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This is just breathtaking .. Professional predators. What I want to know is how they take such amazing footage.

Named for the dark stripes along its gray back, the tiger shark is one of four species considered to be very dangerous to humans. Its second only to the great white shark in the number of recorded attacks.

An opportunistic hunter, the tiger shark often inhabits populated waters ( such as the beaches of Hawaii ), encountering humans while visiting shallow reefs, harbors, and canals.

Its an aggressive shark which typically hunts at night on anything that it might find. It has excellent eyesight, a superb sense of smell, and an ability to pick up on low-frequency pressure waves which allow it to target its prey in the worst of conditions.

Wrong cage, wrong time. This wasn’t an actual shark attack as the shark just got stuck investigating the cage, but I may have died right then and there from a heart attack! You can see the divers freaking out and trying to get away from the jaws. They actually have to maneuver past the freaked-out shark’s jaws and out the opening at the top of the cage!

Date: September 8, 2008 12 PM
Location: Canberra, Australia
Shark: Unknown

John Morgan, a 51-year-old surf shop owner got the surprise of his life while long boarding at an Australian local beach near the tourist town of Byron Bay. More than 300 yards offshore and paddling out further, Morgan’s afternoon was suddenly interrupted by a 10-foot-shark which suddenly appeared from right underneath him.

Fortunately for the surfer, the shark did not attack him or try a “test bite”, which often occurs in other shark-related incidents. But unfortunately, the shark caught itself in Morgan’s leg rope! Entangled, and presumably slightly enraged or annoyed, the shark charged out to see in an attempt to free itself, towing the surfer along in the ride of his life.

Can you imagine being stuck behind a shark taking you on a quick trip to the middle of the ocean?

“To say it was like being towed by a jet ski might be an exaggeration,” said Morgan, “but it was really fast.”

The shark eventually left its cargo behind and Morgan escaped a close call, catching a wave back into shore.

Date: August 28, 2008
Location: New Smyrna Beach, FL
Shark: Six foot

This beach is just loaded with sharks!

New Smyrna Beach, Florida continues to add to its shark attack statistics. Apparently, there are over two attacks per month in the area. They aren’t usually fatal, but annoying — or frightening enough to warrant a constant scanning of the ocean around you.

26-year-old Alexander Zgura was the latest surfer to be mistaken for fish food. He was surfing on the New Smyrna Beach side of the Ponce de Leon Inlet when a six foot shark bit into his left leg. He chose to drive himself to the hospital to take care of the 12-16 cuts between his knee and ankle.

Just two days before, a 20-year-old surfer was also bitten on the foot.