Underwater Thrills Thrill seekers can find adventure all over our planet Whether it’s climbing tall mountains or jumping out of airplanes there’s plenty of danger around every corner Mountaintops can be breathtaking but what dangers are hiding where you can’t breathe at all Which creatures are ready to eat anything they can find in the depths of the ocean Sharks From massive whale sharks to fearsome great whites the oceans are populated with many kinds of sharks Who would dare swim with hungry sharks Only the bravest of thrill seekers Read on to find out if you’d like to be one of them Predator vs Predator Polar bears are very large animals but even they have been shark food In 2008 part of a polar bear skull was found in the stomach of a Greenland shark Scientists aren’t sure whether the shark attacked the bear or found it already dead in the water 4
Some people need excitement And some people’s idea of excitement is swimming with a predator like this 5
More than 400 different kinds or species of sharks fill the oceans Most sharks have several rows of teeth and powerful jaws Many are meat eaters that chow down on fish sea turtles dolphins seals and sea lions And they’ll bite or even kill people who get too close Sometimes people swimming in shallow waters at the beach are attacked However some people actually want to share waters with sharks With the use of special equipment and plenty of caution it’s possible to swim safely with these predators Would you want to get close to one of these fierce fish 6
Sharks have been in Earth’s oceans for more than 300 million years Testing the Water Most shark attacks on people are a result of mistaken identity Sharks confuse people for prey and go in for the kill Many take a test bite Most sharks swim away once they know what they’ve tasted isn’t something they usually eat There are about 100 shark attacks a year Most aren’t fatal 7
