Top 5 Dangerous Sharks
This shark has been recorded at up to 46 mph and some scientists suggest he can go much faster. With this speed, the mako shark can make incredible leaps out of the water. One problem is that this often lands him in the middle of a fishing boat and he has been known to inflict severe injuries out of the water.
The Oceanic Whitetip is a capable killer with powerful jaws, bold nature, and often large size – the biggest specimen recorded was 13 feet. He is known to engage in feeding frenzy behavior and his attitude is to take whatever is available.
The striped tiger shark is aggressive and has attacked humans a recorded 111 times. He’s also completely indiscriminate when it comes to food, even eating garbage.
The aggressive Bull Shark is responsible for over 100 attacks on humans. His willingness to eat anything and unique ability to enter fresh water systems don’t help his bad reputation.
Number one on any list of sharks, well perhaps not on the 10 nicest sharks, the Great White Shark is, without a doubt, the most dangerous of all sharks and the statistics back this up. The Great White actually has no interest in eating humans and it seems most attacks are mistaken identity or the shark just being inquisitive. However, a three-ton shark giving an inquisitive nibble can involve the loss of an arm or a leg or a life.
5. Shortfin Mako
This shark has been recorded at up to 46 mph and some scientists suggest he can go much faster. With this speed, the mako shark can make incredible leaps out of the water. One problem is that this often lands him in the middle of a fishing boat and he has been known to inflict severe injuries out of the water.
This lean eating machine has 10 unprovoked attacks on record, with 3 fatalities.
4. Oceanic Whitetip
The Oceanic Whitetip is a capable killer with powerful jaws, bold nature, and often large size – the biggest specimen recorded was 13 feet. He is known to engage in feeding frenzy behavior and his attitude is to take whatever is available.
He has 10 attacks on record with a number of fatalities.
3. Tiger Shark
The striped tiger shark is aggressive and has attacked humans a recorded 111 times. He’s also completely indiscriminate when it comes to food, even eating garbage.
The Tiger is the fourth largest of all sharks with specimens reaching well over 16ft and weighing over a ton.
He is, without a doubt, the most dangerous shark in the tropics and accounts for the majority of attacks in Australia and Hawaii.
2. Bull Shark
The aggressive Bull Shark is responsible for over 100 attacks on humans. His willingness to eat anything and unique ability to enter fresh water systems don’t help his bad reputation.
This highly territorial, aggressive shark will attack other species that it feels threaten his territory and that includes humans. It is reported that 1/3 of Bull Shark attacks end with a fatality.
1. Great White Shark
Number one on any list of sharks, well perhaps not on the 10 nicest sharks, the Great White Shark is, without a doubt, the most dangerous of all sharks and the statistics back this up. The Great White actually has no interest in eating humans and it seems most attacks are mistaken identity or the shark just being inquisitive. However, a three-ton shark giving an inquisitive nibble can involve the loss of an arm or a leg or a life.
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