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Title: Beware the GREAT WHITE
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on January 21, 2008, 09:42:38 PM
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=26324622
Title: Re: Beware the GREAT WHITE
Post by: IrishAyes on January 21, 2008, 09:47:57 PM
Awesome creature.  The video makes me wonder why the shark would only go after a dead piece of meat when there was all them live fish around? 
Title: Re: Beware the GREAT WHITE
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on January 21, 2008, 09:50:06 PM
Awesome creature.  The video makes me wonder why the shark would only go after a dead piece of meat when there was all them live fish around? 
Sharks have bad eye site and they look for a large, easy target, thats why they go for the dead bait, less work.  Did you notice how easy it was to pull the bait away from the shark.. They can't judge distance too well either.  This is way they bite anything, then spit it out if it isn't real food.
Title: Re: Beware the GREAT WHITE
Post by: ped579 on January 21, 2008, 11:08:54 PM
Great shots...Did you see the scars on him.  Feeding frenzy probably.
Title: Re: Beware the GREAT WHITE
Post by: Duffman on January 21, 2008, 11:16:36 PM
Whites have good vision.  There eye closely resembling the human eye in structure. Its an opportunity thing. Why work for a live, moving meal, when dinner is laid out for you?

Heres a good read: http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/white_shark/vision.htm
Title: Re: Beware the GREAT WHITE
Post by: IrishAyes on January 21, 2008, 11:27:09 PM
Nice read, thanks Duff.   t^
Title: Re: Beware the GREAT WHITE
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on January 22, 2008, 06:51:42 AM
Whites have good vision.  There eye closely resembling the human eye in structure. Its an opportunity thing. Why work for a live, moving meal, when dinner is laid out for you?

Heres a good read: http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/white_shark/vision.htm
I guess Shark week had it wrong then.. They claim poor vision is what causes a shark to attact things that are not food.  Not saying that they are blind, just saying that there site isn't sharp.