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Just give them their space. >> reporter: marine biologist shari tellman says while the beach closures are an understandable precaution, she insist we're not talking about jaws here. tellman says these smaller 4 to 5-foot shark are more interested in chasing fish along the gulf stream than tangling with humans. >> you know, we're going into their territory. have a healthy respect for that, but they aren't out to get us. sharks should be protected by us, more so than we need to be protected by them >> reporter: the beach closures out here will be sporadic. lifeguards say they will continue to ma...

>> reporter: marine biologist shari tellman says while the beach closures are an understandable precaution, she insist we're not talking about jaws here. tellman says these smaller 4 to 5-foot shark are more interested in chasing fish along the gulf stream than tangling with humans. >> you know, we're going into their territory. have a healthy respect for that, but they aren't out to get us. sharks should be protected by us, more so than we need to be protected by them >> reporter: the beach closures out here will be sporadic. lifeguards say they will continue to make sure that people are out ...

Sharks should be protected by us, more so than we need to be protected by them >> reporter: the beach closures out here will be sporadic. lifeguards say they will continue to make sure that people are out of the water for at least 30 minutes after seeing the last shark pass through, and it may continue that way for at least the next week, as three sharks continue to migrate north. erin? >> what an unbelievable story. well, still to come, a 24-year-old intern, she was killed by a lion at an animal sanctuary. her father tells us she was not mauled. he's just gotten that news and that's next. ...