Video footage showed moments when a group of fishermen, in Hurghada, overlooking the Red Sea, in southern Egypt, caught a “predatory” shark, which killed a young Russian man, Thursday.
The fishermen seized the opportunity to catch the shark after it remained near the shore for two hours after the attack without leaving the open waters, which means that it was seeking to repeat the attack.
The fish was caught in order to dissect it and explain the reason that led to the imbalance that made it consider humans as one of its sources of nutrition, unlike nature.
And the “Tiger” shark is one of the known and usual species found in the Red Sea and is not alien to it, but its aggressive behavior on humans is the strange thing.
The initial investigation indicated that this fish was most likely behind two previous attacks on the coasts of Hurghada and Marsa Alam, last year and the previous year.
The horrific incident of a shark when it attacked a Russian youth on one of the beaches of Hurghada raised many questions about its type and the secret of its attack on humans.
A shark attack on a person is not normal, especially when the fish repeats its attack to the point of killing, as happened with the Russian youth.
And the head of the nature protection sector at the Egyptian Ministry of Environment, Mohamed Salem, said in statements to “Sky News Arabia”: “It is possible for sharks to attack humans, but in normal cases, as soon as the shark bites a person and discovers that it is not from its known natural sources of nutrition, it leaves it, and if She continued to attack him, which means she has a defect.”
Information about the “Tiger” shark
- The tiger shark is a nomadic fish that can be found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world.
- Tiger sharks can live from 20 to 50 years.
- Tiger sharks eat practically anything they can get their hands on, they feed on crustaceans, fish, birds, turtles, dolphins, and even baby sharks.
- The reason they are called “Tiger” sharks is because they are fierce predators in the sea.
- Tiger sharks are bluish-grey to dark gray above.
- Tiger sharks have white bellies that help them blend into the surrounding waters above and below.
- Their average length is about 14 feet, but they can be longer than 20 feet.
- Tiger sharks are near-endangered and have slow reproductive rates.
- Their strong jaws and sharp teeth allow them to consume a variety of prey, including stingrays, seals, turtles, clams, and more.
2023-06-09 08:42:09
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