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National Geographic Shorts
Shark Attacks
National Geographic pairs gripping and gruesome stories of shark attacks with cutting edge research to illuminate a fascinating underwater world that few truly understand. Sharks are the world's most fascinating predators--capable of detecting a single drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean and sensing electricity emitted by their prey. This ebook short takes readers deep into the realm of the very latest shark science, including new insights into the nature of shark attacks around the world.
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First published January 1, 2012
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About the author
Gordon Grice
27 books30 followersGordon Grice has written about the dark corners of biology for The New Yorker (where he tackled the history of post-mortem dissections), Harper’s (black widow spiders), and Discover (leprosy). His books include The Red Hourglass: Lives of the Predators and Deadly Kingdom (paperback: The Book of Deadly Animals). His other projects include National Geographic’s eBook short Shark Attacks: Inside the Mind of the Ocean’s Most Terrifying Predator and more than a dozen horror stories in magazines, including the Best of the ‘Net winner “The White Cat” and the Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror runner-up “Hide.”
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September 27, 2020
Filled with interesting facts about sharks as well as tales of survival (and death). This has a wonderful message about the majestic shark and how we need to stop finning!
August 11, 2015
Fascinating
This book delivers a remarkable amount of information about sharks in a very few pages. There are shark attacks; I thought the most interesting material concerned the Ganges river. There is also shark biology and ecology. Of special note is the discussion as to how reefs can support a much larger number of apex predators than would be expected. Shark attacks are horrifying, but nothing sharks do is more disgusting than humans "finning" sharks - removing the fins of a shark and tossing the dying animal overboard. The one disappointment was the use of very often described great white attacks and the claim that whites reach 7,000 pounds,(a figure often mentioned, but seldom accepted.).
This book delivers a remarkable amount of information about sharks in a very few pages. There are shark attacks; I thought the most interesting material concerned the Ganges river. There is also shark biology and ecology. Of special note is the discussion as to how reefs can support a much larger number of apex predators than would be expected. Shark attacks are horrifying, but nothing sharks do is more disgusting than humans "finning" sharks - removing the fins of a shark and tossing the dying animal overboard. The one disappointment was the use of very often described great white attacks and the claim that whites reach 7,000 pounds,(a figure often mentioned, but seldom accepted.).
December 27, 2018
Good short book about shark attacks
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