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Showing posts with label Caribbean Reef Sharks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Caribbean Reef Sharks. Show all posts
It confirms previous findings, e.g. here and here that those Reef Sharks are not (!) apex predators but rather, upper-level mesopredators and that as a consequence, it is highly unlikely that their removal would precipitate any trophic cascades.
PS - Hahahahahahaha - embedding has been disabled - but of course it has not been deleted as Freek wants to continue showcasing his heroic feat: you can watch it right here! PPS - and now it has been retracted... PPPS - and in case you missed it: here it is on another page!
Oh and here is the video - til it gets retracted again.... hahahahahahaha... seriously, how fucking pathetic is that!
Well what can I say.
That baited reefie snorkel where Doc weans his students and select visitors off their selachophobia has always been sketchy as all it took was some wrong movement and/or highly competitive situation and/or a particularly frisky individual to trigger a bite - and q.e.d.!
Not really impressed by the lack of proper first aid materials (QuikClot please!) on the boat, not really impressed by the absence of a medical professional and not really impressed by what appears to be a rather nonchalant evacuation protocol - but this is obviously not a tourist setup but a science lab, and the risk assessment and liability implications may indeed be different. But still - so let the learning curve be steep as shit will continue to happen!
And the dude?
I must say that he did handle it quite well, and that my personal impression that he was a bit of a wanker has improved accordingly - tho was there really any urgent need to show this to the masses at large? So here's to said masses learning that Sharks are never, ever puppy dogs, and that engaging in stupid behavior with wildlife is, well, stupid.
In diesem Sinne - Happy New Year everybody!
PS Shark bite here and here and here - til that gets deleted, too!
And... he really is a wanker for leaving that shit online!
Have you seen this? The Tiger could try that with Nica, Monica or Blunt and see how it goes hahaha.
Or Chica!
She came back yesterday after a three-week hiatus whith the obvious urge to reassert her dominance around the suspended bin - and reassert it she did, to the point that for the first time, we were able to witness a targeted attack by a Bull Shark on a conspecific that had the bad idea to barge in and try and steal a Tuna head! Our big Fiji Bulls are nothing (!) like those Bahamian Sardines - and we got the science to prove it!
Feeding a Lionfish to a Reefie - maybe not such a good idea after all! Source.
Watch.
Good reaction by the diver!
Talking of which.
I hear reports from Cayman that visiting liveaboards are encouraging their clients to "teach Sharks to feed on Lionfishes". This equals uncontrolled Shark feeding, and I hear that it is already causing problems for the other aquatic recreationists.
