one can go rogue. EDIT: too many people are taking this comment literally and it's making my head hurt. it's a joke guys. i know what Trey meant.

[@justinh5382]

They don't, and as such they don't go rogue

[@lucineidecarvalhodeoliveir5566]

Shark(in a clown costume): we live in a society.

[@souffrantdepine3762]

Of course. Have you never watched a debate in Shark Parliament? Riveting stuff.

[@KARTIKEYA007]

Eh no... Rogue shark is a positive term for sharks since it means that the shark which went rogue went away from the nature of sharks(which is to not attack humans in general, debatable)

[@KvngLeroy1]

Akatsuki Sharks, The Sharkatsuki

[@caityreads8070]

They're not cute and cuddly, but that doesn't make them not beautiful. A mountain isn't cute and cuddly, but most people think those are beautiful.

[@DeadKraken]

Tbh, the conservation of sharks is 100 times more important and useful than the conservation of animals like Pandas. Pandas are dumb bears that eat bamboo, they are not predated and they don't predate, bamboo will grow regardless of their intervention. Sharks on the other hand, can be both predators and prey, act as a balance in marine life and even their wastes are useful for other fishes and animals, yet the chinese government(one of the biggest offender in shark hunting) invests millions to build dedicated facilities and try to convince some stupid Pandas to mate but ignores sharks all together -_-

[@nomad7865]

@@DeadKraken That's China for you Though I wouldn't ignore one over the other of course Just prioritizing one slightly more than the other

[@DeadKraken]

@@nomad7865 Yes of course, Pandas are not completely useless in the end, no animal is, they deserve to be protected, but sharks should absolutely be prioritized imo

[@bruceshark5501]

Sometimes I am actually cute and cuddly.

[@sharkgirl5955]

LadyKraken what is it that pandas even do???? I feel like there would be very few consequences if they went extinct, and we also would have more time and resources to focus on conservation efforts for animals that actually do things

[@Lucy-fn9rj]

shark week is super hit and miss. you’ve got stuff like “GREAT WHITE MURDERER” next to a mini documentary about a nature photographer who was super excited to float on a tiny raft and get an up-close photo of a shark breaching and loved sharks so much that he made everyone promise that if the shark accidentally hit him while breaching, they would never use any of the footage because he didn’t want to villainize the shark

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

Honestly I think the titles are misinterpreted. Keep in mind that even though great whites will try not to attack you, they will absolutely destroy the normal prey they want to eat. So the titles do work in showing how aggressive they are, but the assertion that they are even dangerous to humans is wrong.

[@Reicha]

I'm almost sure that it was on shark week I saw the guy who, when curious great whites try to chew on the propellers of the boat - surfacing a little to do so - just shoved them away by the nose. Like a dog. Going, "No no, no sweetie - you'll get hurt!" Back in like '08 And... that just changed everything for me. It planted a seed. Because Jaws definitely ruined me. I was scared sharks would come out of _the floor_ (dammit, dad, I was like 6 - don't let your 6-year-old watch JAWS >_>) and went from loving the water to fearing it. My parents tried to calm me by saying we usually swim in _lakes_ - but my nerdy little ass just huffed and declared that the lake we often frequented was connected (very very remotely, by smaaaall waterways) to the Baltic Sea. So a bullshark could *totally* have gotten here! ...from where it normally lives.... over in the americas... ... Yeaah.

[@thunderbird3304]

@@Reicha God, are you me? That was the exact same fear I had, except that I'm only afraid that they'll come through the bathroom floor. I think what I can blame for it (other than Jaws) are a BBC documentary (Walking With Dinosaurs : Marine Edition), which happened to have a section about the Megalodon, and a book about shark attacks throughout history and how to prevent them

[@williampolkowski9251]

When i was like seven i liked to watch the documentaries on shark week about protecting and learning about sharks. But then one year, the same year they had that stupid fake megalodons are still alive bull crap, which most sensible people knew that it was fake, they released a “documentary” about a giant great white, which by over hunting from humans likely wouldn’t have been able to get so large especially because of the fact that the shark mentioned was male, and females are larger. But basically this australian whale watching boat hit a rock and started to go down and this monster great white was actively hunting the people. There was one particularly scaring scene for me who was seven and didn’t know better where someone was on this giant raft from the coast guard and the raft and the person just shot under and the person got eaten. First of all this makes no logical or scientific sense because they said that the shark was still and lurking waiting to attack which great whites need to move to get oxygen which they mentioned in the show. So even if you didn’t know that they tell you “oh great whites have to move to live but this one is waiting still to kill people and survive.” It was basically just a modern retelling of jaws where the shark escapes. But anyway that scared me until like 3 years ago when i documented out it was fake and it made me really hate shark week.

[@julietfischer5056]

@@Reicha- Good thing that certain production companies and cable didn't exist when you were a kid. There's a movie called _House Shark_ (no, really), and IMDb just showed me _Amityville Shark House._ You would have been traumatized for life.

[@normalhuman9878]

I remember watching a documentary about sharks that ended with shark hunting statistics when I was a kid It actually made me cry because so many sharks were being killed yearly, monthly, weekly, even hourly I even decided to do a project about shark conservation for school

[@beybladerkid5489]

I read so many books on sharks as a kid but I remember when I read the statistic that 100 million sharks are killed each year I ran out crying to my dad.

[@FinnA07]

​@@beybladerkid5489I want a kid that's like you two

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

same

[@Someone1O1]

​@@beybladerkid5489dad can save the sharks 😂

[@ryanw.4983]

I guess Baby Shark actually did the world a favor by making people like sharks from a young age instead of fear them

[@chimerical8746]

no it just makes us want to kill those singing sharks even more now its so goddamn annoying

[@ryanw.4983]

@@chimerical8746 I'm talking about little kids who generally do like Baby Shark, not the older generations who already are killing all ths sharks

[@chimerical8746]

@@ryanw.4983 i dont know a single child who likes baby shark

[@utopiavey]

The version I grew up with ended with a swimmer getting bit, given cpr and then dying lol it’s strange to know there were other versions of the song If we had a lot of time we would sing about the cremation and the shark hunt

[@chimerical8746]

@@utopiavey nice

[@Ferril21]

I would like to quote Hiccup from how to train your dragon: "Everything we know about you guys is wrong." I think this single sentence perfectly suits the relationship between sharks and humans.

[@pmester228]

We aren't wrong about them, it's just that a bunch of chalk-eating idiots only know about the subject from shitty Hollywood movies.

[@jackmcslay]

We need a "how to train your shark" spinoff

[@hgfgh7149]

@@jackmcslay lol

[@sweetnercandy7015]

you mean how we think of every non-domesticated predatory animal.

[@emmarickerby7200]

@@pmester228 Now mate word it a bit better mate.

[@YogoBites]

The author of jaws actually said that if he knew what he knows today when he wrote the book he wouldn’t have written it. Sharks are pretty cool and it’s unfortunate that I didn’t learn they weren’t monster until a few years ago Edit: Just noticed you brought it up

[@realdragon]

More people die due to dog or rhino attacks but sharks are those "big scary monsters"

[@purevessel4801]

Lemon sharks befriend other lemon sharks

[@ms.pirate]

I'm glad you had a change of heart

[@ej-ej49]

@@purevessel4801 :'0

[@gaminganimators7000]

@Jiffy than people would kidnap sharks and put them in tanks and when they found out that didn't work, they'd kill 'em

[@JewelWildmoon]

In all honesty, I'm still kinda afraid of the thought running into a Shark at the ocean but at the same time, there's a level of comfort knowing they'll actually leave you alone if you don't start thrashing and I wouldn't mind encountering one (with protective gear). It just sucks how they're being killed off so quickly

[@nonacrina]

Nothing wrong with being slightly scared of sharks! It’s just instinct; we don’t belong in the water, thus we can’t defend ourselves at all, which creates fear. It’s just so unfortunate so many people think that this fear justifies killing sharks :(

[@kingshocker4754]

About that “shark not attacking if you don’t thrash” part. Bull sharks exist, and can live in both freshwater and saltwater environments. Also, they have a lot of testosterone in them to the point that I highly doubt eating one wouldn’t make you fail a test for steroid use

[@JewelWildmoon]

@@nonacrina Ikr? I'm mostly just afraid of the deep water in general, especially if it's deep enough where it looks dark. I think not knowing what's lurking down there scares me more than the shark itself 😅

[@JewelWildmoon]

@kingshocker4754 DAMN. I haven't eaten Bull Shark yet, but I'll have to keep that in mind since my testosterone level's already out of balance enough 😭

[@100mcuber4]

@@JewelWildmoon please dont eat sharks

[@Niobesnuppa]

This makes me really appreciate the fact that the video game Abzu has the great white shark being depicted as sort of the spirit of the ocean that guides you throughout the game. So many other games would've chosen a dolphin or other whale instead, but Abzu chose a massive shark.

