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What animal eats sharks?

 
 
High Seas
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 03:42 pm
@ossobuco,
I do know the Chinese fishing boats kill and maim dolphins, whales, and sharks, even though they can't sell them - other than shark fins, that is. Indiscriminate slaughter, emptying the oceans.

As to your question, I would think that smaller fish which would never normally approach a shark, might do so if the shark were bleeding, sinking, and obviously unable to maneuver - however that's speculation on my part.
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Cycloptichorn
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 03:48 pm
Can't believe nobody mentioned the Remora..

http://www.scubaduba.com/gallery/shark2.jpg

Cycloptichorn
dlowan
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 04:00 pm
@boomerang,
I would think all manner of creatures prey upon sharks...especially when they are in egg form, and then when they are babies.

Any predator bigger than they are, for instance.

I would also not be surprised if sharks regularly prey upon smaller sharks.

Apparently orcas take on larger ones, too.


http://www.educatedearth.net/video.php?id=3060
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farmerman
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 05:17 pm
@Cycloptichorn,
the edit hamster needs discipline
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hamburger
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 05:44 pm
@boomerang,
if we classify humans as belonging to the animal class , they are certainly the biggest consumers of sharks :

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/04/050411205307.htm
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rosborne979
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 06:30 pm
@boomerang,
People eat sharks and sharks eat sharks.
margo
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 08:19 pm
@boomerang,
Quote:
Only about 5, out of 350, species are known to attack man and even then they don't do it very often.


Been giving it a bit of a go in Sydney in January - 3 shark attacks in 2 weeks - one close to the centre of the city (or the watery part, anyway!).
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rosborne979
 
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Reply Thu 16 Apr, 2009 05:54 pm
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8568/greatwhitesharkkayakjpg.jpg
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boomerang
 
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Reply Thu 16 Apr, 2009 06:16 pm
Australia has more shark attacks than anywhere, 345 confirmed attacks since 1580.

1580-2007 Map of World's Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=2,199)

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/GAttack/map/World2004.JPG

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/statistics/GAttack/World.htm

But when you consider that is covers almost 450 years, shark attacks are pretty rare.
rosborne979
 
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Reply Thu 16 Apr, 2009 06:22 pm
@boomerang,
boomerang wrote:

Australia has more shark attacks than anywhere, 345 confirmed attacks since 1580.

Why is there an 880 in USA?
Ticomaya
 
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Reply Thu 16 Apr, 2009 07:20 pm
@rosborne979,
Looks like 577 in Florida alone?
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boomerang
 
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Reply Thu 16 Apr, 2009 08:01 pm
@rosborne979,
Well yeah. There's that.

Maybe Floridians just taste better?
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OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Sat 18 Apr, 2009 10:56 am
@boomerang,
boomerang wrote:

The whale shark and the basking shark certainly aren't vicious creatures.

Only about 5, out of 350, species are known to attack man and even then they don't do it very often.

I was thinking of brigmophyseter,
tho thay have not done that for a while.
Its also been a while since I had shark fin soup.

I saw a bull shark who was turned over on his back, with his mouth in the air
at the Aquarium in New Orleans n he was BARKING, on TV.
He sounded like a dog.






David
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Robert Gentel
 
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Reply Sat 18 Apr, 2009 06:26 pm
@McGentrix,
McGentrix wrote:
Sharks are a top level predator.


I think only some sharks (e.g. Great White) are apex predators. These sure aren't:

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Thartius
 
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Reply Fri 20 Jan, 2012 06:23 pm
@ossobuco,
I say that killer whales and giant octopus
are the only predators to sharks.
2 grade
thartius
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OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Sat 21 Jan, 2012 01:26 pm
@boomerang,
I 've had shark fin soup 1ce or 2ice.





David
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isabelleh124
 
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Reply Fri 15 May, 2015 09:42 pm
@Gelisgesti,
thats so funny how did you do that ? it looks real.
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tsarstepan
 
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Reply Thu 11 May, 2017 06:53 am
@boomerang,
boomerang wrote:

Any help out there?

Is it too late for a Yo Mama joke? #askingforafriend

Quote:
Thanks!

You're welcome.
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Fil Albuquerque
 
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Reply Thu 11 May, 2017 07:11 am
One would hope the question refers to live sharks and adult ones and for that the only valid predator are Japanese and their cousins right?
How come ppl get confused with questions like this beats me!
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Ticomaya
 
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Reply Fri 12 May, 2017 10:09 am
@rosborne979,
rosborne979 wrote:
People eat sharks ...

Lawyers don't eat sharks.

Professional courtesy.
 

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