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sharks in the waterPhoto by Ibrahim Rifath (Unsplash) When you think of sharks, you probably think of great white sharks or maybe a tiger shark from a movie. Or maybe you went on vacation and even saw a small shark at a fishing pier. But there is a completely different kind of shark out there: some incredible footage of a walking shark has surfaced.

Good Samaritans help beached shark get back in the water

Spearfishing with sharks can be a deadly game.

Swimming in The Bahamas can be unexpectedly dangerous.

In a series of attacks described as unprecedented by shark experts, a number of tourists suffered grievous injuries and even death at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. Following the shark attacks, the beaches were closed to tourists for a week while authorities hunted down and killed the sharks.

Wikipedia describes the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) as a requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. It is known for its aggressive nature, and presence in warm, shallow brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and rivers.

During the summer months, sharks are in the news. Reports of shark sightings and shark encounters run rampant. However, most of these occur in the ocean, and very rarely do we hear of shark attacks that occur in creeks. But it happened in 1916 when a fearsome shark, reported as 7 feet long and weighing 230 pounds, managed to terrorize the inhabitants of a tiny inland town located in New Jersey.

great white shark swimming in waterPhoto by Gerald Shcombs (Unsplash) New York is experiencing more shark attacks in record numbers. A teen surfer was recently bitten off the coast of Long Island, New York. This attack was the sixth attack in the area over the last three weeks. As a result, the state of New York is taking safety measures, including more hours for lifeguard and the first ever drone patrols for sharks.

According to Wikipedia, the bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) "also known as "the "Zambezi shark" (informally "zambi") in Africa, and "Lake Nicaragua shark" in Nicaragua, is a requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. It is known for its aggressive nature, and presence in warm, shallow brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and rivers."

Sharks harass us and try to steal our fish while spearfishing.

The Mako shark is one of the most formidable predators in the world. Spearfishing with them is incredibly dangerous.

Sharks are a common danger when spearfishing.

Things did not go according to plan for this tiger shark.

These Oceanic White Tips were hanging out way too close to this Mahi Mahi.

While swimming in Hawaii we encountered this massive tiger shark.

The permit is one of the oceans strongest fish commonly targeted by fly fisherman. They are also delicious and speared for food.

Sharks have learned to associate spear-fisherman with food and now follow divers waiting to steal their catch.

The best place to find sharks teeth on all of our travels has been North Topsail Beach, NC! What kind of sharks teeth will you find? In this short video we give you a quick glimpse of all the different kinds of sharks teeth that you can find at North Topsail Beach!

For today’s video Jack, Lilly and I went down to the Aqua Hotel in Marin in hopes of getting some stingray and leopard sharks. I arrived at about 5:30am and began to set up our rods with some squid bait I got at the local Safeway. Jack and Lilly joined me at around 6 and we cast our rods into the water almost immediately.