[@emoticonmen]

C;

[@zakai-kaz]

C/

[@linkinlog8543]

I LOVE ABZU SO MUCH ITS SO GOOD GENUINELY MAKES SENSE THAT A SHARK IS THE SPIRIT OF THE OCEAN

[@Plant_btw]

The things that hurt u in abzu are sea mines as well, really shows sharks ina good way

[@gromczar1589]

Ty I'll check it out

[@alcyon7536]

This is how you make people aware of stuff, telling them the facts, history and not blaming the average viewer, but educating them.

[@alcyon7536]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 I know that, but this is one of his better videos. The only video that I actually enjoyed

[@alcyon7536]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 i get what you are saying. But he did a good job with this video, specially that he wanted this video to simply show people that sharks arent monsters

[@SissypheanCatboy]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 makes sense that this take comes from someone who uses the word soy as a negative term and calls themselves "neo-filthy frank"

[@SissypheanCatboy]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 bro I think you got major problemos, not the "soy" people

[@SissypheanCatboy]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 "everyone who disagrees with me is a [insert vague general bad thing here]" You are literally the right wing equivalent of someone who calls people who disagree with them a racist

[@gusbus1040]

I used to think Jaws was a horror, now I realize it’s a tragedy.

[@Hyper_Drud]

Oh it’s still a horror. Just not the horror you used to think it was.

[@Hheretic14]

Jawker

[@daverobson3084]

In more ways than one. Quint's obsession with killing sharks brings about his own demise, the true definition of tragedy.

[@DarthJoJoSage47]

Did you just reference joker "i used to think my life was tragedy but now I realize it was a comedy"?

[@bruceshark5501]

Thanks, Gus. I live here. Was hunted and persecuted.

[@GabiteEditz]

This movie is the embodiment of why you shouldn't use movies as information

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

It's probably almost the only monster movie where it's considered absolutely all right to do that. Taking any other horror movie literally gets someone labeled as an idiot, but with JAWS it's just the opposite.

[@gaminggamerlp]

Except documentaries, because their supposed to be that, kinda. Edit:Forget what I said.

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

You did? I use books

[@KP3droflxp]

"The extinction of fish, reptiles and amphibians is largely unnoticed"- cries in Entomology

[@amirarsalanganji8304]

Yeah man insects and other arthropods make up most of the animal kingdom

[@Yatukih_001]

The mainstream media can lie to you that a particular animal went extinct. It can then create a whole new animal and tell you its a recent discovery. Yet it will be a gmo creation. Thats what happened with the Snakehead. Now go ask yourself: how many of these animal species people keep being told are becoming extinct are actually extinct or even different versions of the same species? The real shark infested waters here is the mainstream media!

[@KP3droflxp]

@@Yatukih_001 Dude I am a Biologist

[@zykedm1823]

@Digicraftmon the Crystal Gem and isolate intuition from unknown.

[@masstv9052]

@@Yatukih_001 when you said "Different versions of the same species", it automatically shows you have no clue what your talking about or what speciation is.

[@graquinn4058]

This video hurts my heart. All those shots of dead animals are so hard to stomach, but really eye-opening... Thank you for sharing your research and making this video.

[@krab4250]

Yeah its hurts

[@theexiledrussian622]

Shark encounter survivor here, I can say from my down experience, as I was swimming just minding my own business when a blue shark (one of "The five man eaters") swam up to me, that they are vastly more awe inspiring than terrifying, yes, at first I almost shat myself when I had this 2 meter thing that they always told me that was a brainless killer literally swimming directly towards me, but when it turned and started watching me with those big grey eyes I noticed something special, there was something hypnotic about that fish, it wasn't scary anymore, at times it got so close that I could see the ampules of lorenzini on its snout and the teeth sneaking out of it's sad-looking mouth. A while later, as it came, it was gone, like a flash of silver appearing and disappearing in the gloom of the waters. That day changed completely my perception of sharks and I try to do the same for all the people that surround me.

[@jameson1239]

Do you know what I would give to swim with a blue shark

[@theexiledrussian622]

@@jameson1239 Ikr, I don't know why people talk of them like terrifying killer machines when they are so gorgeous and relatively harmless.

[@crackedemerald4930]

I bet the shark felt the same.

[@the1entirecircus938]

So basically you saw a misunderstood monster in that blue shark’s eyes

[@zzdaweirdo1120]

Dude, I'd kill to have an experience like that.

[@amethyst4578]

There's this We Bare Bears episode burned into my mind about Grizz getting a role in a movie, only for the movie to be a horror movie that demonizes bears just to make a profit off of them. Dang, those We Bare Bears writers know what they're doing.

[@mr.j3rs3y]

You just unlocked a forgotten memory for me 👀

[@chene-aurelgaudreau1072]

Humans being terrified of sharks after seeing Jaws is like when someone gets mad at their partner because they had a dream where they were cheated on.

[@leboi4174]

Too bad that happens too

[@JavaScrapper]

Dude my mom Was terrified of jaws when she watched it Mind you she was like 6 So every time she heard a rumble noise She thought it was the jaws theme

[@neoxpro12]

@@JavaScrapper lmao

[@nothing1375]

Being terrified after seeing Jaws is perfectly understandable. Being mad and wanting to kill sharks isn’t.

[@goji3908]

@@leboi4174 Yeah it actually happens, very stupid

[@neptune8645]

the shift in language from “shark bite” to “shark attack” is really interesting. from accident to purposeful, evil intent, personifying a neutral creature as a villain who is somehow out to get us.... I always thought that was weird, cool to see you agree (:

[@lauramac90]

it is very interesting :)

[@yellowfootproductions8835]

:)

[@BluJean6692]

I see the point but I'm pretty goddamn sure sharks bite things just as intentionally as any other animal. If a person just ran up and bit you it'd be fair to call that an "attack"

[@restinwalken]

@@BluJean6692 Yeah but the intent behind a human running up and biting you is very different then a shark biting you or a dog. A human biting you is mentally ill or intentionally wanting to cause harm. A sharks intent isn't to cause harm(for harms sack) it to try and eat you because it thinks you are food. An to be honest we (humans) are food just not it's normal source of food. Sometimes they are doing exploratory bites to determine is this food or is it not (we are meat so technically food) Sharks have mouths, eyes and their noses to explore with. Sharks have no hand no legs to examine things so yes they bite. I'm not agiast using the word attack but sometimes the word attack put with other words which it usually is indicates a more of human intent behind said bite action then any animal has. that the bite was malicious or had hate behind it. "Theres been a vicious shark attack" this indicates more human intent behind a shark bite/shark attack then just exploration and finding of food.

[@BoopaKing]

@@BluJean6692 Shark bites in nearly every case happen because the shark's trying to figure out what you are, so it lightly nibbles you in order to find out if you're food or not. It's accidental. If a shark legitimately wanted to eat you you wouldn't live to tell about it. You would at the very least lose the part that got bit due to the ludicrous bite force.

[@theallmightyfish3027]

Sharks were called "sea dogs" a long time ago since they didn’t attack boats or humans...

[@AnimatedAirlines]

That's actually really wholesome tho

[@xploszia7306]

They actually stil are in the countries from the Balkans

[@professorpalpatine5202]

but they do attack humans though

[@jayce1850]

@@professorpalpatine5202 Only when they mistake us for seals or other prey, like when we’re on a surfboard or something. They’re curious about everything that might be food but they don’t have hands so they bite. They don’t usually finish eating humans because they realize we aren’t great for food. Too bony and not enough fat, and we probably taste gross.

[@bucketboy8461]

Now seals are the sea doggos

[@Катюша-щ5ю]

Quite ironic that dolphins are actually nature's biggest dickheads but they were always represented as cute and friendly while sharks as the danger fishes

[@alelzarterl212]

I think it's mainly due to the way they look: sharks look far more dangerous than dolphins.

[@eisgnom7383]

One got jaws, the other got flipper

[@EmilForsberg_GRYBO]

​@@eisgnom7383uh, both got jaws lol

[@orange-dog9504]

​@@EmilForsberg_GRYBOYou know what he meant c'mon now 😂

[@daforkgaming3320]

@@EmilForsberg_GRYBOshark teeth seem to be bigger (which isn’t rlly an excuse cause dolphins have a lot of razor sharp teeth). Dolphins also seem to look friendlier while sharks carry a neutral expression, it almost looks like they’re frowning. And via halo effect our minds tend to trust things that are more visually appealing, and thus the misconception is born

[@almightytallestred]

Of course Jaws isn't the bad guy. The mayor is.

[@cryptozoologistinvestigato6964]

almightytallestred if you go by the book Practically every human character is a bad guy Seriously all the human characters in the book are assholes To the Point Spielberg said he rooted for the shark

[@troppie7823]

From the Soil the mayer was an ass, maybe if the shark ate him he would’ve been like “okay i got what i wanted we’re cool now

[@IRex-wm9pd]

I thought Billie Eilish was the bad guy.

[@gerardmagnarelli558]

I. Rex duh

[@troppie7823]

brain bug

[@SmokeRingsPipeDreams]

I've always hated the way the movie industry anthropomorphizes animals, either making them like sweet humans or evil demons. Neither is true. It's a lie, typical of much that "hollywood" produces.

