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A shortfin mako shark circling a finless porpoise with damaged caudal fin [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionResearch on predator–prey interactions between sharks and cetaceans remain limited. Here, we report on a video of a shortfin mako shark circling a finless porpoise with a damaged caudal fin in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan.
Taro Okamura +3 more
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Parotid duct injury secondary to shark bite injury: Repair with a Crawford stent
JPRAS Open, 2016 Introduction: Here we present a unique case of repair of a parotid injury caused by a shark attack. The repair technique is of interest due to the novel use of a Crawford stent, typically reserved for lacrimal duct injuries. Case description: Our patient
Mallory Highstein, Tristan Tham
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Rare evidence of shark-on-shark trophic interactions in the fossil record [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2021 Direct evidence of chondrichthyan trophic interactions in the fossil record is largely limited to bite traces on prey items but may also be found within the gut contents of exceptionally well-preserved individuals or as inclusions within coprolites ...
VICTOR J. PEREZ +2 more
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Novel risk assessment framework to compare shark‐bite mitigation strategies
People and NatureHuman–wildlife conflicts (HWCs) are increasing globally and are some of the most pervasive problems for the conservation of terrestrial and marine species.
Marcel Green, , Colin A Simpfendorfer
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Otodus-bitten sperm whale tooth from the Neogene of the Coastal Eastern United States [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2021 A description and analysis is given of a single physeteroid tooth, from the Neogene of the Nutrien Aurora Phosphate Mine (formerly known as the Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina, USA), that was bitten either by the extinct megatoothed shark Otodus ...
Stephen J. Godfrey +2 more
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Scientific response to a cluster of shark bites
People and Nature, 2022 Shark bites are of high public concern globally. Information on shark occurrence and behaviour, and of the effects of human behaviours, can help understand the drivers of shark‐human interactions.
Adam Barnett +14 more
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Frontiers in Communication, 2022 Sharks, a critical component of marine ecosystems, represent one of the most threatened taxa globally. Shark conservation efforts are constrained by public fear and misperceptions. Positive social media-based outreach may provide one cost effective means
William R. Casola +4 more
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First tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier bite in 75 years in French Polynesia (Eastern Central Pacific)
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 We analyzed a tiger shark (estimated 2.8 m total length) bite on a snorkeler. The removal of the terminal part of the leg suggests a predatory motivation for the bite.
Eric E. G. Clua +4 more
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Ocean and Coastal Research, 2022 A Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, was found dead and with shark bites along its body on a beach in northeast Brazil. The present study aimed to identify the shark species responsible for the bites as well as to estimate its/their ...
Mariana Leêne de Santana Barros Leal +6 more
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Predicting potential future reduction in shark bites on people [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2021 Despite the low chance of a person being bitten by a shark, there are serious associated costs. Electronic deterrents are currently the only types of personal deterrent with empirical evidence of a substantial reduction in the probability of being bitten
Corey J. A. Bradshaw +4 more
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