Here are Some Types of Sharks that are Virtually Harmless to People

Since the release of the bestselling novel "Jaws" inshark and the Basking shark. While both could
1974 and the movie itself in 1975, sharks endedcompete in size with some whales, they are still
up with a bad reputation as man-eaters. Whileconsidered to be part of the fish family.
everybody knows that both the novel and itsAmongst some of the other types of sharks that
Hollywood version's main goal is to entertainare virtually harmless, there are: the Leopard
people, nonetheless, it changed people's idea ofshark, the Horn shark, the Brown Smoothhound
sharks forever. That is when an uncontrollableshark and the zebra shark.
fear started to grow in people's mind.The sad part of this idea that people have about
Facts could not be further from the truth. Yousharks is that the victims here are not humans,
see, while some types of sharks are consideredthey are sharks. You see, 100 million sharks are
to be fierce predators which also are known tokilled every year as opposed to 58 shark attacks
be responsible for most attacks on people, 80%made on human of which 4 were fatal during the
of all sharks are considered virtually harmless toyear 2005.
people either because of their small size of theYou see, numerous harmless types of sharks are
fact that their diet simply does not includekilled in fishing nets or during fishing expeditions as
humans.they instinctively follow schools of fish for feeding
As a matter of fact, did you know that the twopurposes and end up dying over it. And I am not
largest sharks are virtually harmless to people andtalking about finning or voluntarily fishing sharks
can literally be approached by divers without anyfor culinary purposes. Now who is the victim and
safety concerns? Yes, you probably havewho is the predator?
guessed it already. I am talking about the Whale