[@ianramos905]

Humans are narcissistic, they only help creatures who they see themselves in. Such as if they see if the animals has human qualities or human like intelligence, not knowing that other animals perceive the world differently due to different adaptations.

[@pronoob_allday5632]

SmokeRingsPipeDreams so you mainly hate movies that make animals bad guys?

[@rainpooper7088]

Get 420 Humans love to project like that. Like me = Good Not like me = Bad So similar that it’s really striking = Inferior primitive version of me (How humans used to view monkeys and apes) It’s true that some animals are more similar to humans than others, but that isn’t related to how „good“ or „evil“ they are.

[@ComicGladiator]

@@rainpooper7088 Since good and evil are human inventions, of course something being good or evil is reliant on how humans perceive them.

[@suezierae1153]

That's call entertainment if an animal in a movie or book doesnt perform an action other than running away from a human (which is what they would do in real life depending on the animal and situation) the movie would be other and or boring.

[@jenniferyoung4325]

From Australia. When I was young in school, we were taught that sharks attack due to thinking we were injured seals. Sadly, a few years ago, government decided to start a shark culling that luckily most people were against. But it was so sad to hear how many sharks were killed during that period. I mean come on, we go into there territory. People who have been bitten have said theyd happily go back into the water. Edit. Nurse sharks are cute and so harmless.

[@daddydiesel2496]

I think we all have in common COLONIZING

[@neo1754]

basking sharks and lemon sharks are cute

[@torakunoichi]

I remember that, and for once being ashamed to be Called Australian because of what our politicians had decided about the sharks

[@tK-be6ns]

There were attacks when I was growing up, but was of people surfing or diving around seal colonies, especially during dawn n dusk. It was framed very much as "idiot in shark feeding ground at hunting time". There was a giant great white in the Bay where my capital city that was hunted and killed in the 90s with the Hunter acting like he did a great service. The big momma was too big to be close to shore, but the whole Bay was her territory. Without her, the Bay has become a creche . The Bay has had 7 fatal attacks in almost 200years, all before 1930 when transport wasn't fast enough and medical treatment as good as it is today, and fewer people knew how to swim.

[@tK-be6ns]

We eat more sharks than sharks eating us

[@roosterboots4684]

2 years on and whenever I repeat the line "These great leviathans are all gone now, we ate them." in my head I feel this deep, unspeakable sense of emptiness and grief for something I never knew I had. It shakes me to my fucking core every single time

[@rianmacdonald9454]

Human's treatment of life on this planet fucking sickens me deeply, I can't express at all the feeling I get, just despair, anger, hatred, grief, sadness and an over whelming desire to rid the plant of humans.

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

fr

[@mr.j3rs3y]

@@rianmacdonald9454I feel this dude…

[@IshijimaKairo]

"Sharks are really boring" yea... sometimes I want to be like a shark, just floating in the water minding my own bussiness

[@daddydiesel2496]

Just don't wound up in the wrong ocean because dolphins are like black people (I'm gonna get cancelled for this) they travel with groups

[@guuurgle]

@@daddydiesel2496 the comment you made does not concern me, your username does 😂

[@noidontthinkiwill9290]

@@daddydiesel2496 lmao nice.

[@itzsquishy3712]

@Xinge Gao they literally murder sharks 😃

[@totemkraken]

@Xinge Gao this doesnt relate to the comment, but dolphins are the only known mammal, besides humans, to kill with no purpose

[@meadowlarkr]

When I worked as a guide at an aquarium/zoo one of the most common and best things I got to teach people was about the true peaceful creatures sharks really are. We educated people about the horror that is today’s slaughtering of sharks and what that does the ecosystems, but most importantly, how to save them. I can happily say that most of our guests had a different view on sharks when they left. One of the most important things I wanted people to take from my lectures was the difference between fear and respect.

[@mrreyes5004]

Someone else quoted a line from How To Train Your Dragon, and it works compared to how wrong we were about sharks. Seeing as how that film has scary resemblances to the irl relationship between man and shark, I'd like to quote another conversation that almost perfectly encapsulates this conflict. Stoick: "They've killed hundreds of us!" Hiccup: "And we've killed *thousands* of them!"

[@welsan2074]

And in our case " they killed hundreds of us " while " we killed millions of them to the brink of extinction"

[@epic_utahraptor57]

Sharks only cause like 10 deaths per year while we cause 100,000 per year

[@justasalamander2621]

@@epic_utahraptor57 well again your making sharks out to be angels who cause no harm. I have a big problem with bull sharks. They cause most of the shark attack and have the highest kill and remember with each kill of any shark caused tremendous grief to their families

[@StarryxNight5]

@@justasalamander2621 But we aren't going around killing moose, wolves, mountain lions, etc. are we? Be cautious and you'll be mostly fine.

[@epic_utahraptor57]

@@justasalamander2621 What about us killing them?They have feelings too try to understand you hunter

[@syrathdouglas1244]

My take from Nemo was that the scene was based on behavior some species display during feeding frenzy: the snout moves up, the eyes roll back, and they go nuts. I read about it in a book that spoke of how sharks are vital to the sea, only a few species attack humans, most are accidents or result of curiosity, and that we’ve done far worse to them with pollution, overhunting, and things such as shark fin soup.

[@LethalSaliva]

I wonder if shark fin poachers realize that sharks pee through their skin. It helps prevent the sharks from drying out in the salty ocean. And when they die, the urea makes sharks taste & smell like ammonia🤢. And to top it all, shark fin soup has no nutritional value whatsoever.

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

Syrathdo I don't like seafood especially Shark Fin Soup and I don't like soup in general. Sharks are my favorite sea animals

[@albiondanes]

Accidents or curiosity? I think so too. Can we prove that every single bite was an accident? No. Can we prove just one bite wasn't a planned attack? No. Could sharks be mindless biological machines that just consume? Wine bottle, tires and rims, 50 gallon drums, and a full suit of armor has been found in their stomachs... so what's your definition of mindless eating machine? No shark has ever encountered one of these objects and had any of its senses tell them it was food.

[@Deathtoast509]

​@@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376 you don't like soup?

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

@@Deathtoast509 Tried it and I didn't like it I'm more of a meat eater

[@urphakeandgey6308]

I actually find the lack of blame on the animal in the past to be interesting psychologically... As if humans were more "accepting of their place" in nature.

[@calebbarnhouse496]

In that time period it wouldn't have been oh we know we are apart if the food cycle, it was a fact that it was with the knowledge that it's pretty rare for an animal to onesidedly attack people, it's just now with sharks it's pretty difficult for people to care that the shark didn't mean anything when they accidentally cripple or kill someone

[@sejanus855]

But it seems to have been the same with everything, as my father said, in his time dogs ran around freely and if one bit you and you came home. Your parents just supposed you did something stupid and that's why you got bit. The time was more that animals act like animals, get too close or do something unusual and they'll react like animals. And sometimes nothing has to happen for an incident to occure at all, but all in all they're so rare that it really isn't that much of a problem. But now it is

[@levongevorgyan6789]

Which past? There’s times when animals were tried in court.

[@Lumberjack_king]

Yeah we hadn't yet fully detached ourselves from the natural order

[@DoggoK29]

I love sharks ever since I was a kid when I watched some documentaries back then (when it was good) but there was one advertisement that really struck me to the core. It was an ad about stopping shark finning and plus one scene in a documentary where a shark was finned and then just tossed into the water as the narrator says it will drown as sharks need to move to swim and I cried. I cried just imagining how it must feel having your limbs cut off and then just thrown into the water to drown, I can't even imagine myself in such a situation. Not to mention the benefit they bring to the oceans, sharks do need to be protected.

[@haoya7688]

Even worse, they dont drown, they just starve

[@cristhianmlr]

You mean "Shark Week".

[@sharkgamer9999]

I also have loved sharks ever since I was a kid and I still do. That’s why I hate when people kill them just to toss them back in the water. It’s ridiculous

[@mysticdemon6339]

@@haoya7688 they drown. Sharks need to keep swimming to breathe and when they can no longer swim they drown.

[@steves1015]

C.A Cloud yep, shit isn’t it?! I cannot understand how those fisherman can just cut the fins off and chuck it back - they would know that it would go back to die a slow torturous death. Even from an economic perspective it makes no sense, why don’t they use the whole animal and sell off the other parts?! But there is some good news. Some Asian countries have banned shark fin soup and brought in penalties for trying to ship shark fins. However, it is not enough. I’ve been lucky enough to dive with some sharks - huge whale sharks, nervous grey reef sharks, and cute little juvenile blacktips. I still hope to see a tiger shark, lemon sharks and the great white (as long as it is in a way that is not damaging to them).

[@remilous7090]

I remember growing up watching Wild Kratts, and watching an episode about sharks. Before I watched the episode, my opinions were based on what my mother told me about the open sea and what she was so scared of. The episode talked about the shark fin soup industry, and i vividly remember being sickened by how rapidly the species was being hunted. When I was really young I had this teacher who kept two tiny sharks in a large tank in class, letting us name them & get familiar with them. I remember a name I came up with stuck with one of the fish, and I was incredibly happy whenever I walked into class and saw the tank of them just swimming about. I spoke with my mom about her opinions on sharks last week, and she told me that her experience was very limited, legit only watching Jaws; I’ll show this video to her later today. Its wonderfully made, thank you!

