There were 69 unprovoked shark attacks on people and 10 fatalities in 2023 worldwide, with four of the deaths occurring in Australia (www.newscientist.com)

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[-] halfwaythere@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

What is the differentiation between provoked and unprovoked, being in their domain and being on land?

[-] Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 8 months ago

Attempting to interact with the shark vs. simply being in the water. The article mentions people trying to touch or feed sharks, free them from fishing nets, etc.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

The article mentions people trying to touch or feed sharks

I don't really feel sorry for these people. The ones who get attacked while helping, sure, they didn't deserve it, but if you see a shark and think "I'll just hold out my hand with some tasty food", you 100% have it coming.

[-] Robsadaisy@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Less naturally occurring food in their habitats perhaps?

[-] Dirk@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

If you don't want to be attacked by sharks don't go where sharks live.

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