wich is more dangerous, a bear or a shark?
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hello yahoo pal,\n\n    \n  The fear of sharks has been fueled by a few rare instances of unprovoked attack, such as the Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916, and by sensationalized fiction and film, such as the Jaws series. The creater of the Jaws phenomenon, Peter Benchley, has himself in recent years attempted to dispel the myth of sharks being maneating monsters. In 2005 there were worldwide a total of 58 unprovoked attacks of which 4 were fatal [2]. Several hundred people die annually from lightning strikes and 1.3 million people die from diseases transmitted via mosquito bites.\n\n \nSnorkeler with Blacktip Reef Shark.Contrary to popular belief, only a few sharks are dangerous to humans. Out of more than 360 species, only 4 have been confirmed to have killed appreciable numbers of humans in unprovoked attacks: the Great White, Tiger, Bull, and Oceanic Whitetip sharks. These sharks, being large, powerful predators perfectly capable of eating humans, may sometimes attack and kill people, but all of the above sharks, even the Great White, have been filmed in open water, with no cage [3], time and time again, without incident.\n\nThere are many theories about why sharks sometimes attack people. Some claim that the shark is confusing a human for a seal or other prey animal; this would be typical in the case of an attack against a surfer. This is because the shape of a surfer lying on a board closely resembles a seal from beneath the surface. Also, sharks have sensory organs on their nose to pick up electrical signals, such as movement. Often the shark that attacks a human will make only one bite and then go away. This behaviour has many possible explanations, one being that humans don't taste good (or at least, as good), or are lacking the necessary fat, and another being that sharks normally make one swift attack, and then retreat and wait for the victim to die, or exhaust itself, before it comes back to feed. This protects the shark from retribution from a wounded and aggressive target, but also allows humans the time to get out of the water and survive. Another theory is that the electrical receptors, which pick up movement, do not pick up the same signals from a wounded human as they would a wounded seal, and so they are more cautious. In fact, it has recently been shown that surfers do not give off the same electrical signals as seals, or it is thought there would be far more attacks.\n\n \nContrary to popular belief the Great White Shark does not target humans as prey.A number of other species (perhaps 10 - 15) have threatened, attacked, and/or bitten, but not killed large numbers of humans without being obviously provoked. This group contains the Mako, Hammerhead, Gray Reef, Black Tip Reef, Lemon, Silky and Blue sharks. These sharks are also large, powerful predators which can be provoked simply by being in the water at the wrong time and place, but they are normally considered less dangerous to divers and swimmers than the previous group. In most cases, if a person moves away calmly, or remains still, they will be ignored. Many shark species are known to "display" when feeling threatened, and it is ill-advised to remain in the vicinity at such a time as this would generally be considered enough provocation to warrant an attack.\n\nA few other shark species do attack people every year, producing wounds that can potentially kill, but this occurs either specifically because they have been provoked, or through mistaken identity due to water conditions or the like.\n\n[edit]\nSpeed\nIn general, sharks swim ("cruise") at an average speed of 8 kilometers (5 miles) per hour, but when feeding or attacking, the average shark reaches speeds upwards of 19 kilometers (12 miles) per hour. One exception to this generality is the Mako shark, whose speed may range upwards of 48 kilometers (30 miles) per hour. The Mako shark is considered to be the fastest shark and one of the fastest fish. Also the Great White Sh
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i was having a great day fishing for coho in a river on the queen charlotte islands. we had caught and released more than our fair share and we were taking a beer break. the fellow just up-stream from us hooked and landed a really nice one. he got himself rigged up and turned to cast when a very large black bear came running out of the bush, grabbed his fish and took off. we sat there with our mouths hanging open and watched the fellow continue to fish with not a clue. the bear had taken the fish from less than 5 feet away from him. it took him more than 15 minutes to figure out that his fish was missing, then when he did he turned and looked at us as if we were the guilty parties. we finally had to show him the bear tracks in the sand.
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the deadliest of all animals is a shark riding on top of an elephant, just stomping and chomping away.
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Whilst the bear scene isnt big in Brighton, try The Bull Dog or the Aquarium. they're the best 2 as far as I can remember
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I'll tell you what the Ranger told me when I asked him what the difference was between black bears and grizzlys. "After you see one and climb a tree, if the bear climbs up behind you to eat you, it's a black bear, if the bear shakes you out of the tree and eats you, it's a grizzly."
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Hmm... Jaws or the Sixth Sense
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I am scared.. which beast?
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Assuming the fish could both survive in whatever water they were in..... Which i think is your plan...\n\nOne on one.  Barracuda, one bite, dead lil river fish.\n\nSmall group.10-30 of each. Barracuda, even though piranha are vicious Little critters, and can strip an animal in a few minuets, they generally are not being eaten during the fight.  Barracuda are mean, and huge, and have pretty decent Armour in the form of scales.  So, still Barracuda.\n\nLarge school of each.  This is where the piranha get their advantage.  One is not dangerous, 10 are not particularly dangerous, 300 are very dangerous.  Still, the nip a little here, nip a little there versus the one bite yer dead of the barracuda.......\n\nI'm thinking even numbers, the barracuda wins all the time.  In a weight verses weight fight, the piranha win, maybe.  Still put my money on the barracuda.  They are more some of the most agressive fish on the planet.  Have had one jump in the boat i was fishing in.  I think they may be a bit psychotic. lol
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has to be the bear. They can rip a head off an ox with one swipe.
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Shark as long as i wasn't bleeding as they most likely wont attack unless you are. Where as lion's see meat and want to eat. Depends if they have been in capitivity for a while though because then i'd go in the cage because the lions would be used to humans and wouldnt attack and i don't really like fish.
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Penguins main predator is the seal or sea lion. They are most vulnerable in the water but they are fast swimmers, if they make it back to the ice they are OK, if not they are lunch.\nSeeing as ice is white and penguins are black and white so I don't like their chances of not being seen.
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You are more likely to die in a car wreck than get eaten by a shark.  I want you to read the reference i attached.  If you think about it.  The are more people die in a peanut allergic than shark bites.
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Speedos could be a deadly weapon to either of them!\nI'd maybe go for Meatloaf, he's 'tasty' enough I suppose.
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The Tasmanian Devil (sarcophilus harrisii), a marsupial would for sure win the fight as it is an extremely aggresive animal and has very sharp teeth too. The devil will attack while a wolverine and badger would only defend themselves. The badger would lose the fight though.
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Jungle. It is much more dangerous.
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The whale shark. Whales and dolphins are not fish but mammals. Whale sharks look pretty scary but are actually filter feeders, they do not bite.
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Bears because they will attack you back