[@faresalsayed9005]

Has her thoughts changed about sharks?

[@remilous7090]

@@faresalsayed9005 nope :(

[@mrreyes5004]

I remember that Wild Kratts episode too! :) It would've been so easy to just feature sharks as some minor predator and have the protagonist animals be dolphins or whatever, but instead they actually took the time to protagonize a large great white shark mother and have antagonists be orcas (which are usually adored) and a human fisherman. One character in that show literally even calls out verbatim that sharks have _far_ more reason to fear us than we could fear them since sharks only kill to eat while humans kill because they like to needlessly feel strong and dominant over "scary" animals.

[@andyfriederichsen]

You shouldn't keep sharks as pets.

[@citrineshark9240]

@@andyfriederichsen some sharks can be kept in big enough tanks as pets, like the bamboo shark!

[@zariahAwashere]

For certain audiences, and especially in recent times, when people seem generally more empathetic toward non-human beings/objects, I think Jaws is for sharks what "ten legs, eight broken" is for spiders. I remember crying during my first watch of this movie as a kid. My mother made me sit through it as a sort of PSA to scare me into staying away from the beach (I always wanted to go, she didn't like the "hanging out with your kids" aspect of parenting, this was normal behavior), I felt *so bad* for the shark. I hated seeing people cheering on the poor creature's demise and demonizing it by projecting human traits and motivations on something non-human. It was the first time I realized how entitled to the world people are.

[@tobbs5410]

People aren't more empathetic towards non-humans, that's ridiculous. Humans have an instinct to kill anything that isn't 'one of them'. If dragons and elves existed there's no reason humans wouldn't farm them for food, cut them up for science or kill them for sport.

[@Pandazillaaa]

Your mother's an asshole but you seem like a really nice person.

[@mermanhellville]

"It's as if God created the Devil and gave him jaws" So, the 'actual' Devil has no jaws whatsoever? D: poor guy

[@gavinerickson9392]

It's actually more of a cloaca.

[@matteussilvestre8583]

Maybe he's like one of those jawless fish.

[@markcobuzzi826]

*Goes into Obsessively Technological Mode* Well, if we were being absolutely literal, angels in Abrahamic religions are purely spiritual beings that lack any physical bodies. Any instances of angels looking like people is pretty much assumed to be them appearing in “a form you are comfortable with”, so that guys seeing their apparitions won’t be overwhelmed with terror Lovecraft-style, among other reasons. So if angels do not actually have bodies, then I guess the Devil does not have jaws. *Returns to Normal Mode* Yeah, it’s bad enough that Satan has to deal with Saddam Hussein as his domineering ex-boyfriend, the job of cleaning up the Canadian Devil’s mess in the gaming industry, and getting whooped by ManBearPig, but now it turns out he never even had a mouth to begin with. 😢

[@sourpuss1455]

Must be a lamprey

[@nabilaqiel3035]

Hello mister trey can you make video about fresh fish

[@havokhitt2563]

I got nuzzled by a reef shark it was sweet and reminded of my dog Edit:for peeps who said was it rough like sandpaper my dog is a rescue and was badly burned with it's previous owners

[@Coolstrongwarriorbro27]

I want to get nuzzled lol

[@krab4250]

@@Coolstrongwarriorbro27 yeah me too

[@anemoononfire333]

Thats adorable! :D my parents have dived with sharks as well! and they just came close to get hugged and nuzzled :3 I still really wanna dive with sharks. I love them

[@K37-h1z]

NUZZLED!! :) HAPPY!!

[@manglednatalia]

I read somewhere that sharks used to be called sea dogs

[@purplespacecats576]

This is why I'm going into marine biology. My parents are marine biologists who left due to lack of jobs and just how disheartening the work was. It's a disheartening job, a horrible world where you have to tear one another down in order to gain any measure of success. But some of us need to be able to do that, to make those sacrifices, in the hopes that it'll make the world better in the future.

[@Loddruko]

I’m doing something that’s almost the same. it’s marine ecology. I wish you luck on your career and make the world a better place! ok bye now.

[@JosephFlores-yn4yi]

Question, is your name jotaro kujo? Ok in all seriousness i hope you achieve your dream and make the world a better place

[@ShellyAnn1a]

Good luck, hope you can help reverse the damage we have done.

[@nirmiak9906]

i want to get into the field as well (one reason being that i'd rather spend my time with something i love than people i hate)

[@ChonkedCat]

Josh Flowers cut it out with the Jojo crap not now

[@DaimonAnimations]

My grandfather used to be a life saver in my local beach, he swam several times near Sharks by accident, most of them ignored him, one them got kind of curious and swam next to him, he told me and scratched him on the side when they bumped each other swimming and that was it, the shark swam away. There has been recently videos on my city where they can see sharks eating people, which turned out, those people were already dead and dumped in the water. I'm guessing some mafia wanted to disappear the bodies using Sharks to delete them. Even as shark ate several dead humans from unknown origins, shark attacks are extremely rare in my hometown.

[@kaijucifer3544]

"To a Canary, a cat is a monster. We're just used to being the cat." - Henry Wu, Jurassic World, 2015

[@alreadyblack3341]

Not to mention we have the martial force to extinct every single species on our planet, including ourselves... so I mean... kind of?

[@drakeclaw8872]

Jesus Hitler wasn’t subpar to me, plus I feel like it works in this context

[@alreadyblack3341]

@@drakeclaw8872 it was sub par.

[@drakeclaw8872]

Already Black that’s your opinion, to me it was good.

[@apples8872]

@Fabian MEDINA MEDINA not really. it basically ripped off the Charles Addams quote "what is chaos for the fly is normal for the spider"

[@claysoggyfries]

Imagine hunting sharks because of a movie. That’s like hunting aliens because of Independence Day

[@markcobuzzi826]

Hm, or maybe this is why the aliens always seem to be out for our blood. One of the aliens made an acclaimed blockbuster horror film, about a human going on a killing spree across their home world, and the planet’s terrified citizens took it way too seriously.

[@emmarickerby7200]

Killing owls because of spike

[@sweetnercandy7015]

Killing children because of "children of the corn"

[@kaijucifer3544]

Independence day? No, War of the worlds

[@lyndoncmp5751]

People were hunting sharks without Jaws. Its just that nobody cared. The record rod and reel great white was taken in 1959.

[@lamidene8139]

To quote one of my favorite stand up acts: “you see that blue, wet bit there? That’s its bit. This dry bit we’re standing on with our legs, that’s our bit. You go in it’s bit, you’re gonna get bit.”

[@sirswab]

Randy writes a novel is a masterpiece

[@Canukles]

You mean one of your favourite bits?

[@thestupid7281]

we werent ever even supposed to go into the water!

[@loulou7963]

🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@juliamay8580]

My elementary school teacher liked diving on her spare time (she was really cool) and I remember she had a shark bite on her leg, though it was from a small shark. Yet she never demonized the shark nor referred to the incident as an "attack"... ever. She wasn't afraid of the ocean and still went diving even after that. From her I learned to respect these creatures (I mean, if for any reason they decide to bite you, they certainly can) but they are far from being the killing machines Hollywood depicts them as.

[@epicninjabunnies]

My brother told me about when he was fishing off of a pier recently, and the guy next to him reeled in a small shark. I can’t remember the type of shark, but my brother recognized it immediately as it was super rare and hardly ever seen anymore in that area. The guy who caught it swung it up in the air, and slammed it down on the dock, repeatedly, to make sure it was dead. Then threw its lifeless body back into the ocean. The guy’s young son was with him and asked him why he did that, and the guy was just like “it was a shark, they eat the fish.” Makes me so angry.

[@valeriacastro2746]

And they say sharks are the monsters... My God I get so disappointed in humanity at times

[@catboy_official]

God that's terrible 😭

[@Topdoggie7]

Poor thing didn't deserve that.

[@scootermcpeanuts6699]

Ridiculous notion. Cats do far more damage to the local wildlife than sharks do, yet you don’t see people going out of their way to kill them for it, because they’re cute. Double standards like this make me ill.

[@GrandLynx-kp2zi]

​@@scootermcpeanuts6699No they don't Cats like Tigers Lions cheetahs etc they keep the balance of nature in check the reason they possibly eat more is do to Hunter's or Poachers without the cats there would be over population of other animals and even so they are just trying to survive as well hate to break it to you but their teeth and bodies aren't made for plant consumption like Herbivores and Omnivores

[@sliceymcdicey7974]

I always hated the phrase "shark infested" waters. THEY ALREADY LIVE THERE! That's cities are people infested.

[@loulou7963]

The water is their home ffs ! We are the invaders !

[@lampad4549]

@@loulou7963 no your misunderstanding the term its to describe a portion or area of water that has sharks. Sharks are territorial they dont just roam everywhere in the water and not all of the ocean has sharks present in it.

