TOPIC: Globalisation » Economy » Foodstuffs » Fish » Fisheries » Saltwater » Pelagic » Shark
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papers
Date
2004-12-01
Actor
Ritter, E., and M. L...
Source
Journal of Forensic ...
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2010-03-07
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Use of Forensic Analysis to Better Understand Shark Attack Behaviour

"Shark attacks have primarily been analyzed from wound patterns, with little knowledge of a shark’s approach, behaviour and intention leading to such wounds. For the first time, during a shark-human interaction project in South Africa, a white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, was filmed biting a vertically positioned person at the water surface, and exhibiting distinct approach patterns leading to the bite." (Quoted from paper)

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