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Most of us believe that the shark attacks are deliberately aimed at the surfers and other people to kill and eat by this nasty predator. However studies show that most of the shark attacks are certainly accidents or mistakes. However, the outcome of such attacks can be very dangerous and cause the victim dear. Of the many ways a shark can attack its prey, or for that matter humans as well, is the hit & run attack. The Hit & Run attack is by far the most common form of attacks by a shark. Such attacks usually occur in the surfing zones with surfers as the easy targets. In this type of attack, the sufferer hardly ever sees the shark and after the attack it predator does not return after causing a single bite or gash wound. In most of hit & run attacks, the surfer is often a victim of mistaken identity, occurring due to conditions of poor water visibility and sometimes-harsh physical environment. Researchers believe that after biting, the shark realizes that the human is a foreign object and not a prey, or that it is too large, and straight away spares the victim and does not return. However, some of these attacks are also related to social behaviors not related to hunt, such as supremacy behaviors seen in many animals. Injuries to hit & run victims are usually limited to comparatively small slashes, frequently on the leg below the knee, and are not often life threatening. |
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