[@certifiedintellectualjames5053]

Probably just means it’s home to lots of sharks that roam there, just executed in a poor way. Plus, I wouldn’t go that far, unless you’re a nihilist.

[@Man_Aslume]

@@loulou7963 humanity is the parasites

[@patches4170]

​@@lampad4549 It's not what it's about that's the issue, but what it's called. "Infested" is not only negatively connotated, but also implies that they shouldn't be there

[@colbyhill-nixon6815]

I like to imagine that, in an alternate reality, they used a seal instead of a shark. Just think how hilarious that would be

[@spektremis191]

uwu

[@weaversong4377]

• snowy • no

[@Tundra0stalker]

All I can think of is a cute chonky seal yelling "eeeeeggggg" at the top of its lungs, desperately trying to be scary.

[@deinsilverdrac8695]

If it s a sea leopard that Can be good

[@TheSinisterkelly]

Flippers

[@SpikeKing22]

I heard that if a shark is curious to check you out you can simply push it's head away from you or just push it into a different direction if you're underwater

[@aurorapaisley7453]

Gru showed that you can punch a shark if it gets aggressive

[@caramel9154]

@@aurorapaisley7453 no

[@SoupyMittens]

spin em around

[@Crowmind.]

@@aurorapaisley7453 you can punch anything if it gets aggressive. It's not a very good idea, but you can.

[@Camille_Anderson]

​@@aurorapaisley7453it's the current practice promoted to avoid being bitten, is to grab the gills or eyes. The nose isn't the best place to hit & you could easily lose an arm, hand or fingers if missed. Too close to the teeth.

[@Carols989]

I don't get people who are freaked out when animals act like... animals. "Ooooh a shark could kill you!" Well so could a mosquito, Brandon

[@georgeheilman885]

It's even more ludicrous when they expect "cute and cuddly" animals to be tame, and not claw or bite when you get too close or invasive. A kangaroo for instance is more likely to tear your face off than a shark.

[@georgeheilman885]

@@TheAngelOfTheBottomlessPit I would if I were in a shark cage. The equivalent of course to getting close to roos in a sanctuary, where they are more accustomed to people. But I wouldn't go out of my way to approach either in more open conditions; sharks for obvious reasons, also I'm not a trained diver, and roos because they're just as likely to attack or defend themselves from an intruder, even if they are in a suburban area.

[@joejitsu034]

More are killed are by other people.

[@ShadeSlayer1911]

@@georgeheilman885 One of my life goals is to go swimming with sharks without a cage.

[@amazinggrace5692]

ShadeSlayer1911 Torn between saying “admirable” or “are you crazy?”! Lol Good luck though, I hope you get to do it and that it’s an amazing experience. Much love. 💕🐝 #Bee Kind

[@TheShadowNetwork.]

I was once at an Aquarium and a woman who worked there was talking to a crowd about sharks. Most of the people weren't willing to accept that Sharks are friendly, but explore with their mouth like a puppy would. She asked the crowd, "What was the worst thing to happen to sharks?", nobody answered so I stood up for her and said "The movie Jaws." She was so surprised that someone got it. Someone understood. She neglected the crowd and started chatting to me. She admitted it's really getting to her that people don't just turn a blind eye to the hatred towards sharks, they actually support it. Long story short, We talked for a while and decided to go on a date. Still together 2 years later.

[@BellDemon1987]

That nice to hear! And I love sharks too

[@g.b569]

Sure Jaws was bad for sharks but Shark fin soup that does not do anything for food and nutrition is also one of the worse things to happen

[@TheShadowNetwork.]

@@g.b569 100% agree. Yet another reason we need to remove China from this planet

[@ollieno971]

@@TheShadowNetwork. yikes

[@OpSystemFilms]

Thats so Sweet!

[@sventer198]

Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught, only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. - Cree Indian Prophecy

[@alexheat0678]

No

[@ballisticbadger9955]

@@alexheat0678 Why no?? 🙈🤣....

[@amediocreguy8704]

Yes it can

[@nuralibolataev4474]

@@amediocreguy8704 how?

[@amediocreguy8704]

@@nuralibolataev4474 with ur teeth

[@awetistic5295]

The term "waste fish" made me angrier than any shark could ever be.

[@CsStoker]

I remember when shark week started years ago like a series of documentaries, it was really entertaining. Now it feels like some American celebrity shit show

[@Gojilynx]

CsStoker yea, before it was cool documentaries about sharks and their behavior showing how scientists help conserve their populations, now it’s just the same great white shark tagging show, but with a twist! Look! We brought (insert famous late night show host here)!

[@Ryukai-san]

Discovery Channel seems to do that with every long running show :/ Like Tornado Chasers or Deadliest Catch, at first it was about the actual science/work/dangers that's involved and were really informative, then after a few years they turn them into a soap/relationship drama messiness :(

[@tashalysepulveda6050]

Agreeeeeeeeeeeee

[@sharkman7651]

After the “megladon documentary” it all went down hill

[@AventurineVirgo]

Yeah it used to be actually very informative and talk about conservation for sharks, but how it just feels like fearmongering for views

[@Doom_Squid_Son]

Some clarification: I've seen the 2019 shark week. I will say it has gotten better and discovery has taken the criticism of going the intimidation route for the most part. If I recall, none of the episodes/shows of shark week 2019 were really about sharks being threatening and attacking humans. Despite the edgy names, it wasn't really like that. So what's really left for discovery to do is get rid of the edgy names. Also: Hungry shark is sponsored by some conservationist group iirc, plus the game itself is supposed to be very silly and more or less child friendly.

[@succubastard1019]

Yeah. Hungry Shark is very cartoonish and doesn't take itself seriously. In fact, the series often collaborates with shark protection associations, and some of the enemies in the games are poachers.

[@linkthepig4219]

Hungry Shark is on the shark's side yeah

[@animan095]

I jumped in thinking I would get a very elaborate analysis of shark behavior and how the characters of the movie should have left it alone. But I left with quite the emotional dilemma and a newly formed consciousness for sharks.

[@pleaseenteraname6590]

I feel really bad for that tiger shark that was just minding its own business and then got killed for no reason

[@revthescatman137]

Man got framed for a murder he didn’t commit

[@kio7320]

@@revthescatman137 f in the chat

[@Evesdropper]

@@kio7320 F

[@sheevphotography5036]

@@kio7320 f

[@justarandomguywithamask7o7]

@@sheevphotography5036 f

[@sythe2802]

Fun fact: lemon sharks will get jealous if a diver focuses their attention onto another shark

[@_uwu_9992]

They recognize people and likewise recognize their favorite divers like how our pets recognize us lol so cute to see them get jealous when their favorite divers gives their attention to another sharks other than them.

[@biggestmacdonald4157]

That’s actually cute

[@_uwu_9992]

@@bigboi7020 i want to comment something but it got deleted damn

[@sythe2802]

@@bigboi7020 why?

[@guineapiglady2841]

@@bigboi7020 But no need too. I hope you will never see one in your life anyway.

[@spindlespice197]

I will never forget my marine biology teacher that taught me to love and cherish sharks. Rest in peace Mr.Drott

[@rasp1628]

k

[@ComicGladiator]

Eaten by a shark?

[@spindlespice197]

@@ComicGladiator Cancer.

[@justnuttedinasock2054]

Comic Gladiator shark cancer

[@peabrain6872]

Spindle Spice im sorry for your loss

[@Joshh-uk1ww]

You know it’s funny, I showed this film to my baby sister growing up one time to get her to leave me alone since she surely wouldn’t like horror movies. Since then she’s become obsessed with sharks, she loves them and thinks they are super cool. It’s just funny to me that my sister took the exact opposite message the movie was trying to give about liking sharks.

[@rorydonaldson2794]

Have a love/hate relationship with this movie. Love it as a film in terms of how it's been shot and created but hate how it's changed the public's perspective on sharks, seeing them as nothing more than human killing machines.

[@Assimandeli]

It's not really the film's fault that people are generally speaking stupid and believe everything they see in movies.

[@therealshino4607]

Rory Donaldson not Jaws fault, ironically it made me want to be a shark scientist

[@Sara3346]

@Tom Arnold So you think everyone who's ever worked with live sharks are morons then?

[@Josh_reilly]

This is a while too late but just wanted to point out this video included a screenshot of the Hungry Shark mobile game stating it adds to the shark myths, yes the game is all about being a shark and eating endlessly without reason but the team behind the game works in cooperation with shark conservation teams and there is always links on the home screen of the game with websites to better inform people on real life shark behavior and what you can do to help

[@gameandgamer1479]

Yeah and there are fish made of gold and a giant crab and also you can wear a Jetpack and breach out of the water high enough to die from landing on top of the rotor of a flying helicopter so it’s definitely meant to simulate real shark behavior

[@wolfkitty42]

Ok so I feel like I had this mobile game as a kid but I don’t remember the name and I feel like it was a fever dream but you reawakened these memories

[@mrreyes5004]

Indeed, I'm fine with media comedically portraying sharks as insatiable maneaters as long as they make it absolutely clear that real sharks - from the smaller blues and cookiecutters to the gigantic tigers and great whites - are not actually like that in real life, and that humans ought to take responsibility and move with respect since heading into the ocean means entering _THEIR_ territory. Sharks were here first, after all.

