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Last modified on Sun 31 Jan 2021 01.11 EST About four years ago, Colin Simpfendorfer was diving on reefs in Indonesia’s picture-perfect Raja Ampat region when he noticed the distinct absence of something. “It’s a beautiful place to dive. We would have expected to see grey reef sharks and white tips,” says the veteran scientist. “But you don’t see sharks for days on end.” Simpfendorfer, an adjunct professor at Queensland’s James Cook University and a global authority on sharks an...

The latest annual summary of worldwide shark bites went out this week. #Florida had the most shark bites in the country. Suncoast fishermen say this isn’t surprising.

Getty Images/Misko Dvasia/EyeEm To cats, slow blinking is a form of smiling, and solicits happy, positive emotions. The researchers found that a cat will respond to a humans slow blink with a slow blink of their own, and is more likely to approach an unfamiliar person who is slow blinking at them. In October, researchers figured out how we can get cats to trust us more. To cats, slow blinking is a form of smiling, and solicits happy, positive emotions. The researchers found that a cat will resp...

Person bit by a shark in waters south of Siesta Key and last updated 2020-12-15 16:49:09-05 SIESTA KEY, Fla. — A person was taken to the hospital after being bitten by a shark in waters south off Siesta Key on Tuesday. According to Sarasota County Emergency Services, the Sarasota County Fire Department responded to a shark bite call around 8:24 a.m. The bite happened in the 7100 block of Point of Rock Circle on Siesta Key, according to emergency services. A spokesperson tells ABC Action Ne...

Updated: 9:18 AM PST, December 14, 2020 The French woman, who hasn’t been identified, was swimming 500 feet from shore in Orient Bay when the attack happened. A 38-year-old vacationer was killed Thursday by a shark as she visited St. Martin, leaving many shocked as shark attacks on the island are rare, the Associated Press reported. The French woman, who hasn’t been identified, was swimming 500 feet from shore in Orient Bay when the attack happened. Her leg was torn from her body. The last...

Surfer off Maui dies after shark bite; ‘unusual’ shark attack also kills tourist in Caribbean Updated Dec 13, 2020; Posted Dec 13, 2020 A shark also attacked a Beaverton man off the Oregon coast. Cole Herrington, 20, was surfing when a shark reared out of the surf and pulled him under. Herrington survived and is being treated at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, where he has undergone two surgeries on his leg. Facebook Share A man who was bitten by a shark in the water off Maui has died from...

A shark killed a 38-year-old female tourist in the French Caribbean territory of St. Martin on Thursday. Read more on Boston.com.

The shark killed a 38-year-old female tourist, shocking many in the eastern Caribbean region where experts say such attacks are extremely rare.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A shark killed a 38-year-old female tourist in the French Caribbean territory of St. Martin on Thursday, shocking many in the eastern Caribbean region where experts say such attacks are extremely rare.