Shark kills again
Posted on 15. Nov, 2004 by Cassandra in Totally Whack
Chaos is erupting again as a 78 year old woman is attacked and presumed killed by a 6 metre long shark.
Zimmermann said according to witnesses the shark "took her, leaving her lying in the water, and then came back for her again, leaving only her hat floating".
Cherryflava just wonders why this kind of newspaper fear reporting is necessary. Sharks are wild animals, they are not cold-blooded killers…no matter what a Steven Spielberg may have lead you to believe.
Yesterday was a blindingly hot day and the beach were packed. The noise and splashing of thousands of people probably attracted hundreds of sharks to the beaches yesterday. This poor woman most probably just so happened to bump into one of the remaining sharks this morning.
If you go into the ocean, you have to be prepared to accept that you could become part of the food chain. It’s like going for a jog in the Kruger Park. You might get nailed by jellyfish, stung by a ray or chowed by a shark.
So everybody calm down…sharks belong in the sea and they eat things that move. Now go swim.
11 Responses to “Shark kills again”
Leave a Reply
Gareth
15. Nov, 2004
Oi, I’m glad I live in Jo’burg. All we have to deal with are those man-eating Nigerians
Anyways, i think that this: http://www.angryalien.com/0804/jawsbunnies.asp flash animation is quite fitting. It’s Jaws in 30 seconds and re-enacted by bunnies.
thescott
15. Nov, 2004
Agreed.
By the way, the pic you’ve used is actually a dolphin. You could have used the pic at: http://www.wavescape.co.za/top_bar/tidings/Sharks/Pictures/Street-shark2.jpg
Aquila
16. Nov, 2004
Hey I agree, a shark is a wild animal and it will defend its territory if it must.
redsaid
17. Nov, 2004
It’s so sweet how you are protecting the sharks.
However, your Google Ads have other ideas, encouraging your adoring readers to try remedies like Shark Cartilage pills and powder! Ah, you gotta love Google and the way they pick out certain words in your posts and place ads accordingly. As long as they compensate you very well in the process!
Anyway, getting sort of back to the topic: Remember that classic bumper sticker? “Be kind to animals… kiss a shark.”
Cherryflava
17. Nov, 2004
Haven’t seen that sticker Red…it must be a Joburg thing…Capetonians never joke about stuff like that. In fact our one stated….”Be kind to animals….hug a Vaalie”
redsaid
18. Nov, 2004
Hahahahaha. Verrrrry funny!
Mercia
05. May, 2007
SHARKS ARE STUPID
THEY DONT HAVE A BRAIN OR A LIFE REALLY JUST A EATING MACHINE
THAT CHICK GOT KILLED BECAUSE OF HER ELECTRIC PULSES IN HER BODY SHARKS ARE ATTRACTED TO ELECTRICIY IN FISHES SO HE THOUGHT SHE WAS A FISH AND KILLED HER…. IT WASENT AT THE WRONG PLACE AND THE WRONG TIME IT WAS HER FATE….
SAD BUT YOU JUST HAVE TO LEARN THAT OTHER PEOPLE DIE DIFFERENT WAYS THEN OTHER SOME BRUTELY SOME IN A SILENT SLEEP
Willor
12. Jun, 2007
Little notice.
The animal in the photo is by the way dolphin, not a shark.
angie
02. Jul, 2007
yes it is a dolphin but honestly,I could care less about the pic. The fact of the matter is,the shark had a right to rip off that chick’s head. She was in the way. Her loss. If we bite someone,nothing happens to us and we have common sense. Sharks dont and if they bite someone for a better reason then why we did…they get killed. So no human should complain about things like this,ur cracked if u do. Besides,its life. Cant take the heat,stay out of the kitchen.
Jeff Banks
07. May, 2010
Sharks are the most amazing Animals on the Earth . They are the perfect predator their senses are so many that any prey in the Ocean does not stand a chance once they have set their sights on whatever they are after. People who wont to kill them because they feel they are a treat to them, Must remember the Ocean is their home not ours. One has to respect the awesome of the Sharks. They are so Majestic and graceful ,Yet very powerful and deadly. Sharks are to be admired not destroyed.
Vida Barq
15. Sep, 2010
Oh, thanks god, here in Ukraine even the snakes are lazy to bit us. Actually I don’t see them, they hid themselves from people! Sometimes I think to myself why something extreem doesn’t happend to me, everything is nice, the climate in summer is great, insects are calm without poison, nobody gets injured, never!, sooooooooooooo boring lol.