[@ThePotatoSapien]

I played that game when I was younger, and honestly? I was always rooting for the shark. It had no affect on my perception of sharks whatsoever.

[@vanillabatcave5677]

Because of that I think that it's dumb to blame art for the lack of common sense in the general population

[@Monochrome2004]

"sounds like something a shark would s-" okay jokes aside seriously tho, sharks are pretty chill. kinda sucks that they're always portrayed as the antagonists. and then dolphins are portrayed as 'good' when they are intelligent and have the mental capacity to wake up and choose violence. sharks are just out here trying to survive. they know nothing else.

[@stanstanstan2597]

If a man was raised all his life to be a heartless killer, would you say that it’s ok because it’s all he knows?

[@Monochrome2004]

@@stanstanstan2597 how are you comparing a person to a shark? sharks eat to survive. it's just as any other carnivorous predator does, yet no one seems to be villainize them as sharks are. i never said anything about a person murdering for whatever reason.

[@mrreyes5004]

@@Monochrome2004 Exactly, comparing people to animals is retardes and just comparing apples to oranges... which is no comparison at all.

[@Nothin2seehere-e4z]

Well being smart doesn’t mean you have morals. It seem like dolphins don’t have morals even though they are smart.

[@Damian-cilr2]

dolphins have the intellect of humans,but none of the morality

[@ZwarteKonijn]

I remember reading the book as a kid (probably way too young), and believing firmly that the book portrayed the mayor as the real villain, and was baffled with everyone that was suddenly so scared of sharks afterwards. Even after watching the movie as a teen, I still thought the focus was always that the mayor was the bad guy, and to be a lot more wary of how people in charge handle dangerous situations. The shark was just an animal that was dangerous to people, but it was the mayor who made the decision not to adapt because money (through even as a kid I was fascinated with the reason why, like trying to keep businesses open, trying to keep everyone employed and being able to live there by keeping tourism open).

[@legendofayda]

As a rescue diver, I’d like to thank you for making this video. Sharks are just toothie big noodles. They’re lovely animals to interact with.

[@LarsTonguesInAspix]

I Give Sharks The Nickname "Toothed Noodles"

[@legendofayda]

Abyssaracnis haha great minds think alike

[@LarsTonguesInAspix]

@@legendofayda haha Yeah! Wait.. I Have Another One! Filter Feeding Sharks are "BIG LEVIATHIAN NOODLES"

[@kullenberg]

Okay, Sharks aren't monsters, but calling them baby names is just taking it too far in the other direction.

[@legendofayda]

AK I dive with them pretty consistently, since I live by the Red Sea. As long as you interact with them based on their body language and you choose appropriate times to seek them out, they’re really chill. Dusk and dawn are typical feeding times so they may be irritable if you’re in their territory during that time, but they’re still very manageable then as well. During morning and afternoon, they’re great. In fact they can be pretty playful. They like booping objects like cameras gently with their noses. You may not find them adorable but I sure as hell do. I will put out a PSA though: don’t try to dive with sharks if you aren’t experienced and aren’t with heavily experienced guides. Worst thing you can do around them is panic and try to get out of the water rapidly. If people aren’t confident that they’ll be able to remain calm, they could potentially cause a ruckus and get hurt. When you dive with sharks you need to learn how they communicate with body language and you need to respond accordingly. Most accidents with divers occur when people fail to do so, though it’s very uncommon. They’re very cute and docile animals if you deal with them with appropriate knowledge and practice under your belt.

[@inquisitor_snake]

Am I weird for seeing a kind of cuteness in they're faces (I don't mean "cute" like a dog or cat. I mean it like they look so oblivious) and an innocents in they're inquisitive nature

[@ajaxbuchann5243]

No thoughts, head empty

[@kubotheinconsideratefool4208]

They just look like their only thoughts are: "am fish, blub blub, get out of territory, am angy"

[@Kodaigon72]

It’s not weird, I always thought they looked kinda cute too with their big eyes and wide smiles.

[@williampolkowski9251]

@@mkian8434 especially leopard sharks

[@somerandomgoblin2583]

they're just big guys vibing.

[@mrmelvins_]

the term “waste fish” just absolutely made my skin crawl. not a single animal in any ecosystem is a waste. edit: to everyone saying things like flies and mosquitoes, just because something is considered a pest to humans doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a role in the ecosystem. we have no idea how many species would be affected if mosquitoes were wiped out. edit 2: oh my god everyone stop arguing you’re all saying the same shit over and over again and not even adding anything to the conversation anymore. there’s not a single animal you’re mentioning that’s the “gotcha!” you think it is.

[@_Fizel_]

@Jonathan Jones Wait yeah. They can screw off. Fleas and ticks too.

[@jurassicworldrealism7263]

Yes, all life is admirable. other animals are far more intelligent than we give them credit for. One day, if we don't stop, nature WILL strike back.

[@rexma4693]

Except mosquitoes

[@Kopschlop]

Exept Humans

[@thelonegunman2622]

Jurassic World realism nature is not sentient enough to have the ability to strike back at intelligent life

[@heyhey439]

My dad let me watch this movie when I was wayyyyyyyyyy too little and I've been pretty paralyzed by the sight of sharks since then. I like to try and expose myself to educational shark content when I'm feeling brave. This was a good one, thanks

[@strawberrymilksamurai]

12:09 "the vast majority of times, sharks would like to be left alone and would avoid humans as much as possible" Never thought I'd relate so much to sharks

[@firefoxsimplyred]

Maybe Sharks are your Spirit Animal

[@spaghetti5914]

I thought owls were my spirit animal

[@veon5043]

"Shark infested waters" its like saying human infested houses

[@iceman1287]

They are just trying to check us out.

[@justafish9618]

with the difference that we actually are everywhere

[@randomclips1341]

theyre not even invasive lmao. humans are the most invasive species

[@kopi6850]

@@randomclips1341 we kinda dont deserve that title yet but about to

[@tofferooni4972]

@@kopi6850 I mean we basically took over anything that can be taken and will take more.

[@rosethehat2073]

I’ve always have loved sharks, even as a kid. It shatters my heart that these beautiful creatures are declining due to humans. They didn’t deserve this!

[@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137]

Yeah it is sad the shark is one of the oldest things on this planet that apparently hasn't needed to be part of evolution for millions of years but we as humans that haven't even been part of this planet for very long at all and we are the ones that are mostly to blame for their declining numbers,, kind of says it all really don't it and it definitely tells us that sharks ain't the ones going around with evil intentions,, lol..

[@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137]

@Random Milk The great White shark has never evolved yes the shark may have been part of evolution but as I say the great white has never needed to evolve because it has always been the perfect hunter..

[@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137]

@Random Milk all the things you have pointed out there in your comment the Great white shark has always been able to do that,, its an apex predator ffs it hasn't evolved into what it is today because it has always been an apex predator,, look it up the great white shark has never had to evolve much..

[@iamthatguyfromslipknot1137]

@Random Milk now go and Google it and it will tell you the great white shark has never had to evolve into a greater organism... Dick..

[@chrisplayz4236]

Looks like this @Random Milk guy/girl deleted her/his comments. Exactly what a coward would do.

[@lunameanstarsdraws8683]

I had a friend in grade school who really liked sharks, and he when I said sharks are dangerous would get super passionate about the over hunting of sharks. I’m really glad he did because now as a young woman I understand and am disgusted by the vilification of sharks who haven’t done anything other than exist. Thank you to that friend for educating me on this topic!! And thank you for the amazing video which hopefully will reach the masses of people who still think sharks are super dangerous creatures

[@Archie0pteryx]

I remember when i was little around 1980 seeing a news segment about a guy who they termed and "Australian Buffalo Bill" who would swim out and was bragging he'd kill any shark he saw while he was diving. Even though I was only 10, I was able to tell that he was harpooning harmless nurse sharks and it made me pretty mad. As an adult I moved from the Canadian prairies to Australia and have encountered shark-phobia around, from an aquarium by a sanctuary that allowed people to dive with the sharks captive in the tanks (and it was advertised as a really exciting and scary thing to do) to harmful "shark nets" that are not only really too deep to be very effective but are deadly to air-breathing sealife like dolphins, turtles, and dugongs; and just people who refuse to get in the water at all due to the possibility of sharks even in unlikely areas like deep in Sydney harbour where you are much more likely to get a bad infestion from a discarded fishhook or broken bottle than ever see a shark. These people confuse me, as crossing the street here is much more dangerous. I did encounter two bronze whaler sharks the first time I snorkeled and estimated then to be about 2.5 meters long or more each, it was an amazing this to watch as they went along the reef, they weren't interested in me, and posting about it later, some people said they would have gotten out, I felt I was lucky to see them. About fish declining in size, humans are the only species that trophy hunts. We intentionally select for the biggest, healtiest, most impressive animals for bragging rights rather than hunting for sustenance. This has hand an effect on the size of all wildlife including sharks Thanks for the video :)

[@alienicarus]

It's funny how often sharks are demonized there considering the amount of venomous creatures that inhabit Australia. "Sharks are monsters!" Me: Have you seen your spiders! Sydney Funnel Web: Hmm, I feel threatened. I think I'll charge right at the possible threat & bite it till I feel it's not threatening anymore.

