Fear Not

ARE SHARKS REALLY THE EATING MACHINES WE'VE MADE THEM OUT TO BE?

By Bradley Zeve

Monday, August 25, 2008

In the waning days of August, beachcombers flock to the coast for one last dip (unless it's foggy and cold! )before returning to the dull routine of school. But are any sharks lurking (not in the hallway, but in the surf). For people like Dr. Chris Lowe and biologist Terry Lilley, the media's obsession with sharks -- specifically shark attacks -- and pop culture's general view of sharks as human-eating machines, is a grossly misinformed state of affairs. http://www.independent.com/news/2008/aug/14/are-sharks-really-eating-machines-weve-made-them-o/

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