[@Archie0pteryx]

@@alienicarus There are people who are afraid and loathe wildlife everywhere. I think the spiders are interesting, I was photographing a beautiful huge Golden Orb spider whose abdomen alone was about 1 inch across. And while it's wise to respect sharks, I don't think the hate is there that you think is, take this for example:www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/shark-goes-for-a-swim-in-manly-pool-20170911-gyf20w.html I think online there is a tendency to troll people about Australian animals but just as in everywhere else there are venomous or dangerous animals the rule is to be careful and respectful.

[@squelchotron8259]

I agree with your sentiment, but humans are far from the only species that kills for fun.

[@Archie0pteryx]

@@squelchotron8259 I didn't say itherwise, but how is that relevent? Humans aren't the only species that do a lot of things but... so?

[@Ezekiel_Allium]

@@squelchotron8259 he said humans are the only species that hunts for the prize or merit. Lots of animals kill for fun but humans seek out the strongest, most impressive specimens.

[@manuxx3543]

Jaws had another horrible consequence: Sharknado

[@Sunshine-xs9og]

I need to say one thing... *that movie is terrible and shouldn’t be mentioned*

[@sweetnercandy7015]

that movie was actually good, in a funny, dumb way but the sequels were terrible in a its bad in a bad way.

[@Aaron_Hanson]

Sharknado 🤦‍♂️😩

[@reddeaddude2187]

Don't forget Jaws 3 and Jaws: The Revenge

[@latticeddreams]

Sharknado is supposed to be a comedy, it's not supposed to strike fear into the hearts of the people like Jaws

[@KugelBlitz0]

Humans: Enters shark ecosystem and proceeds to decimate everything Sharks: *Die* Humans: These things are a threat to humans

[@Curlyheart]

Ha, they think Sharks are a threat when we're the threat.

[@reddeaddude2187]

Sharks: Kill an average of 8 people per year accidentally or out of self defense. Humans: Kill over 100 million sharks each year for fin soup, and out of unjustified prejudice.

[@CutePossumGirl]

@@reddeaddude2187 Humans: Enters any animal ecosystem and proceeds to decimate everything Any animal: Die Humans: These things are a threat to humans

[@BARelement]

Daniel L. So a shark killing a surfer is self defense? So what a rapist is defending his privates now?

[@CutePossumGirl]

@@BARelement Are you really comparing an animal, which thinks the surfer might be a seal, and a god damn rapist? What is wrong with you?

[@costelinha1867]

As Finding Nemo would say: "Sharks are friends, not serial killers." Or at least I think that was the quote.

[@pauldanielvergara8710]

"Fish are friends, not food"

[@shitanotosaurus]

it was actually "Fish are friends, not food" but still kind of gave off the same message since it was sharks saying it.

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

​@@shitanotosaurus Bruce from Jaws Bruce from Finding Nemo Lenny from Shark Tale Mr Shark from The Bad Guys and others are my favorite Shark characters.

[@HammerHeart3229]

@@pauldanielvergara8710 'Except stinking dolphins! Ooh look at me I'm a flippin' little dolphin let me flip for you!'

[@masterq9761]

Sharks are definiteley one of the coolest and most interesting sea creatures, and it's crazy to think how prehistoric species actually looked and behaved like!

[@gavinerickson9392]

They are cool, especially because they're cold blooded and live underwater.

[@andreafraustoz]

zebra sarks are my favorite

[@gavinerickson9392]

@Saruv Bet Yeah, but that ruins the joke.

[@gavinerickson9392]

@@thomasluttkus9956 Yeah, but we're also acidifying the ocean and filling it with trash.

[@hypershard8935]

@Saruv Bet It's actually really interesting, if I may nerd out a bit. Great whites are actually part of a small group of sharks that achieved warm blood, allowing them to live in much colder waters than their cold - blooded relatives. I'm sorry, I know this was a joke, but, sharks are just really, really cool animals.

[@dboot8886]

"It's time to address the elephant, or elephant seal, in the room." *You have achieved comedy*

[@genitalgrievous5293]

Laugh 100

[@davsalda]

Aand in the photo it was in the process of mating

[@Xygif]

Lauf

[@BrunoSantos-jp1lv]

**Laugh track plays**

[@theamazingangstyteen-man3535]

wow funny

[@gd3741]

I've always loved sharks, especially after seeing finding nemo as a kid. Bruce was my favourite character for years. I've always been devastated by what my own country has done to the sharks I love.

[@ChelseatheCreativeFox-pc2xz]

The problem is that while Bruce is a likable character, he didn't serve much in the plot nor did he have any sort of depth with any screen time.

[@thepro3k_watches656]

Bethany Hamilton is a great example of a person who has been “attacked” by a shark and surviving, a month after the accident she went back to the ocean. She even understands that the “attack” was an accident.

[@kirikiri7731]

Frankly, I never thought of animas in these types of movies as the bad guys - animals are just animals. In fact if you think about it, humans are usually the ones to blame.

[@rgama1173]

man eaters are not that far fech, there are many stories of animals that would hunt only humans.

[@nikolaos6083]

um, we are animals dude.

[@linkofvev]

The Mayor was the bad guy of the film though, wasn't he? Like the Shark was the "monster" in the same way Frankenstein's monster was. But it was Dr. Frankenstein and the Mayor that were the true bad guys.

[@theonlyshinyumbreon]

We have the sentience to know good and bad, yet many humans partake in harming animals for pure entertainment.

[@ronniespain18]

Only real monsters out there are humans. Sad but true

[@Cyrus83842]

“The majority of sharks want to be left alone, and avoid humans as much as possible” Maybe I’m a shark

[@Man_Aslume]

Shark to you: Comrade welcome to the Soviet Union (I just wanted to make a history bomb reference)

[@jondunmore4268]

You're not a shark. You're on social media, crying for attention.

[@MePatra]

I’m starting to think the same

[@Feral_cockroach121]

Me too my dude. They’re some of my favorite dudes in the ocean. I especially love the Lemon/Blacktip dudes.

[@FearsomeGodzilla-TheMan105]

Hi!

[@chrismartinez8475]

You know... if you watch jaws in reverse, it’s actually a heart warming story about a shark giving limbs to disabled people stranded in the water!😂

[@Cat-yx7xc]

Humans : *Demonic Screeching*

[@zakai-kaz]

Oh my God this comment is so underrated

[@tofferooni4972]

Tenet moment

[@fishcult.2506]

This isn’t your comment

[@tofferooni4972]

@@fishcult.2506 But it is

[@captainmarvel5600]

I once went on a fishing boat for a summer camp at an aquarium, It was the first time I ever saw a sunfish, it was sunning horizontally but when we got close to it, it turned it's head and stared at us. It was a truly amazing experience. I had no idea how big they got until I saw the picture of one in this video taken over 50 years ago. Great video!

[@mr.j1770]

I rather not live my adulthood years with my child asking “Daddy what is a shark?". We shall protect for the sake of the future. Our future is still reliant to them.

[@randybarnett2308]

Not only that if we have no more sharks Ric Flair would be depressed, he swims with sharks in fact we have Shark Week,Sharks have Ric Flair Week !! Wooooooooo!!🦈🦈🦈🏊‍♂️🦈🦈🦈

[@predaxgamer6396]

Same

[@zepter00]

Without sharks oceans would be poisoned by dead bodies

[@Brunozamp]

I have an idea for a movie: harpoons It's a story of a family of sharks being hunted by humans that want to kill all of them

[@originalbillyspeed1]

If done right, I could see that as a hit.

[@emperorleachy6435]

You’d have to have the sharks being hunted by Indonesias as they makeup 13% of all shark killings every year if you wanted the film to be accurate , which could lead to negative stereotypes against this group of people and their country

[@poisonousteapot2394]

@@emperorleachy6435 wait, Indonesian killed that many shark?, We(Indonesian) don't even eat shark, why would we killed that many sharks

[@emperorleachy6435]

Poisonous Teapot Shark finning isn’t illegal in Indonesia, 30% of Indonesia’s 117 shark species are considered endangered, only the whale shark is fully protected by the government

[@poisonousteapot2394]

@@emperorleachy6435it's sad that people they refuse to protect animals that they consider to be "dangerous", if they keep hunting shark at this rate sooner or later their marine ecosystem will be destroyed

[@CountessvonHuck]

I love sharks. They always look like they're smiling. I think they're cute. People don't seem to realise that way more people eat sharks than sharks eat people...

[@justasalamander2621]

Personally i find certain sharks VERY imtimidating. I would piss my pants if i saw a great white swimming in my direction. Some sharks like the cookie cutters are adorable

[@JosephFlores-yn4yi]

@@justasalamander2621 of course, white sharks are pretty terrifying, the other ones tho? they tend to look cuter, mostly cuz they are smaller and less likely to attack you

[@LL-tr5et]

@@justasalamander2621 i think all sharks are cute. even the scary and ugly ones. i just love sharks HSJFDNSBWJ

[@NoOne-ju8fi]

L L my favorite sharks are lemon sharks and salmon sharks

[@justasalamander2621]

@@LL-tr5et not all sharks are cute, look at goblin shark

[@Tareltonlives]

Interesting thought: the idea of rogue individuals comes from encounters with land animals, and even then isn't often true. Some of it is based on "rogue cats" basically a single big cat whose hunting range is overrun by humans and livestock, is driven from their territory by a rival, or has a medical ailment that prevents efficient hunting, and turns to rural villages that have high mortality rates and lots of herds. This tends to be mostly an Indian phenomenon with the massive economic disparity, constant epidemics and huge population . In the medieval Europe this was applied to wolves: wolf packs would turn to humans as their forests were destroyed and hunt herds, with plagues causing corpse pileups that attracted scavenging, and finally the Little Ice Age making wild prey scarce while adding more human corpses to replace them. Thus we have various "Beasts", where a population of wolves in one settled area are identified as a single monstrous individual. The Beast of Gevaudan is only the most famous of them, as they've been recorded from the 14th century to the Napoleonic Wars (probably because of habitat destruction from the war and the appearances of mass animal and human graves throughout Europe) And since the ocean disguises actual shark populations, people make the assumption that the same shark is "attacking" people and attribute mammalian traits. Sharks can't get rabies, plague and war victims don't wind up in the sea, domestic fish don't exist to replace wild populations, sharks in general have more varied diets, and humans can't really invade their territory. However, as "sea dogs" , they're given mammalian predator traits And in case of both land and sea predators, they are anthropomorphized: there's a true hypocrisy that an animal with truly destructive predatory behavior calls other predators monsters. Sure, it's okay to let humans die passively or actively kill them in war, but when it's an animal killing them, it's a murderer that must be destroyed.

[@NewgirlNola]

Thankfully, friendly sharks like “terry the fat shark” and “shark pog” have found their way into meme culture, and are no longer thought of purely as killers.

[@stevelacroix2626]

never heard of those

[@elaineb7065]

Blahaj from Ikea as well. I have one of those tucked under my arm xxx

[@c.c.l3460]

Don't forget Gawr Gura's "A"

[@shira_yone]

Terry is a blessing upon this cursed world

[@normalhuman9878]

I love Terry

[@obitosenju3768]

Losing giant fish is genuinely depressing. They are majestic giants that deserve respect and peace.

[@stanstanstan2597]

They’re stupid fish that pretty much just live to kill and eat other things, sometimes including people. They’re not “majestic”. They’re dangerous.

[@obitosenju3768]

@@stanstanstan2597 It comes to what you consider beatifull. Wolfs are dangerous but there is somd dignity

[@Buggolious]

@@stanstanstan2597 they dont eat people, they can bite you yes but they dont do that to try to eat you. also they aren't dangerous compared to basically any creature on land that has teeth

[@rexyz5875]

@@Buggolious i dont hate sharks but you say that comfortably on land

[@tylercruise7334]

@@stanstanstan2597 Bruh. first of all sharks aren't stupid. They are relatively smart for a fish species and only look dumb because of vacant expressions. Secondly, a shark will only attack you if it is distressed or mistakes you for an injured seal or fish. Not a dog hater but it's more likely for your own dog to murk you than a shark ( and I know that most instances of this are dog abuse)

[@mikifauns]

I had recently watched a shark week "documentary" on the National Geographic channel, and it disgusted me how much they were trying to fear-monger. They would list multiple possible reasons for why sharks are returning to Cape Cod, many of which being great things like the building of kelp farms which creates new ecosystems for fish and wildlife, stricter fishing regulations resulting in more fish in the waters, and the general recuperating of the cape after severe overfishing, and made them out to be bad things since it attracted more sharks. The icing on the cake was when they stated there were no deaths by sharks on Cape Cod in the year the "documentary" was filmed. They legitimately just artificially made it a problem that people were dying/being attacked frequently on the cape. That has to count as some kind of academic dishonesty and everyone involved should be ashamed for perpetuating the evil shark narrative. The following show was about rogue sharks which is when I shut the TV off.

[@KvngLeroy1]

A shark took my balls, I will be the shark exterminator.

[@hermanschultzfurry]

@@KvngLeroy1 oof

[@KvngLeroy1]

@@hermanschultzfurry i lost my reason for existence and all you say is oof? Face the wall now.

[@linkinlog8543]

I live in Mass and anytime i hear that “There are shark infested waters” or “a shark was spotted off the cape!” i roll my eyes. We are in THEIR home. Of course they’ll be there

[@alpha-1730]

@@KvngLeroy1 oof. Hope it gets better.

[@jon_solo]

When I was maybe 7 or 8, I saw a documentary about sharks that had footage of live sharks being thrown back into the ocean with their fins cut off. It affected me like nothing had until that point. I cried, and then I was angry. That was the first time I ever cared about something outside of my own existence, and I've been a supporter of shark conservation ever since. I wrote about it in school several times from elementary school all the way through college. I'm 38 now, and I've loved sharks all my life. Jaws played a big role in that, and so did Shark Week. Shark Week pisses me off so bad, but it would be a lie to say it didn't fuel my love of sharks when I was a kid in the 90s. I wish Discovery would turn it around.

[@blackhawk4042]

I read another Book by Peter Benchley. In German it was simple called "Haie" ( The german word for Shark). IN this Book Peter Benchley talk about his experience writing Jaws. How he was surprise the book was such a success, his regret writing the book and although the harm it brought to the image of sharks. He did write a fictional monster. This Book although told about his experience as diver and how the seas had change into a bad way, how reefs get destroyed and his very positive experience with sharks.

[@alienicarus]

Legit the first book I ever read by Peter Benchley.

[@SaturdayAdventures]

One of the saddest things I ever saw was a documentary about Frank Mundus that was made shortly before he died. He was hanging out with Chris Fallows, lamenting how wrong he was all his life because now the sharks he saw were not there for anyone else to see anymore.

[@admiralgarbage6403]

Fishing industry: over fishes Fish: disappear Fishing industry: surprised pikachu face

[@river_the_nb]

I mean you're not wrong. Like it's kinda rediculous how right you are

[@DragoniteSpam]

It keeps on happening, too. You'd think sooner or later the fishing industry would catch on.

[@samuraijackoff5354]

It would be more beneficial to farm them like we do with cows and pigs than trying to hunt them out in the ocean. Have a ton of water farms.

[@luckyblockyoshi]

The thing is a lot of fish species CAN’T be farmed, so we have to rely on the fishing industry to not overfish

[@cheeseeater8794]

And then they continue to overfish

[@kamrank2130]

Great documentary bro. As a shark enthusiast and amateur expert it's so horrible what fisheries and human consumption has done to not just the ocean but the planet.

[@zfin87]

Shark: (does shark things) Humans: *so you have chosen death*

[@OnsideHaddock72]

El Finnle hilar

[@johno8465]

Survival of the fittest😎

[@gazzy2228]

Jo China Ah yes, the most retarded ideology ever created

[@spawnof200]

@@gazzy2228 its not an ideology, its the theory of evolution.

[@RequiemPoete]

To be fair, while the shark was clearly not acting delibrately malicious, it did learn how easy prey humans were and was delibrately hunting them so yeah it did need to be hunted down.

[@rebelappliance771]

A movie should be made about sharks that is from their perspective that portrays humanity as the evil tyrants out to slaughter and destroy without pity or remorse. The title: “Monster Man”

[@ottelo7773]

No-one would make that because that wouldn't sell

[@purevessel4801]

I would love to read a book about that, but I probably would never watch a movie about it

[@monsterhanna6691]

👏👏👏

[@juanjoyaborja.3054]

A movie wouldn’t work, probably a documentary though. Like the David Attenborough one

[@somerandomguy5600]

New Idea: Change all future reports of Drowning to Water Attacks. "A 45 year old man swimming at ****** beach, suffered from a heart attack and was then attacked by the water."

[@waltrz]

I understand “**** beach” is just suppose to mean [insert name here] Beach, but my brain read “Shit Beach”.

[@thepuffin4050]

@@waltrz depends on the beach

[@grayalien48]

"Man was nipped gently on the ankle by a shark and sadly bled out because of the salt water"

[@bigguy7353]

Yeah but the water doesn't take a 10 pound chunk of flesh from your thigh.

[@strangegreenthing]

@@bigguy7353 at sufficient speed it'll take your leg off.

[@mrswb]

The fact that sharks are even able of attempting to recover after the 90's shows that they might be one of the best biological designs. We should be helping in any way we can, but I can't help but marvel that they made it through and are possibly able to rebound.